The Anti-Paper Leak Law refers to legislative measures enacted to prevent and penalise the leakage of examination papers and associated malpractices in India.…
During the 1980s, several Indian states, like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, began enacting specific ordinances to combat widespread cheating in board and competitive examinat…
A significant scandal erupted in 1997 when the question papers for the prestigious UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination were leaked, leading to its cancellation…
Throughout the 2000s and into the 2010s, several instances of paper leaks and unfair means plagued examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), which…
In 2019, Rajasthan passed the 'Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill,' which became a notable state-level attempt to…
Following persistent exam paper leaks, Gujarat enacted the 'Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2023' (which became law in 2022-23), featuring…
On February 3, 2023, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, publicly announced the government's int…
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on February 5, 2024. This marked the formal legislative step towards cre…
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, was swiftly passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by February 9, 2024. The rapid passage undersco…
On February 13, 2024, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, officially enacting it as a law. This…
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