Chhattisgarh passes Bill to curb cheating in recruitment exams

Chhattisgarh passes Bill to curb cheating in recruitment exams 






 WHY IN NEWS ? 



The Chhattisgarh Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a Bill to curb the use of unfair means in public examinations conducted for recruitment and admission to higher educational institutions in the State.


Titled 


‘Chhattisgarh (Lok Bharti evam Vyavsayik Parikshao me Anuchit Sadhano ki Roktham) Vidheyak, 2026’, 

the legislation came amid scrutiny of some recruitment processes conducted by theCGPSC  in recent years.  


“Candidates found guilty of malpractice will have 

  • their results withheld and 

  • will be barred from appearing in public examinations for a minimum of 1 year,  to 3 years,” the Bill stated.


imprisonment 


of up to 10 years and fines of up to ₹1 crore for specified violations.


For persons other than candidates involved in such offences


stringent penalties, including imprisonment ranging from 3 to 10 years and fines of up to ₹10 lakh.


“Other Violations 



  • unauthorised possession or 

  • disclosure of question papers, 

  • illegal entry into examination centres, 

  • misuse of locations, 

  • or tampering with evaluation records will attract imprisonment of 1 to 5 years and fines of up to ₹5 lakh,” it stated.


Service providers and institutions found guilty 




could face fines of up to ₹1 crore, recovery of examination costs in proportion to their involvement, and debarment from conducting public examinations for at least three years.


Source trhe hindu 


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