Key facts

  • The exact Act name is the Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022;
  • The Act received the Governor's assent on 5 April 2022 and all its provisions came into force on 12 April 2022 by state notification.
  • For an examinee using unfair means under section 2(f)(i), section 10(1) provides imprisonment up to 3 years and a fine not less than ₹1 lakh;
  • After the 2023 amendment, serious organised offences under section 10(2) carry imprisonment of not less than 10 years, extendable to life imprisonment...
  • Section 12 of the 2022 Act provides for seizure, attachment and confiscation of property representing proceeds of any offence under the Act.

Key Points at a Glance

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    The exact Act name is the Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022; the words "Measures for" and "in Recruitment" are part of the official title.

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    The Act applies to public examinations for recruitment to posts under the State Government, including posts under specified autonomous bodies, authorities, boards, corporations, state-funded universities, RSSB and other agencies notified by the State Government.

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    The Act received the Governor's assent on 5 April 2022 and all its provisions came into force on 12 April 2022 by state notification.

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    "Unfair means" is broad: it covers paper leakage, impersonation, unauthorised electronic devices or communication, organised solving or transmission of answers, and misconduct by persons entrusted with preparation, printing, storage, transport, conduct, evaluation or result work.

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    For an examinee using unfair means under section 2(f)(i), section 10(1) provides imprisonment up to 3 years and a fine not less than ₹1 lakh; conviction also leads to 2-year debarment from public examinations.

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    After the 2023 amendment, serious organised offences under section 10(2) carry imprisonment of not less than 10 years, extendable to life imprisonment, and a fine from ₹10 lakh to ₹10 crore.

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    Section 12 of the 2022 Act provides for seizure, attachment and confiscation of property representing proceeds of any offence under the Act.

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    All offences under the Act are cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable; investigation must be by a police officer not below the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police, and offences are tried by designated courts.

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Why Rajasthan enacted this law

Rajasthan uses public examinations as the main route for entry into state services and posts. When a recruitment paper leaks or an organised group supplies answers, the damage is not limited to one test date. Serious candidates lose confidence, honest preparation is devalued, and the recruitment agency has to spend public money and administrative time on cancellation, re-examination, litigation and repair. The Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022 was framed to treat such conduct as a direct attack on public recruitment.

For CET preparation, the title and scope should be read together. The Act is not a general education statute. It is aimed at public examinations for recruitment to state services and posts, including recruitment connected with specified autonomous bodies, authorities, boards, corporations, state-funded universities, RSSB and other agencies notified by the State Government. That narrow placement is important because MCQs can distract candidates with school board examinations, university examinations or private coaching tests. The Act is about recruitment fairness, and its provisions target candidates as well as people entrusted with the preparation, printing, storage, transport, conduct, evaluation and result process.

In one line, the law protects recruitment merit by criminalising unfair means in public examinations for state service entry.

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