The ODISHA PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS (PREVENTION OF UNFAIR MEANS) ACT, 2024
odisha · 2025
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Odisha Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Odisha Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
- S. 3Section 3 defines various acts constituting unfair means in public examinations in Odisha.
- S. 4No person or group of persons or institutions shall collude or conspire to facilitate indulgence in any such unfair mean
- S. 5Section 5 prohibits unauthorized entry to exam centers, unauthorized access to exam papers, and leaking of confidential exam info.
- S. 6Section 6 prohibits paper setters from sharing exam questions or contents without official authorization.
- S. 7Section mandates reporting of unfair means in public exams to police and informing the examination authority.
- S. 8Section prohibits unauthorized use of premises for public exams without written approval, except in force majeure cases.
- S. 9Section 9 penalizes unauthorized assistance in public exams and failure to report unfair means by service providers.
- S. 10All offences under this Act, shall be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable
- S. 11Section 11 penalizes unfair means in public exams with imprisonment, fines, and service provider disqualifications.
- S. 12Section 12 penalizes organized crime in examination settings with imprisonment and fines, and forfeits involved institutions' property.
- S. 13Section 13 empowers Deputy Superintendents or Assistant Commissioners to investigate offenses, with the State Government able to refer cases to any State Investigating Agency.
- S. 14Section 14 deems public examination authority personnel as public servants under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
- S. 15Section 15 protects public servants from legal suits for actions done in good faith during official duties, except for administrative actions or offenses under this Act.
- S. 16Section 16 ensures the Act's provisions supplement, not override, existing laws.
- S. 17(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Ac
- S. 18Section 18 allows the State Government to issue orders to address difficulties in implementing the Act, which must be presented to the State Legislative Assembly.
- S. 19THE SCHEDULE