NEW DEHI: A bill which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations, with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 was introduced by Union minister Jitendra Singh.Students will not be a target of the proposed law.It will act against organized gangs, mafia elements and those indulging in malpractices and will not spare government officials who collude with them.The move comes against the backdrop of cancellation of a series of competitive tests such as the teacher recruitment exam in Rajasthan, Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group-D posts in Haryana, recruitment exam for junior clerks in Gujarat and constable recruitment examination in Bihar following question paper leaks.The bill also proposes a high-level national technical committee on public examinations that will make recommendations to make the computerized examination process more secure.The committee shall look into developing protocols for insulating digital platforms, devising ways and means for developing foolproof IT security systems, ensuring electronic surveillance of examination centers and formulating national standards and services for both IT and physical infrastructure to be deployed for conduct of such examinations.
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