After youth-led CJP protests, India moves to double jail terms and raise fines for exam paper leaks, promising fast-track courts and stricter safeguards

The draft legislation was circulated among MPs on the same day that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned amid youth protests.

In the current bill, the jail term for unfair means and offences was three to five years with ₹10 lakh fine. | India News

The government introduced a bill proposing tougher penalties for examination fraud. This amendment seeks to strengthen the existing Public Examinations Act of 2024. It increases…

Minimum jail term raised to five years, maximum fine hiked to ₹5 crore; Nilekani-led panel to push tech reforms

India is seeking to crack down on examination fraud by proposing tougher penalties for paper leak offences. These amendments aim to rehabilitate trust in the competitive exam…

Amid the NEET paper leak controversy, the Centre has introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament. The proposed law seeks to…