(a)     Unfairmean practice is an activity that allows a candidate to gain an unfair advantage over other candidates.  It includes, but not limited to:

-   having in possession papers, books, notes, electronic devices or any other material or information relevant to the examination in the paper concerned;

-   paying someone to write examination (impersonation) or prepare material;

-   breaching examination rules;

-   assisting another candidate to engage in malpractice;

-   giving or receiving assistance directly or indirectly of any kind or attempting to do so;

-   writing questions or answers on any material other than the answer sheet given by the Centre Superintendent for writing answers;

-   tearing of Answer Sheet, any page of the test booklet, etc.;

-   contacting or communicating or trying to do so with any person, other than the Examination Staff, during the examination time in the examination centre;

-   taking away the answer sheet out of the examination hall/room;

-   smuggling out Question Paper or its part or smuggling out answer sheet or part thereof;

-   threatening any of the officials connected with the conduct of the examinations or threatening any of the candidates;and

-   using or attempting to use any other undesirable method or means in connection with the examination.

(b)     PUNISHMENT FOR USING UNFAIRMEANS              PRACTICE

    During the course of examination or later on, if a candidate is found indulged in any of the above practice, shall be deemed to have used unfair practices at examination and marked as UNFAIRMEANS (U.F.M.). Such candidates would be debarred from taking this examination permanently in future and shall also be liable for criminal action and /or any other action as deem fit by the Board.

(c)     Candidates should ensure before leaving the Examination Hall that they have handed over the Answer Sheet to the invigilators on duty and that they  have signed on the Attendance Sheet second time. In case the candidate does not hand over the Answer Sheet and takes away the same with him/her, this shall amount to use of unfair means practices and accordingly his/her case shall be dealt with.

(d)     The candidate will check and ensure that the Test-Booklet contain as many number of pages as are written on the top of the cover page.

(xvii)  INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

         Parents/Guardians are advised to ensure that their ward should not indulge in unfairmeans activities/malpractices which breaches the examination rules.  If any candidate is found to be indulged in any such activity he/she shall be debarred from taking this examination permanently in future and shall also be liable for criminal action and/or any other action deem fit by the Board.