Bengaluru: Here is bad news for those students, teachers and others who indulge in malpractices during examinations. Leaking the question papers, impersonation, copying, irregularities in evaluation of answer scripts and other malpractices in examination process would soon attract stringent punishment.
The state government on Thursday tabled The Karnataka Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017 as part of its effort to curb malpractices in examination process.
Those indulging in leakage of question papers or irregularities in evaluation could, according to the new bill, now attract an imprisonment of up to 5 years or fine up to Rs5 lakh or both instead of the earlier limit of six months of imprisonment or fine up to Rs 1000 or both.
The Bill provides for imprisonment for a term of up to one year or a fine of Rs10,000 instead of the earlier Rs 5000 for impersonating in examinations.
The bill empowers the concerned Examination Board or Authority to withhold, suspend or cancel the result of a candidate or debar a candidate from taking the examination up to three years if candidate is found to have engaged in any form of malpractice.
The bill also provides for suspension or withdrawal of recognition of a school or pre-university college or an examination centre for up to 3 years if it is involved in any form of malpractice.
Any person refusing to take up examination related work without reasonable excuse, could be slapped with a fine up to Rs10,000, according to the Bill.
