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Bihar Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024

Bihar Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024

Education202419 sections5 chapters

This Act regulates the conduct of public examinations in Bihar by prohibiting unfair means that could undermine test integrity. It applies to candidates, examination authorities, institutions, and service providers involved in test administration. The law aims to ensure fair evaluation processes and penalizes those who engage in malpractices like cheating networks or unauthorized material distribution. By defining specific offenses and their penalties, it establishes clear consequences for misconduct during exams, protecting the credibility of government recruitment and educational assessment systems throughout the state.

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Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter 2 UNFAIR MEANS AND OFFENCES →

  1. 3Unfair means
  2. 4Conspiracy for unfair means
  3. 5Disruption to conduct public examination
  4. 6Other offences
  5. 7No premises other than examination centre shall be used for public examination
  6. 8Offences in respect of service providers and other persons

Chapter 3 PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENCES →

  1. 9Cognizable offences
  2. 10Punishment for offences under this Act
  3. 11Organised crimes

Chapter 4 INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION →

  1. 12Officers empowered to investigate

Chapter 5 MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 13Members, officers and employees of public examination authority to be public servants
  2. 14Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant
  3. 15Provided further that, nothing shall prevent proceeding against such public servants where, prima facie case exists for establishing commission of an offence under this Act.
  4. 16Power to make rules
  5. 17Laying of rules
  6. 18Power to remove difficulties
  7. 19Repeal and Savings

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