Three bills with strict rules to prevent paper leak in competitive examinations have been passed in Bihar. After the passing of this bill, now anyone who leaks the question paper of any examination in the state will get severe punishment. Under this law, there is a provision of punishment along with heavy penalty on those who leak the paper.
In Bihar, Bihar Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and Bihar Lift and Escalator Bill, 2024 have been passed by the Assembly. Taking the paper leak very seriously, the Nitish Kumar government has made this new law. The new law bill provides for 3-10 years of punishment to the culprits and institutions involved in the paper leak. Along with this, there is also a provision of fine ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore in the new bill.
DSP officer will be responsible
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This law will be effective in case of paper leak in all the examinations conducted by the state government. There will be a provision of three to five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10 lakh for the candidates involved in paper leak. Apart from this, DSP rank officers will now investigate the cases of paper leak.
Anti paper leak law came in the country this year
Many cases of paper leaks are reported across the country, in view of which the Anti-Paper Leak Law has been introduced in February this year. This law, named Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 2024, was approved by President Draupadi Murmu herself. The purpose behind bringing the law was to ensure more transparency in all the major public exams being conducted. Also, the youth should be assured that no irregularities will be allowed. This law was brought in view of many recent paper leaks including one after the other examinations, such as the teacher recruitment exam in Rajasthan, the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group-D posts in Haryana, recruitment for junior clerk in Gujarat and constable recruitment exam in Bihar.
The anti-leak law talks about public exams. These are exams conducted by the Public Examinations Authority, or any authority recognised by the Centre. This includes several major exams like UPSC, SSC, Indian Railways, banking recruitment, and all computer-based exams conducted by the NTA.