Definitions

Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) "Agency" means any person, organization of persons, recruitment agency, or authority, designated by the State Government for conducting public examination;
2. (b) "Computer based online examination" means the examination conducted through an online portal by the agency authorized by the State Government;
3. (c) "Examination Authority" means an authority, body or committee as may be notified by the State Government for the purpose of carrying out the functions under the provisions of this Act;
4. (d) "Public examination" means any examination conducted by the State Government or by the recruitment authority for the purpose of recruitment to any post under the State Government including autonomous bodies, public sector undertakings or any other authority as may be notified by the State Government;
5. (e) "State Government" means the Government of Assam;
6. (f) "Unfair means" in relation to public examination means an act or omission by any person or group of persons, which breaches the integrity of the examination process, including but not limited to the following:
   • (i) leakage of question paper or part thereof or any arrangement to leak the same;
   • (ii) providing answer key or any part thereof through any means;
   • (iii) participation in any arrangement to manipulate the process of conducting the examination;
   • (iv) tampering with computer-based online examination or electronic systems or network resources or causing disruption in any manner;
   • (v) tampering with physical answer sheets or OMR sheets;
   • (vi) impersonation in examination or creating fake website or conducting fake examination;
   • (vii) providing fake recruitment advertisement or offer of appointment for monetary gain;
   • (viii) invigilation or examination staff facilitating the candidates in violation of the prescribed rules;
   • (ix) unauthorized access or leakage of the examination centre or official records or questions to the candidates;
7. (g) "User" means the person or persons, who utilize the services of any agency or any public examination authority for the purpose of recruitment.