Toronto student Ajanthy Arasaratnam considers the system an invasion of privacy. “I was bothered by having to have my palm scanned for the GMAT test; it was done under duress because you can’t write the GMAT test without the palm scan and you can’t apply for the program without the test,” said Arasaratnam.

But Rick Powers, executive director of the University of Toronto’s MBA program, seem to support the use of biometric scanners – having once caught an individual who had been hired by five different people to take a test for them. “It’s unfortunate some people want to cheat to get the higher scores you need for better-known programs,” says Powers. One test official stated that a husband went as far to wear a dress to take the test for his wife.

Similar systems were used for LSAT entrance exams at law schools, but Canadian student’s claimed the system was violating privacy rights by requiring a thumbprint. The commission agreed and now only a photo ID is required for acceptance.

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