While Jharkhand passed a law to penalise cheaters on Friday, other states that have adopted similar measures since last year include Uttarakhand, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.
They were caught when the exam supervisor, Harish Kumar, observed that the particulars of the proxy candidates didn’t match with the original candidates.
In recent years Unisa has noted an uptick in cheating cases, with the 2020 move to online exams triggering a spike but the university is struggling to get a grip on various issues related to cheating.