India’s upper house passes tougher law against exam paper leaks
India’s upper house of parliament has approved a bill that introduces tougher punishments for people involved in leaking examination papers.
The bill, passed on Thursday, doubles the maximum prison sentence from five to 10 years and raises the maximum fine to more than $1 million.
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It was approved by a voice vote, a day after the lower house of parliament passed the same legislation.
The bill now awaits the approval of President Droupadi Murmu before it becomes law.
Junior Minister Jitendra Singh said the reforms are important because the integrity of public examinations affects millions of students and their families.
The tougher law comes after weeks of nationwide student protests over exam paper leaks and other irregularities.
The demonstrations forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign last Saturday.
The protests were led by the online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement and attracted widespread support from students across India.
Exam paper leaks have remained a persistent problem in India despite repeated government efforts to stop them.
Earlier this week, India’s federal investigative agency charged 13 people over the leak of a national medical school entrance examination, a scandal that helped spark the protests.
On July 20, protests in New Delhi turned violent after demonstrators tried to march to parliament. Police used tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd, leading to clashes and several arrests.
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