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THE UTTAR PRADESH PUBLIC EXAMINATION

(PREVENTION OF UNFAIR MEANS) ACT, 1998
[U.P. ACT NO. 13 OF 1998]

(As passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislature)

AN
ACT
to prevent the leakage of question papers and the use of unfair means at public
examinations and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Forty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as
follows:-
CHAPTER- I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and 1- (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention
commencement of Unfair Means) Act, 1998.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on March 18, 1998.

Definitions 2- In this Act-

(a) “examination centre” means any institution or part thereof or any other
place fixed for the holding of a public examination and includes the entire
premises attached thereto;
(b) “examinee” means a person who has been granted permission to appear
in a public examination and includes a person authorized to act as scribe on his
behalf;
(c) “public examination” means an examination specified in the schedule,
conducted for the awarding or granting of any degree, diploma, certificate or
any other academic distinction to a person who is lawfully declared to have
been successful at such examination;
(d) “unfair means” in relation to an examinee while answering questions in
a public examination means the unauthorized help from any person directly or
indirectly, or from any material written, recorded, copied or printed, in any form
whatsoever, or the use of any unauthorized telephonic, wireless or electronic or
other instrument or gadget.

CHAPTER – II
PREVENTION OF UNFAIR MEANS
Prohibition of 3- No examinee shall use unfair means at any public examination.
the use of unfair
means

Unauthorized 4- No person, who is not lawfully authorize or permitted by virtue of his duties
Possession and so to do shall, before the time fixed for distribution of question papers to
disclosure of examinees at a public examination, -
question paper
(a) procure or attempt to procure or possess, such question paper or any
portion or a copy there of; or
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(b) impart, or offer to impart, information which he knows or has reason to

believe, to be related to, or derived from, or to have a bearing upon such
question upon such question paper.

Prevention of 5- No person, who is entrusted with any work pertaining to public examination
leakage by shall, except where he is permitted by virtue of his duties so to do, directly or
person indirectly divulge or cause to be divulged or make known to any other person any
entrusted with information or part thereof which has come to his knowledge by virtue of the work
examination
being so entrusted to him.
work
Prohibition on 6- No person, who is not entrusted with any work pertaining to public
entry into an examination, or who is not an examinee shall during the continuance of public
Examination examination enter into an examination centre or having entered into such centre
Centre remain there or provide any help or assistance to an examinee in using unfair means
in the public examination.

No person on 7- No person who is on the management or on the staff of an institution which is

the manage- being used for the holding of a public examination, or who is entrusted with any
ment etc. shall work pertaining to public examination, shall provide any help or assistance to an
assist to an examinee in using unfair means in public examination.
examinee
No place other 8- No person shall use or cause to be used any place, other than the examination
than examina- centre, for the purposes of holding of public examination.
tion centre shall
be used for pub-
lic examination
CHAPTER –III
PENALTY AND PROCEDURE
Penalty for 9- Whoever contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of
use of unfair the provisions of section 3 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which
means may extent to three months or with fine which may extent to two thousand rupees or
with both.

Penalty for 10- Whoever, contravene or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of
leakage the provisions of section 4 or section 5 or section 6 or section 7 or section 8, shall
be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extent to one year or with
fine which may extent to five thousand rupees or with both.

Penalty for 11- Whoever, commits an offence punishable under section 9 or section 10 having
offence with made preparation for, causing death of any person or causing hurt to any person or
preparation to assaulting any person or for wrongfully restraining any person or for putting any
cause hurt etc. person in fear of death or hurt or assault or wrongful restraint shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine which may
extend to five thousand rupees or with both.

Procedure 12- (1) An offence punishable under section 9 shall be cognizable and bailable.
(2) An offence punishable under section 10 or 11 shall be cognizable and non-
bailable.
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(3) All offences punishable under this Act shall be tried summarily by a
Metro-Politian Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class and the
provisions of sub-section (1) of section 262, section 263, section 264 and section
265 of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall mutatis mutandis apply to such
summary trial.

CHAPTER-IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Protection of 13- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State
action taken Government or any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to
in good faith be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder.

