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RECRUITMENT) ACT, 2024

The Arunachal Pradesh Public Examination (Measures to Prevention Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2024

Education202428 of 26 sections available5 chapters

The Arunachal Pradesh Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2024, is a legislative measure designed to curb malpractice in state-level recruitment examinations. It targets paper leaks, unauthorized access to question papers, and organized cheating rings involving service providers, institutions, or individuals. The Act establishes strict penalties, including imprisonment and heavy fines, for those who compromise the integrity of public recruitment. It mandates that only authorized personnel handle examination materials and creates Special Courts for speedy trials. For the ordinary citizen, this law ensures that government job selections are based on merit rather than corruption or fraud.

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Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY →

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

Chapter II UNFAIR MEANS AND OFFENCES →

  1. 3Prohibition of use of unfair means
  2. 4Possession and disclosure of question paper
  3. 5Prevention of leakage by person entrusted or engaged with examination work
  4. 6Unauthorized possession or disclosure of question paper and answer sheet or OMR sheet in any form
  5. 7Prohibition to enter in examination centre
  6. 8Offence by Management, Institution or others
  7. 9No place other than examination centre shall be used for public examination
  8. 10Cognizance of offence
  9. 11Punishment for offences

Chapter III PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENCES →

  1. 12Punishment for organized crime
  2. 13Debarment on conviction
  3. 14Inquiry and Investigation of the offences

Chapter IV INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION →

  1. 15Public servant

Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 16Protection of action taken in good faith
  2. 17Proper upkeep of examination related documents
  3. 18Attachment and confiscation of property
  4. 19Liability of Management etc. to pay all cost and expenditure
  5. 20Provided that such person or Management or Institution or Limited Liability Partnership or others shall be barred and the State Government shall also initiate criminal proceedings under this Act, or any other law for the time being in force.
  6. 21State Government within such time as may be specified in constitution order.
  7. 22Establishment of Grievances Redressal Cell: The recruiting agencies shall establish Grievances Redressal Cell to redress all the examination related issues stage wise of the examination in a time bound manner.
  8. 23Constitution of Special Courts
  9. 24Act, 1988 shall try such cases without further designating special court(s) under this Act.
  10. 25Power to remove difficulties
  11. 26Power to make rules

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