RFID Based Low Cost Attendance Recording and Proxy Avoidance System

In educational institutes, taking attendance on each day is mandatory. The conventional way of taking attendance is by calling every individual with their names or by signing on some sheet. This method might cause some errors and consume more time, which makes this method inefficient. Giving proxy to other student is one of the major drawbacks in the traditional way. So, to avoid all this, we came up with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) based low-cost attendance recording system. In this system, we use RFID technology to take attendance, where each student is issued with an RFID tag. Each tag is contained with some unique information about the student. When the tag is placed near the reader, the reader reads the information from the tag and sends it to the Arduino board. The controller checks for the data and compares with the data base. If the tag is valid, the controller marks the student as present and opens the classroom door for entry. The main components of the proposed prototype hardware setup are Arduino uno, RFID tags, tag reader, servo motor, IR (Infra-Red) sensor and LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).