“China’s Most Stubborn Man” Has Been Trying to Get into Prestigious University for 16 Years
A 36-year-old man has become known as “China’s most stubborn man” after taking the national college admission exam 16 consecutive years in an attempt to get accepted to the prestigious Tsinghua University. Tang Shangjun took the gaokao, China’s notoriously difficult college admission exam, in 2009. He scored a mediocre 372 points out of 750, much […]
People Climb School Wall to Pass Students Cheat Sheets During Exam in Massive Cheating Scandal
Friends and family of Class 10 students taking an important exam at a school in Haryana, India were filmed climbing the back wall of the building to pass cheat sheets to their loved ones. The Chandrawati School in Haryana’s Nuh district recently found itself at the center of a massive exam cheating scandal after viral […]
Man Impersonates Police Officer to Help Sister Cheat on Exam
An Indian man was arrested for wearing a police uniform and impersonating a police officer to help his sister cheat on her 12th standard exam. The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams, a pivotal moment for students across India’s Maharashtra state began on February 21, and we already have a viral cheating scandal. A 24-year-old man […]
“Career Exam Takers” Repeatedly Ace University Entrance Exam for Profit
A so-called ‘career exam taker’ in China was investigated by authorities for allegedly acing the world’s toughest university admittance exam three years in a row and reportedly earning $300,000. The Gaokao is a notoriously difficult university entrance exam that many Chinese spend years, sometimes decades to pass. The King of Gaokao, for example, has been […]
Would-Be Teachers Use Bluetooth-Connected Flip-Flops to Cheat on Exam
Over two dozen people taking a national exam that could lead to a career in teaching were caught cheating Bluetooth-enabled flip flops to get an edge over the stiff competition. Cheating has always been a big problem in India, especially during potentially life-changing exams. I remember watching surreal scenes of people climbing the walls of […]
College Allegedly Makes Students Wear Cardboard Boxes on Heads to Prevent Cheating
A private college in the Indian state of Karnataka has sparked controversy after photos of its students wearing cardboard boxes during a chemistry exam went viral on social media. After photos of the students wearing cardboard boxes on their heads to prevent cheating started doing the rounds online, regional officials in Karnataka rushed to Bhagat […]
Chinese School Creates “Grade Bank” That Lets Students Borrow Grades to Pass Exams
In an effort to ease the intense pressure that its students face in China’s notoriously rigid exam-based education system, a school in Nanjing has created a “grade bank” that lets students “borrow” grades so that they can pass exams, and then repay them in subsequent tests. Oh man, I wish we had something like this when I […]