New Delhi, July 24 -- Amid raging student protests over alleged examination irregularities, the government is set to strengthen its anti-paper leak law. Amendments to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, to be introduced in parliament on Monday, will propose hefty fines and bring state-level public examinations within its ambit, a senior government functionary said.

The proposed amendments, approved by the Union cabinet on Friday, come amid renewed concerns over examination integrity following the controversy surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) paper leak and mounting demands for stronger safeguards against organized examination fraud.

According to the government functionary, the a...