Govt proposes tougher laws to stop exam paper leaks- key changes you need to know
Amid continuing nationwide protests over the NEET examination paper leak, the central government has tightened the paper leak law at today’s Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet has cleared proposed amendments to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, to give it more teeth. The amendments will consider longer jail terms, enhanced financial penalties and mandatory time-bound trials in cases involving organised examination fraud, according to sources.
- ▪Amid continuing nationwide protests over the NEET examination paper leak, the central government has tightened the paper leak law at today’s Cabinet meeting.
- ▪The Cabinet has cleared proposed amendments to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, to give it more teeth.
- ▪The amendments will consider longer jail terms, enhanced financial penalties and mandatory time-bound trials in cases involving organised examination fraud, according to sources.
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Amid continuing nationwide protests over the NEET examination paper leak, the central government has tightened the paper leak law at today’s Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet has cleared proposed amendments to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, to give it more teeth. The amendments will consider longer jail terms, enhanced financial penalties and mandatory time-bound trials in cases involving organised examination fraud, according to sources. During the briefing on cabinet decisions, Information and Broadcasting Minsiter Ashwani Vaishnaw was asked several queries about the government's plan for strict actions against paper leaks and move for constituting a fast-track court, but he did not to answer them.The monsoon session of parliament, which began on July 20,…
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