Does your university have rf jamming devices?

Math and English: what are the three core subjects on which have boards, the 9.5 million candidates of the entrance exam for universities, which plays the role of BA in most countries.

But the review, deemed particularly stressful and selective – typically only 60% of candidates receive a diploma and a grade determines entry into a reputable university or otherwise – has also been a learning point for highly organized group of cheaters; six of them were arrested just before the start of the tests, the news reports.

With radio frequency transmitters, the cheaters had to blow out the correct answers to candidates who sought their services. They are monetizing this “service” for a hefty fee, according to police reports, and had already pocketed accomplices from interested candidates.

SUB-GIFTED HIGH-TECH

The press regularly reports to the evolution of cheating techniques, reports today’s paper. Glasses with headphones, watches can receive messages …: Arsenal cheats gladly takes advantage of advances in electronics and miniaturization to use to do well on the exams.

The authorities have taken drastic measures this year to track down cheaters to preserve the reputation of a diploma as one of the few prizes of upward social mobility. Some examination rooms have been equipped with metal detectors and radio jamming devices, while in the province in the Northwest, hit last year by a scandal over cheating, 3000 police were mobilized for monitoring of future graduates.

Last year, thirty-four people were arrested in the province for providing equipment to cheat candidates. Gadgets worthy of the film The Sub-Gifted ranged from gum hiding an LCD to the headset, via a rule incorporating a screen connected to the Web.

But if the high-tech cheating worries the authorities, the number of candidates involved remains low. Each year, suspicions of corruption are also testing centers, but the number of establishments involved is impossible to quantify.