The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024
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🏛️ Became law (Act)
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What does this law do?
This law aims to prevent unfair practices in public examinations by defining and penalizing acts like question paper leaks, cheating, and tampering with exam processes, to ensure fair and secure examinations.
Who it affects
The law affects candidates, service providers, public examination authorities, and institutions involved in conducting public examinations.
Key provisions
- Defines 'unfair means' including question paper leaks, cheating, tampering with answer sheets, and fake websites.
- Imposes penalties: 3-5 years imprisonment and fines up to 10 lakh rupees for individuals; up to 1 crore rupees fine and 4-year ban for service providers.
- Creates offences for conspiracy, disruption of exams, and failure to report unfair means.
- Requires service providers to report offences to police and public examination authorities.
- Defines 'organised crime' in exams with harsher penalties: 5-10 years imprisonment and 1 crore rupees fine.
Points worth noting
- This is a new bill, not a constitutional amendment.
- It repeals no older law; it is a new law.
- Penalties are based on the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, but until it is in force, the Indian Penal Code applies.
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | 15 |
| Status | closed (section: bill) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 3 |
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Bill_introduced
2024-02-05
The-Public-Examinations-Prevention-of-Unfair-Means-Bill-2024-bill_introduced.pdf
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2024-02-06
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