Power to 14- The State Government may, by notification, include in the Schedule, any
amend other examination, in respect of which it considers necessary to apply the
Schedule provisions of this Act and upon the publication of such notification in the Gazette
the Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

Power to make 15- The State Government may, by notification, make rules for caring out the
Rules purposes of this Act.

Repeal and 16- (1) The Uttar Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means)
saving Ordinance, 1998 is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the
provisions of the Ordinance referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have
been done or taken under corresponding provisions of this Act as if the provisions
of this Act were in force at all material times.

SCHEDULE
[See section 2(c)]

1- High School and Intermediate examinations conducted by the Board of High

School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh under the Intermediate
Education Act, 1921.
2- Any examination conducted by any University or any other Board or body
established by or under an Uttar Pradesh Act.
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mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] 1998

¿mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 13 lu~ 1998À

¿tSlk mÙkj izns”k fo/kku e.My }kjk ikfjr gqvkÀ

LkkoZtfud ijh{kkvksa esa iz”u&i=ksa ds le; ds iwoZ izdVu vkSj vuqfpr lk/kuksa ds
iz;ksx dks jksdus ds fy, vkSj mlls lEcfU/kr vkSj vkuq’kafxd fo’k;ksa dh O;oLFkk djus ds
fy,
vf/kfu;e
Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds mupklosa o’kZ esa fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS %&
v/;k;&,d
izkjfEHkd
1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ laf{kIr uke vkSj izkjEHk
vf/kfu;e] 1998 dgk tk;sxkA
¼2½ ;g 18 ekpZ] 1998 dks izo`Ùk gqvk le>k tk;xkA

2&& bl vf/kfu;e es]a && ifjHkk’kk,a

¼d½ ^^ijh{kk dsUnz** dk rkRi;Z fdlh lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds vk;kstu ds fy, fu/kkZfjr
fdlh laLFkk ;k mlds Hkkx ;k fdlh vU; LFkku ls gS vkSj blds vUrxZr mlls lEc)
leLr ifjlj Hkh gS(
¼[k½ ^^ijh{kkFkh** dk rkRi;Z fdlh ,sls O;fDr ls gS] ftls fdlh lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa
lfEefyr gksus dh vuqKk iznku dh x;h gks vkSj blesa ,slk O;fDr Hkh lfEefyr gS ftls
mldh vksj ls ys[kd ds :i esa dk;Z djus ds fy, izkf/kd`r fd;k x;k gks(
¼x½ ^^lkoZtfud ijh{kk** dk rkRi;Z vuqlwph esa fofufnZ’V ,slh ijh{kk ls gS ] tks mlesa
fof/kiwoZd lQy ?kksf’kr O;fDr dks dksbZ mikf/k] fMIyksek] izek.k&i= ;k dksbZ vU; “kSf{kd
fof”k’Vrk iznÙk ;k vuqnÙk djus ds fy, lapkfyr dh tk;(
¼?k½ fdlh ifj{kkFkhZ ds lEcU/k es]a tc fd og lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa iz”uksa dk mÙkj ns
jgk gks] ^^vuqfpr lk/ku** dk rkRi;Z vizkf/kd`r :i ls fdlh O;fDr dh izR;{k ;k vizR;{k
lgk;rk ls ;k fdlh :i esa fyf[kr] vafdr ¼jsdkMsZM½] izfrfyfid`r ;k eqfnzr fdlh lkexzh
dh lgk;rk ls ;k fdlh VsyhQksu] ok;jysl ;k bysDVªkfud ;k vU; ;a= ;k tqxr ds
vizkf/kd`r iz;ksx ls gSA

v/;k;&nks
vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k
3&& dksbZ ijh{kkFkhZ] fdlh lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk iz;ksx ugha vuqfpr lk/kuksa ds iz;ksx
djsxkA dk fu’ks/k

4&& dksbZ O;fDr] ftls vius drZO;&ikyu ds lEcU/k esa ,slk djus ds fy, iz”u&i= dks vizkf/kd`r
izkf/kdkj ;k vuqKk fof/kiwoZd izkIr ugha gS] fdlh lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa ijh{kkfFkZ;ksa dks izkfIr vkSj izdVhdj.k
iz”u&i= ds forj.k ds fy, fu/kkZfjr le; ds iwoZ]&
¼d½ u rks ,sls iz”u&i= ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx dks ;k mldh fdlh izfrfyfi dks
gLrxr djsxk] u gLrxr djus dk iz;kl djsxk] u dCts esa j[ksxk]
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¿mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] 1998À ¿/kkjk 5&12À

