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Guwahati: The Assam government has tabled a new Bill to combat malpractices and unfair means in public examinations conducted by the state for recruitment to any post...
Tabled Monday, the first day of the budget session of the 15th Legislative Assembly, the Assam Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill, 2024, was necessitated after incidents of question paper leaks and unfair practices were reported in state-level recruitment exams...
According to the provisions of the Bill, any examinee found indulging in unfair means will have to undergo a prison term of at least three years and pay a fine of not less than Rs 1 lakh...
A heavier penalty of no less than Rs 10 lakh that may also extend to Rs 10 crore shall be imposed on any person, including examinees, found involved in opening and distribution of question papers before the fixed time..
