Context:
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 [Anti-Cheating Bill] passed in Lok Sabha
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 [Anti-Cheating Bill]:
- Need – To prevent “unfair means” in order to “bring greater transparency, fairness and credibility to the public examinations system.
- As of now, a comprehensive Central legislation to deal with unfair means in public examination does not exist.
Key Provisions:
- Section 2- Defines “public examination” as any examination conducted by a “public examination authority” or any “such other authority as may be notified by the Central Government”.
- It lists 5 public examination authorities:
- Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
- Staff Selection Commission (SSC)Railway
- Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
- National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Section 3 – Define the term ‘unfair means in public examinations’ which includes leakage of question paper or answer key, tampering with answer sheets etc.
- Punishment – All offences shall be cognizable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable
Source: The Indian Express
Previous Year Question
Consider the following in respect of ‘National Career Service’:
1. National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
2. National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2017 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect. It is an initiative by Labour ministry.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The scheme has been launched for the educated youth, not uneducated youth.