¼[k½ u ,slh dksbZ lwpuk fdlh dks nsxk ;k nsus dk izLrko djsxk] ftlds ckjs esa
mls ;g tkudkjh ;k fo”okl djus dk dkj.k gS fd og ,sls iz”u&i= ls lEcfU/kr ;k
O;qRiUu ;k lanfHkZr gSA

5&& dksbZ O;fDr] ftls lkoZtfud ijh{kk ls lEcfU/kr dksbZ dk;Z lkSaik tk;] ,slh ,sls O;fDr }kjk] ftls
fLFkfr ds flok; ftlesa mls vius drZO;ksa ds ikyu ds lEcU/k esa ,slk djus dh vuqKk nh ijh{kk dk;Z lkSaik x;k gS]
tkudkjh nsus dk fu’ks/k
x;h gks] ,slh lwpuk ;k mlds Hkkx dks tks mls bl izdkj lkSais x;s dk;Z ds vk/kkj ij
mldh tkudkjh esa vkbZ gks] izR;{k ;k vizR;{k :i ls u rks izdV djsxk] u izdV djk;sxk
vkSj u fdlh vU; O;fDr dks mldh tkudkjh nsxkA

6&& dksbZ O;fDr] ftls lkoZtfud ijh{kk ls lEcfU/kr dksbZ dk;Z lkSaik u x;k gks] ijh{kk dsUnz esa izos”k ij
;k tks ijh{kkFkhZ u gks] lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds tkjh jgus ds nkSjku ijh{kk dsUnz esa u rks izos”k fu’ks/k
djsxk] u ,sls dsUnz esa izos”k djds ogka cuk jgsxk vkSj u lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa fdlh
ijh{kkFkhZ dks vuqfpr lk/ku ds iz;ksx esa fdlh izdkj dh lgk;rk ;k lg;ksx iznku djsxkA

7&& dksbZ O;fDr] tks ,slh laLFkk ds] ftls lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds vk;kstu ds fy, izcU/k ra= bR;kfn dk
mi;ksx esa yk;k tk jgk gks] izcU/kra= esa gksrs gq, ;k deZpkfjoxZ esa gksrs gq, ;k ftls dksbZ O;fDr fdlh
ijh{kkFkhZ dk lg;ksx ugha
lkoZtfud ijh{kk ls lacaf/kr dksbZ dk;Z lkSaik x;k gks] lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa fdlh ijh{kkFkhZ djsxk
dks vuqfpr lk/ku ds iz;ksx esa fdlh izdkj dh lgk;rk ;k lg;ksx iznku ugha djsxkA

8&& dksbZ O;fDr lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds vk;kstu ds iz;kstu ds fy, ijh{kk dsUnz ls lkoZtfud ijh{kk ds fy,
fHkUu fdlh LFkku dk u rks mi;ksx djsxk vkSj u mi;ksx djus nsxkA ijh{kk dsUnz ls fHkUu fdlh
vU; LFkku dk mi;ksx
ugha fd;k tk;xk

v/;k;&rhu
”kkfLr vkSj izfØ;k

9&& tks dksbZ /kkjk 3 ds micU/kksa dk mYya?ku djsxk ;k mYya?ku djus dk iz;kl vuqfpr lk/kuksa ds iz;ksx
djsxk ;k mYya?ku ds fy, nq’izsfjr djsxk] og dkjkokl ls ftldh vof/k rhu ekl rd gks ds fy, “kkfLr
ldrh gS ;k tqekZus ls] tks nks gtkj :i;s rd gks ldrk gS] ;k nksuksa ls] nf.Mr fd;k
tk;sxkA

10&& tks dksbZ /kkjk 4 ;k /kkjk 5 ;k /kkjk 6 ;k /kkjk 7 ;k /kkjk 8 ds micU/kksa dk Tkudkjh nsus ds fy,
mYya?ku djsxk ;k mYya?ku djus dk iz;kl djsxk ;k mYya?ku ds fy, nq’isfz jr djsxk] og “kkfLr
dkjkokl ls] ftldh vof/k ,d o’kZ rd gks ldrh gS ;k tqekZus ls] tks ikap gtkj :i;s
rd gks ldrk gS ;k nksuksa ls] nf.Mr fd;k tk;sxkA

