The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Minister of State for DoPT Jitendra Singh will move the Bill in the House. The discussion on the Bill is likely to be held for four hours, as decided at the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting, sources told ANI.
The NDA has lined up several young MPs to speak on the Bill. From the BJP, Bansuri Swaraj and Tejasvi Surya will participate in the discussion. Other MPs who are expected to speak include JDU's Alok Kumar Suman, TDP's Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde, NCP's Sunil Tatkare, Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel and LJP (Ram Vilas)'s Arun Bharti. From the allies, Sharmila Sarkar and Mitali Bagh will also speak.
The Bill aims to strengthen provisions against unfair means in public examinations. The Central government has proposed seven key amendments to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, aimed at strengthening the anti-paper leak law through time-bound investigations, fast-track trials, enhanced punishments and a stronger enforcement framework.
The proposed amendment Bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament on Monday, sources said.The bill has been circulated for introduction in the Lok Sabha. According to sources, the amendments seek to expedite the investigation and trial of offences related to public examinations while enhancing accountability and deterrence against paper leaks and examination malpractices.
