About 2,440 Chinese students in a national exam were caught cheating with a high-tech cheating gear. Information from state media revealed that invigilators detected abnormal radio signals that were being used to transmit the answers in code to candidates, who wore wireless ear pieces or placed "electronic erasers" on their desks.
Some 25,000 students took the exam to become licensed pharmacists
in the northwestern city of Xian on October 18 and 19. The test took place in seven separate locations.
The organizers of the scam sent fake candidates to take the test, who quickly left after memorizing the questions. They then broadcast the correct answers to candidates, who had paid $330 for the service.
Jiang Xueqin, a Beijing-based education consultant, said that China's high-stakes, exam-focused educational system had led to a culture of cheating.
Test centers for China's notoriously competitive university entrance exam use metal detectors to stop cheating devices, with security often tighter than at airports, he added. In 2012, when authorities tried to stop cheats in the city of Zhongxiang in Hubei, a riot broke out involving parents angry that their children were being singled out when everyone was cheating.
Du Fangshuai, head of the provincial examination department insist that defaulters will not partake in the exams for the next 2 years
Some 25,000 students took the exam to become licensed pharmacists
in the northwestern city of Xian on October 18 and 19. The test took place in seven separate locations.
The organizers of the scam sent fake candidates to take the test, who quickly left after memorizing the questions. They then broadcast the correct answers to candidates, who had paid $330 for the service.
Jiang Xueqin, a Beijing-based education consultant, said that China's high-stakes, exam-focused educational system had led to a culture of cheating.
Test centers for China's notoriously competitive university entrance exam use metal detectors to stop cheating devices, with security often tighter than at airports, he added. In 2012, when authorities tried to stop cheats in the city of Zhongxiang in Hubei, a riot broke out involving parents angry that their children were being singled out when everyone was cheating.
Du Fangshuai, head of the provincial examination department insist that defaulters will not partake in the exams for the next 2 years
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