Public Examinations Amendment Act 2026

Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026

President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026

The bill was passed by Parliament on Thursday. The Act aims to curb unfair practices in public examinations by introducing stricter punishments and establishing fast-track courts.

रजिस्ट्री सं० डी० एल (एन) 04/0007/2003-26

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भाग II
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नई दिल्ली, शुक्रवार, जुलाई 31, 2026/श्रावण 9, 1948 (शक)

No. 251

NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2026/SRAVANA 9, 1948 (Saka)

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 31st July, 2026/Sravana 9, 1948 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 31st July, 2026 and is hereby published for general information:-

THE PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS (PREVENTION OF UNFAIR MEANS)

AMENDMENT ACT, 2026

No. 10 OF 2026

An Act to amend the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

This Act may be called the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026.

Short title.

1 of 2024.

In the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 10,-

Amendment of section 10.

(a) in sub-section (1), for the words “three years but which may extend to five years and with fine up to ten lakh rupees. In”, the words “five years but which may extend up to ten years and with fine up to fifty lakh rupees, and in” shall be substituted;