India's Government Introduces New Bill to Combat Paper Leaks and Exam Rigging

Questions about the examination system have now reached Parliament after allegations of paper leaks in many competitive exams, including NEET, across the country. Today, the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means Act) Amendment Bill 2026 is likely to be discussed in the Lok Sabha. This is considered the first major legislative debate after the political stalemate in the monsoon session for the past one week. The government says that the new amendment law will ensure tougher action than ever before on organized gangs involved in paper leaks and exam rigging, while the opposition says that only tightening the law will not solve the problem. In such a situation, let us tell you today how much difference there is between the old anti-paper leak law and the new bill. After the NEET UG controversy, there were protests across the country, including at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Meanwhile, the central government has prepared an amendment bill to make the law implemented in 2024 more stringent. However, Dr. Jitendra Singh presented it in the Lok Sabha on Monday.