With its potential to mitigate traffic congestion and reduce road accidents, this innovation marks a significant leap forward.

The remarkable feature of this system is its ability to gauge the stress level of a driver by analyzing the driving patterns, say IIT Jodhpur researchers.

It can contribute to road safety by enabling secure and real-time communication between vehicles, allowing them to share information about road conditions, accidents, and traffic jams, say IIT Jodhpur researchers.

This information can be crucial for enhancing driver awareness and avoiding collisions.

NoMAS can also assist in improving road safety by facilitating the exchange of data on road conditions among vehicles.

This information can help drivers make informed decisions and avoid road hazards, say IIT Jodhpur researchers.

Team of IIT Jodhpur researchers

The team of IIT Jodhpur researchers include Dr. Debasis Das along with Mr. Jayant Vyas, Research Scholar, VANET Lab, Department of CSE, IIT Jodhpur, Ms. Bhumika, Research Scholar, VANET Lab, Department of CSE, IIT Jodhpur, and Prof. Santanu Chaudhury, Director, IIT Jodhpur.

The paper was published in Expert Systems with Applications (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.119951). This is collaborative research with Jodhpur City Knowledge and Innovation Foundation (JCKIF), IIT Jodhpur.

The data collected and shared through the IoV network can also be analyzed to identify accident-prone areas, patterns of risky behavior, or road conditions that require improvement.

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Authorities can then take proactive measures to address these issues. NoMAS security measures can also help protect vehicles from theft and unauthorized use.

Significant reduction

The proposed NoMAS MAC-based authentication scheme addresses key disclosure vulnerabilities and data leakage concerns in IoV networks.

NoMAS significantly reduces computational and communication overhead compared to existing schemes, without compromising on performance, as verified through formal security proofs using different tools.

This encryption not only ensures data confidentiality but also enhances performance significantly, reducing workload by up to 99.60% and cutting communication needs by approximately 81% compared to existing methods, say IIT Jodhpur researchers.

Easily Work

NoMAS can easily work with different types of vehicles in India, with the help of an On-board Unit (OBU), through this, they are able to communicate and create the IoV network.

In IoV, communication between vehicles and other IoV components can be performed using Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) protocol and Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment (WAVE) protocol.

Publishing

The research was published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (DOI: 0.1109/TITS.2023.3242291) by Dr. Debasis Das, Associate Professor, and Ms. Himani Sikarwar, Ph.D. Student from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Jodhpur.

More to it

While NoMAS plays a vital role in improving communication and sharing information among vehicles to help mitigate accidents, it’s crucial to understand that it isn’t a standalone solution for ensuring road safety in India.

The overall safety scenario relies on various factors like road infrastructure, traffic management, driver conduct, law enforcement, and vehicle safety features, say IIT Jodhpur researchers.

Aligning

Aligning with the same research, the IIT Jodhpur researchers have also developed a Federated learning-based driver recommendation for the next-generation transportation system.

Driving a vehicle under stress poses a danger not only to the driver but also to others on the road. There are many factors which put drivers under stress.

In this work we are concerned about driving-induced stress. This system gathers vehicle telematics data to identify different driving types and stress levels.

Once the system detects that a person is driving under stress, it can be addressed through various interventions, including taking breaks between consecutive rides, displaying alert messages, and imposing penalties for stressed driving, say IIT Jodhpur researchers.

Development

IIT Jodhpur researchers have developed a testbed called DD-Monitor (Driver’s driving monitor) which is able to collect real-time driving data and identify stressed and abnormal driving behaviour.

A run of DD-Monitor is already conducted on the roads of Jodhpur City which was successful.

The uniqueness of DD-Monitor is that it is useful for every individual. Parents can use this for monitoring their children.

Car rental companies can collect the rent based on how vehicles were driven, say IIT Jodhpur researchers.

Importance

Talking about the importance of both these research to reduce the occurrence of accidents on Indian Road, Dr. Debasis Das, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Jodhpur, said they are excited to introduce the NoMAS (MAC-based authentication scheme) as a groundbreaking solution to enhance the security and efficiency of the Internet of Vehicles.

With NoMAS, we have strived to address critical challenges in data protection, communication overhead, and security vulnerabilities, he said.

Also, Our Federated learning-based driver recommendation for the next-generation transportation system helps detect driver stress and do the behavioural analysis.

These technologies will reduce pollution, traffic congestion and will also reduce road accidents, he said.

The information bulletin for CUET UG 2025 was also be released along with the release of the notification for the exam.

Schedule

CUET UG 2025 Exam registration is on from 1 to 22 March 2o25. The application can be submitted till 11:50 PM on 22 March 2025.

Corrections in the CUET UG 2025 exam registration submitted can be taken up from 24 to 26 March 2025 (up to 11.50 PM).

The exam will be conducted from 8 May to 1 June 2025, dates for release of hall ticket, answer key, city intimation slip and result will be announced in due course on the official website.

What is CUET UG 2025 Exam?

The full name of the exam is Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate, it is popular as CUET UG. It is a national-level exam conducted once a year.

CUET UG 2025 is meant to be held for 2025. The exam is conducted online, and answers must be registered on a computer screen at the designated test center.

The questions in CUET UG 2025 Exam would be related to languages, general ability and various academic subjects.

Questions will be in a multiple-choice format where each question has more than one reply and the right one among that has to be chosen to get marks.

Post passing the exam, candidates have to visit the websites of various participating institutions and know the schedule for submitting applications for admissions.

Once the schedule is known, students must submit applications there along with CUET UG 2025 Exam scores and other required documents.

Who can take up CUET UG 2025 Exam registration?

Candidates who have passed plus two from a recognized educational institution can take up CUET UG 2025 Exam registration.

Subjects in the plus two must be related to the subject in which candidates wish to study graduation.

Candidates can pass plus two in any stream if applying for arts or humanities programs. Applicants targeting commerce in graduation must pass plus two preferably in the commerce stream.

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Those aiming for graduation in science can pass plus two in science stream. Students who are about to appear for the qualifying exams or those who have appeared and are waiting for the results can also submit CUET UG 2025 Exam registration.

However, they have to pass the exam and provide proof of it by the time of admission process commencement.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to scroll down the page and click <CUET (UG) 2025-Registration> under Candidate Activity menu.

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with the URL ‘https://examinationservices.nic.in/examsys25/root/Home.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFYsjZOdyj8DuPcxGBqAK2DwqFCalp/sPjeNMpmZAoiTR’

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6. After the page with above URL opens, they can click Login and use their username and password and  submit.

7. Once they login, they start taking up CUET UG 2025 Exam registration.

8. Form has to be filled and registration fee has to be paid and submitted. Candidates can obtain a confirmation message indicating successful submission. Once obtained, applicants can download it and take a printout of it.

Website for CUET UG 2025 Exam Registration is Here

How to download hall ticket?

Candidates who have successfully submitted CUET UG 2025 exam registration can alone download the hall ticket for the exam from the official website which can be accessed at ‘https://cuet.nta.nic.in/’

Process to obtain hall ticket is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and the website should be allowed to download.

2. Once the webpage is available, candidates can click the link for the hall ticket and then enter their username and password and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.

3. The admit card can be downloaded and then a printout of it has to be taken. Applicants have to appear for the exam at the designated test center with the hall ticket.

After the exam

Students have to view the results for the exam, they can visit the official website of the exam at the appropriate time and log in using the credentials they created while submitting CUET UG 2025 exam registration.

Post login, the students can view their scorecards. Those who have passed the exam with the required qualifying marks can apply for admission into courses of their choice.