Speeding Up Justice: India's New Anti Cheating Law Proposes Sweeping Changes The Indian government has unveiled plans to overhaul its anti cheating law, aiming to speed up investigations and trials in cases of examination malpractice.
The proposed Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill creates special task forces to investigate offenses under the Act, with a two month deadline for probes and a three month limit for trials.
Examination malpractice has been a persistent problem in India's education system, with high profile cases of paper leaks and cheating scandals highlighting the need for reform.