Nature of Malpractices

    Punishments

Possession of a manuscript or literature in the examination hall by a candidate, not relating to the subject or examination.

A severe warning be given by the Chief Superintendent of the Center.

Possession of a manuscript or literature in the examination hall relating to the subject of examination by a candidate.  

To be sent out of the examination hall and not to be admitted on subsequent days.

Copying from manuscript, books or notes or from answer of a neighbor

To be sent out of the examination hall and debarred from taking two examination including the one in which he/she commits the malpractice.

Communicating in the examination hall by gestures and conversation with the intention of committing malpractice.   

To be sent out of the examination hall and not to be allowed to take the examination or subsequent days and debarred from that examination.

Serious misbehavior on the part of the candidate in the examination hall or in the examination center.   

The candidate shall be sent our of the examination hall or shall not be admitted to the examination hall on that day, and should not be admitted or the subsequent days of the examination.

Manhandling or resorting to any other kind of violence on the part of the candidate with any of the staff connected with examination at the examination center.

Such a candidate be debarred from taking examination for three years, i.e., six examinations including the one in which he/she resorts to manhandling of the staff.

Tampering with the entry of the date of Birth, Name, Marks etc. in the S.S.L.C. or other certificate issued by the Board. 

Withdrawing the Certificate for two years or to recommend disciplinary action against the candidate to the concerned authority, if he is employed or admitted to an educational institution.

Impersonation at the Examination.  

Such a candidate on whose behalf impersonation is made may be debarred from taking the examination for THREE years i.e., SIX examinations. The Chief Superintendent of the concerned center should lodge a Police complaint against the person who impersonates.

Attaching currency note/notes in the answer books. 

Such a candidate be debarred for one examination i.e., the one he/she has taken.

Tampering with the answer books of the other candidates in the examination hall.

Such candidates be debarred for TWO examinations including the one in which he/she commits this malpractice.

Furnishing false information in the application from etc.

Rejection of the candidature, if found, before/at the time of examination. If found after the examination, action will be taken according to Rules 18, 19 and 20.

Attempts to send out or take our of the examination room blank answer books or additional sheets or question papers and to receive the answer books or sheets from outside the examination room with the object of inserting them in the candidate's answer book.   

Such candidates should be sent out immediately and not allowed to take the examination on subsequent days. He/she should be debarred from taking two examinations including the one in which he/she commits the malpractice.

Appealing and promising to offer illegal gratification to Examiners.

Such candidates should be debarred for one examination i.e., the examination the candidate has appeared.

Tampering with the entries in the record attached to the applications for admission to the S.S.L.C. and other Public Examinations conducted by the Office or the Secondary Education Examination Board.

Such candidates should be debarred from taking TWO examinations including the one to which the candidate sought admission by producing records containing entries tempered with and attached to the applications for admission to the S.S.L.C and other Public Examinations conducted by the Secondary Education Examination Board.