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Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016. Short title, extent and commencement. Definitions. 2 [Act No.25 of 1997] (d) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act; (e) “Public Examination” means any examination either qualifying or competitive conducted by the Government or any other authority or body or any university under any law for the time being inforce for awarding or granting any degree, diploma, certificate or any other academic distinction or for qualifying for admission into any course of study or for selecting for appointment or regularisation or promotion to any post in public service and includes any other examination declared by the Government by notification to be a public examination. Explanation: For the purposes of this clause, the expression, „Public Service‟ means services in any office or establishment of,- (a) the Government; (b) a local authority; (c) a corporation or undertaking wholly owned or controlled by the State Government; (d) a body established under any law made by the Legislature of the State whether incorporated or not, including a University; (e) any other body established by the State Government or by a society registered under any law relating to the registration of societies for the time being in force, and receiving funds from the State Government either fully or partly for its maintenance or any educational institution whether registered or not but receiving aid from the Government; [Act No.25 of 1997] 3 (f) “Unfair means” in relation to an examinee appearing in a public examination means the unauthorised help from any person in any manner or from any material written, recorded, printed or reproduced in any form whatsoever or the unauthorised use of any telephonic, wireless or electronic or other instrument or gadget in any manner; and (g) all words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have meanings assigned to them in the 3Telangana Education Act, 1982, or as the case may be, in the Indian Penal Code, 1860.