11&& tks dksbZ fdlh O;fDr dks e`R;q ;k mls migfr ;k ml ij geyk ;k mldk migfr vkfn dkfjr djus
lnks’k vojks/k dkfjr djus dh] ;k e`R;q dk] ;k migfr dk ;k geys dk] ;k lnks’k vojks/k dh rS;kjh ds lkFk vijk/k
dh “kkfLr
dk] Hk; dkfjr djus dh rS;kjh djds /kkjk 9 ;k 10 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k djsxk] og
dkjkokl ls] ftldh vof/k ikap o’kZ rd gks ldrh gS ;k tqekZus ls tks ikap gtkj :i;s
rd gks ldrk gS ;k nksuksa ls nf.Mr fd;k tk;sxkA

12&& ¼1½ /kkjk 9 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k laKs; vkSj tekurh; gksxkA izfØ;k

¼2½ /kkjk 10 ;k /kkjk 11 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k laKs; vkSj vtekurh; gksxkA
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¿mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] 1998À ¿/kkjk 13&vuqlwphÀ

¼3½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu n.Muh; leLr vijk/k dk fdlh egkuxj eftLVªsV ;k

izFke oxZ ds U;kf;d eftLVªsV }kjk laf{kIr fopkj.k fd;k tk;sxk vkSj n.M izfØ;k lafgrk]
1973 dh /kkjk 262 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½] /kkjk 263] /kkjk 264 vkSj /kkjk 265 ds micU/k ;Fkk
vko”;d ifjorZu lfgr] ,sls laf{kIr fopkj.k ij ykxw gksaxsA

v/;k;&pkj
fofo/k

13&& jkT; ljdkj ;k fdlh O;fDr ds fo:) ,sls dk;Z ds fy, tks bl vf/kfu;e ln~Hkkouk ls dh x;h
;k rnUrxZr cuk;s x;s fu;eksa ds v/khu ln~Hkkouk ls fd;k x;k gks ;k fd;s tkus ds fy, dk;Zokgh dk laj{k.k
vfHkisrz gks] u rks dksbZ okn ;k vfHk;kstu izLrqr fd;k tk ldsxk vkSj u dksbZ vU; fof/kd
dk;Zokgh dh tk ldsxhA

14&& jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk fdlh vU; ijh{kk dks ftlds lEcU/k esa og vuqlwph dk la”kks/ku djus
bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa dks ykxw djuk vko”;d le>rh gS] vuql wph esa lfEefyr dj dh “kfDr
ldrh gS vkSj ,slh vf/klwpuk ds xtV esa izdk”ku ij vuqlwph rn~uqlkj la”kksf/kr le>h
tk;sxhA

15&& jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuksa dks dk;kZfUor fu;e cukus dh “kfDr
djus ds fy, fu;e cuk ldrh gSA

16&& ¼1½ mÙkj izns”k lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk fuokj.k½ v/;kns”k] fujlu vkSj viokn
1998 ,rn~}kjk fujflr fd;k tkrk gSaA

¼2½ ,sls fujlu ds gksrs gq, Hkh] mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fufnZ’V v/;kns”k ds micU/kksa ds
v/khu d`r dksbZ dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh] bl vf/kfu;e ds rRleku micU/kksa ds v/khu d`r dk;Z
;k dk;Zokgh le>h tk;xh ekuksa bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/k lHkh lkjoku le; ij izo`Ùk FksA

vuqlwph
¿/kkjk 2 ¼x½ nsf[k;sÀ

¼1½ b.VjehfM,V f”k{kk vf/kfu;e] 1921 ds v/khu vk/;fed f”k{kk ifj’kn~] mÙkj
izns”k }kjk lapkfyr gkbZLdwy vkSj b.VjehfM,V ijh{kk;sAa

¼2½ fdlh mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e ds }kjk ;k v/khu LFkkfir fdlh fo”ofo|ky; ;k
fdlh vU; ifj’kn~ ;k fudk; }kjk lapkfyr dksbZ ijh{kkA