Amid the NEET and the UGC-NET controversy, the centre has notified a law against cheating, paper leaks, and irregularities in competitive examinations, Indian Express reported. Under the new law – the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 – which came into effect on June 21, the offenders will be subjected to a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore.
The Act, which received President Draupadi Murmu’s assent in February, aims to prevent malpractice in the public examinations held by the Union Public Service Commission, the Staff Selection Commission, the railways, banking recruitment examinations and other examinations held by the National Testing Agency.
