印度议会上议院通过了《公共考试（防止不正当手段）修正案法案2026》，大幅加重对考试泄题和舞弊行为的处罚[1]。该举措是对青年主导的蟑螂运动抗议的直接回应[1]。根据新法案，考试泄题者的监禁期将从现有的3至5年增加至5至10年，个人最高罚款提升至50万卢比[1]。针对组织性考试犯罪，最低刑期从5年增至7年，罚款超过100万美元[1]。此外，法案还规定特别快速审判法庭应在收到起诉书后3个月内完成审判[1]。
该法案已获得议会下议院的批准，现需总统德劳帕迪·穆尔穆签署才能生效[1]。总理纳伦德拉·莫迪称该法案使考试系统"更加稳健"，并将泄题者称为"纸质黑手党"[1]。反对党领袖马利卡君·卡哈盖表示这项法案"仍然不完整，缺乏预防泄题的健全系统"[1]。此前，教育部长德姆伦德拉·普拉汉因重复的考试违规指控被迫辞职[1]。
India's upper house of Parliament has approved the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026, responding to mounting pressure from youth-led "Cockroach" protests against widespread exam fraud [1]. The legislation significantly strengthens penalties for examination leaks and cheating, raising prison sentences from the previous 3-5 years to 5-10 years for individual offenders [1]. Financial penalties have also been enhanced, with maximum fines for individuals set at 500,000 rupees (approximately €45,540 or $52,440) [1]. For organized exam crimes, the minimum jail term increases from 5 years to 7 years, accompanied by fines exceeding 1 million rupees [1].
The bill, which has already cleared the lower house, now awaits approval from President Droupadi Murmu to become law [1]. A key provision establishes dedicated fast-track courts to complete trials within three months of charge sheet submission [1]. Prime Minister Narendra Modi characterized the law as making the examination system "more robust," referring to those orchestrating leaks as "paper mafia" [1]. However, opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge contended that the measures remain incomplete, arguing the bill "lacks a sound system to prevent leaks" [1]. The legislation was prompted partly by the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who faced repeated exam irregularity allegations [1].