Bill to check exam paper leaks proposes 10 years in jail, Rs 1 crore fine | India Newsworld news
NEW DELHI: A bill seeking to enact the first-ever national law against use of unfair means to rig public examinations for recruitment to government jobs and admission to central educational institutions will be introduced in Parliament next week. It proposes tough penalties, extending up to 10 years in prison and fine of not less than Rs 1 crore, for organised mafias and individual offenders associated with the examination authorities, service provider firms or institutions.
Announcing the government’s intent to bring the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair means) Bill, 2024, President Droupadi Murmu told a joint sitting of Parliament on Wednesday: “My government is aware of the concerns of youth regarding irregularities in examinations.Therefore, it has been decided to enact a new law to deal sternly with such malpractices”.
As reported first by TOI on Wednesday, the thrust of the proposed law is to crack down upon persons, organised mafia and institutions engaged in paper leaks, paper-solving, impersonation, hacking into computer resources, often in collusion with elements within the “system”, for monetary or wrongful gains. The bona fide students, whose future gets jeopardised due to undetected leaks, cancellation of exams and holding up of results, will not be liable for action.
TOI has exclusively learnt that persons engaged in impersonation of a candidate, paper-solving, causing holding of examination at a place other than the examination centre or not reporting an exam fraud (like an invigilator) may attract a jail term of 3-5 years and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh. A service provider engaged in conduct of the computer-based examination, if found guilty, will attract fine of up to Rs 1 crore and may be barred from holding the exam for four years. The top management of such a firm, if involved, will face 3-10 years in jail and Rs 1 crore in fine.
An organised group of persons engaged in use of unfair means in public examinations, including those associated with the service provider or the examination authority, will invite jail term of 5-10 years and fine of not less than Rs 1 crore. Institutions engaged in such organised crime will attract fine of not less than Rs 1 crore and may face attachment of property .
Public servants engaged in paper leaks will invite 3-5 years in prison and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh, though ones who act in good faith will be protected from legal proceedings & departmental action. Public servants working for organised exam mafias will face 5-10 years in prison & invite not less than Rs 1 crore in fine.
Announcing the government’s intent to bring the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair means) Bill, 2024, President Droupadi Murmu told a joint sitting of Parliament on Wednesday: “My government is aware of the concerns of youth regarding irregularities in examinations.Therefore, it has been decided to enact a new law to deal sternly with such malpractices”.
As reported first by TOI on Wednesday, the thrust of the proposed law is to crack down upon persons, organised mafia and institutions engaged in paper leaks, paper-solving, impersonation, hacking into computer resources, often in collusion with elements within the “system”, for monetary or wrongful gains. The bona fide students, whose future gets jeopardised due to undetected leaks, cancellation of exams and holding up of results, will not be liable for action.
TOI has exclusively learnt that persons engaged in impersonation of a candidate, paper-solving, causing holding of examination at a place other than the examination centre or not reporting an exam fraud (like an invigilator) may attract a jail term of 3-5 years and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh. A service provider engaged in conduct of the computer-based examination, if found guilty, will attract fine of up to Rs 1 crore and may be barred from holding the exam for four years. The top management of such a firm, if involved, will face 3-10 years in jail and Rs 1 crore in fine.
An organised group of persons engaged in use of unfair means in public examinations, including those associated with the service provider or the examination authority, will invite jail term of 5-10 years and fine of not less than Rs 1 crore. Institutions engaged in such organised crime will attract fine of not less than Rs 1 crore and may face attachment of property .
Public servants engaged in paper leaks will invite 3-5 years in prison and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh, though ones who act in good faith will be protected from legal proceedings & departmental action. Public servants working for organised exam mafias will face 5-10 years in prison & invite not less than Rs 1 crore in fine.