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<h3>About Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024</h3>
<p>The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 was enacted to provide a comprehensive legal framework to curb unfair means in public examinations conducted by major recruitment agencies, including the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and the National Testing Agency (NTA) for higher education admissions.</p>
<h3>Objective - Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026</h3>
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<p>A Major Step Towards a Transparent, Secure and Credible Examination Sytem</p>
<ul>
<li>To effectively prevent question paper leaks and other unfair practices in public examinations.</li>
<li>To ensure time-bound investigation, prosecution and judical proceedings.</li>
<li>To strengthen institutional accountability.</li>
<li>To take stringent action against organised examination fraud.</li>
<li>To safeguard the interests and future of honest candidates.</li>
</ul>
<h3>2024 Act vs 2026 Amendment Act</h3>
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<td style="height: 36.2667px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Category</strong></span></td>
<td style="height: 36.2667px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>2024 Public Examinations Act (Original Framework)</strong></span></td>
<td style="height: 36.2667px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Public Examinations Amendment Act, 2026</strong></span></td>
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<td style="height: 36.2667px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Individual offenders (Section 10)</strong></span></td>
<td style="height: 36.2667px;">Jail term of 3 to 5 years, with a fine of up to ₹10 lakh.</td>
<td style="height: 36.2667px;">Jail term of 5 to 10 years, with a fine of up to ₹50 lakh.</td>
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<td style="height: 36.2667px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Service providers (Section 10)</strong></span></td>
<td style="height: 36.2667px;">Fine of up to ₹1 crore, and a 4-year ban from conducting any public examination.</td>
<td style="height: 36.2667px;">Fine of up to ₹5 crore, and an 8-year ban from conducting any public examination.</td>
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<td style="height: 54.4px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Directors and senior management held responsible (Section 10)</strong></span></td>
<td style="height: 54.4px;">Jail term of 3 to 10 years, with a fine of ₹1 crore.</td>
<td style="height: 54.4px;">Jail term of 5 to 10 years, with a fine of ₹5 crore.</td>
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<td style="height: 36.2667px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>Organised crime and exam-fraud syndicate (Section 11)</strong></span></td>
<td style="height: 36.2667px;">Jail term of 5 to 10 years, with a fine of at least ₹1 crore.</td>
<td style="height: 36.2667px;">Jail term of 7 to 10 years, with a fine of at least ₹10 crore.</td>
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<h3>Faster, More Focused Investigation</h3>
<p>Under the 2024 Act, cases were investigated by a police officer of at least Deputy Superintendent rank, and the Central Government could also hand a case to a Central Investigating Agency. The 2026 Act adds one more option: the Central Government can now set up a dedicated Special Task Force to investigate exam fraud cases. Once a Special Task Force is set up for a case, it alone will investigate that case, so responsibility stays clear and focused.</p>
<p>The Act also puts a clock on investigation for the first time. Whoever is investigating, whether a police officer, a Central Investigating Agency, or a Special Task Force, must finish the investigation within two months. The two-month clock starts from the day the police officially record the case, or from the day the case is referred to a Central Investigating Agency, or from the day a Special Task Force is notified, whichever applies.</p>
<h3>Key Highlight</h3>
<p>The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed on the following dates:</p>
<ol>
<li>Lok Sabha: 29 July 2026</li>
<li>Rajya Sabha: 30 July 2026</li>
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<h3>Related resources</h3>
<ul>
<li><a title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/view-casepdf?type=act&amp;id=AC_CEN_26_36_00009_A2024-01_1719556801892" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means)Act, 2024</a></li>
<li><a title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://sansad.in/getFile/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/AS%20INTRO7272026121928PM.pdf?source=legislation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026</a></li>
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<p><strong>Source</strong>: <a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2292218&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PIB</a></p>