Amid the ongoing row over NEET and UGC NET examinations, the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 came into effect on Friday, reoported PTI. The act aims to prevent unfair means in public examinations and common entrance tests held across the country.

The public examinations in the Act refer to examinations conducted by authorities notified by the central government. As per the PTI report, these include the Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment Board, National Testing Agency, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, and Departments of the central government and their attached offices for recruitment.