Exam Cheating

Government Successfully Made Exams Cheating-Free In UP: Yogi Adityanath

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday September 2, 2019

"Around five lakh students skipped exams after the government restrictions on the use of unfair means. During probe it was found that the sole aim of these examinees was to get admission through foul means," Yogi Adityanath said.

Mathura Administration Prepared To Discourage Cheating During UP Board Exams

Education | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 2, 2019

All preparations have been made, including measures to tackle the notorious cheating mafia, ahead of the UP board exams that will begin on February 7.

CBSE To Issue 'Instruction Module' To Deter Students From Cheating

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 18, 2019

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be issuing an 'instruction module' to all schools to deter students from cheating, a senior Board official said on Friday.

Uttar Pradesh Government Gears Up To Check Cheating In State Board Exams

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday December 10, 2018

A new software has been designed and a four-step process initiated to check the menace of copying in the Uttar Pradesh board exams which are beginning from February 7.

49 Arrested For Using Sealant To Bypass Biometric Attendance In UP Test

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 19, 2018

Making innovative use of a popular multi-purpose sealant, a recently busted syndicate hoodwinked the biometric attendance system at the Uttar Pradesh Police constable recruitment examination, but in the process sealed its own fate.

Singapore Tutor Used Skin-Coloured Earphones To Help Students Cheat

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 18, 2018

A Singaporean tutor has pleaded guilty to helping six Chinese students cheat in school exams in a "highly sophisticated" operation using video calling and skin-coloured earphones, court documents seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed.

Ban On Shoes, Bihar Students Wear Slippers To Write Class 10 Exams

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Thursday February 22, 2018

Over 17 lakh candidates, most of them wearing slippers or flip flops, appeared for the Class 10 board examination that began on Wednesday at more than 1200 centres across Bihar.

After Student Asked To Remove Bra For Medical Exam NEET, Teachers Removed

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 9, 2017

Four teachers in Kerala have been removed by a school where a student said she was made to remove her bra in public over exam cheating fears, minutes before sitting a crucial test.

Uttar Pradesh Board Exam 2017: Government To Go After 'Cheating Mafia'

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 4, 2017

Aiming to curb the activities of "cheating mafia", the Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has directed officials to blacklist centres where mass copying takes place and register FIRs in this regard.

Seven Students Caught Cheating In Under-construction Building In Jharkhand State Board Exam

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Friday March 3, 2017

In a shocking example of malpractices in examination, raiding team of Education Department in Jharkhand caught seven students writing exams in an under-construction house a few hundred metres away from their designated exam centres.

Over 1,200 Cases Of Cheating In Government Recruitment Tests, Lok Sabha Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 3, 2016

Over 1,200 cases of use of unfair means in recruitment tests for government jobs conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) have been reported in the past three years, the government informed the Lok Sabha today.

'Never Wanted To Top,' Says Arrested School Girl Ruby Rai To Cops

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday June 27, 2016

The arrest of schoolgirl Ruby Rai in Bihar for allegedly cheating during Class 12 exams - which she topped - has divided the government, with some asking why the 17-year-old has been punished while her parents are free.

In China, Cheating On An Exam Will Get Students Detention - In Prison

World News | Max Bearak, The Washington Post | Thursday June 9, 2016

More than 9.4 million Chinese students just sat for annual college entrance exams known as gaokao. The stakes are incredibly high, as admissions are largely based on exam scores. A high scorer streamlines his or her path toward a better education and better jobs - a low scorer may be destined for the opposite, made worse by shame.

China Uses SWAT Teams To Crack Down On College Exam Cheats

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 9, 2016

From sending SWAT teams into exam centres to arresting rule-breakers, China's public security authorities have been cracking down hard on college entrance examination cheaters who could face jail if caught.

Strict Measures Against Cheating In Class 10 Exams In Bihar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 11, 2016

The Bihar School Examination Board is employing strict measures against cheating, including CCTV cameras and prohibitory orders against 'unlawful assembly', in conducting class 10 exams that started today.