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The Himachal Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2025

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This Act targets unfair means used in public examinations to ensure fairness, banning practices such as leaking question papers, using unauthorized devices, or forming criminal groups to manipulate results. It applies to a broad range of individuals and entities, including exam candidates, test centers, institutions, and service providers hired by exam authorities, as well as organized crime syndicates seeking to profit from cheating. It matters because it establishes strict penalties for misconduct, thereby protecting the integrity of the state’s hiring system and ensuring that only truly qualified candidates are selected based on merit rather than fraud.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Unfair means
  4. 4. Conspiracy for unfair means
  5. 5. Disruption to conduct public examination.
  6. 6. Other offences
  7. 7. No premises other than examination centre shall be used for public examination
  8. 8. Offences in respect of service provider and other persons
  9. 9. Cognizable offences.
  10. 10. Punishment for offences under this Act.
  11. 11. Organised crimes.
  12. 12. Officers empowered to investigate.
  13. 13. Members, officers and employees of public examination authority to be public servants.
  14. 14. Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant.
  15. 15. Provisions of this Act to be in addition to other laws.
  16. 16. Power to amend THE SCHEDULE.
  17. 17. Power to make rules.
  18. 18. Power to remove difficulties.
  19. THE SCHEDULE. THE SCHEDULE
  20. Schedule. THE SCHEDULE

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