Key facts

  • The topic is in the CET Senior Secondary 2026 Current Affairs block: the official syllabus lists civic duties, moral values, and salient provisions of...
  • The exact Act name is Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022;
  • Section 10(1) provides for an examinee using unfair means under section 2(f)(i): imprisonment up to 3 years and a fine not less than ₹1 lakh;
  • After the 2023 amendment, section 10(2) punishment is not less than 10 years and may extend to imprisonment for life;
  • A convicted examinee is debarred from public examinations for 2 years; offences under the Act are cognizable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable.

Key Points at a Glance

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    The topic is in the CET Senior Secondary 2026 Current Affairs block: the official syllabus lists civic duties, moral values, and salient provisions of The Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022.

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

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    The Act covers public examinations for recruitment to posts under the State Government, including specified autonomous bodies, authorities, boards, corporations, state-funded universities, RSSB, RPSC, Rajasthan High Court recruitment, Rajasthan Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, and notified authorities.

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    “Unfair means” includes unauthorised help, unauthorised electronic or mechanical instruments or gadgets, impersonation, question-paper leakage or conspiracy, unauthorised procurement/possession/solving of question papers, and unauthorised assistance to an examinee.

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    Section 10(1) provides for an examinee using unfair means under section 2(f)(i): imprisonment up to 3 years and a fine not less than ₹1 lakh; default of fine can add 9 months imprisonment.

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    After the 2023 amendment, section 10(2) punishment is not less than 10 years and may extend to imprisonment for life; the fine range remains not less than ₹10 lakh and may extend to ₹10 crore, with 2 years imprisonment for default of fine.

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    A convicted examinee is debarred from public examinations for 2 years; offences under the Act are cognizable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable.

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    Section 12 provides seizure, attachment, and confiscation of property representing proceeds of an offence under the Act; the official 2022 Act text already contains section 12, while the 2023 amendment amended section 10(2).

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    Section 15 says no police officer below the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police shall investigate an offence under the Act; offences are tried by designated courts appointed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of Rajasthan.

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Why this topic is in CET Senior Secondary

The CET Senior Secondary 2026 Current Affairs syllabus expressly includes civic duties, fundamental duties, moral values, and the salient provisions of The Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022. So this topic is not a graduation-only legal extra and not a 2024-syllabus leftover. It is part of the current Senior Secondary level syllabus and should be prepared as a direct fact-and-statement topic.

The law matters because Rajasthan uses public recruitment examinations as a route into state services and posts. A paper leak, impersonation racket, or organised answer-supply network does more than disturb one exam day. It attacks merit, wastes public resources on cancellation or re-examination, and weakens confidence in recruitment. The 2022 Act treats such conduct as a public recruitment offence rather than as a small examination-room irregularity.

For exam use, keep three anchors together: this is a Rajasthan recruitment-examination law, the title includes “Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment”, and the tested provisions mostly concern scope, unfair means, penalties, debarment, property proceeds, investigation, and designated courts.

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