Warning about exam cheating using AI and super smart technology devices

(Dan Tri) - "The use of AI is very popular now, if not checked carefully, candidates may intentionally bring the device into the toilet."

The information was just given by Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong at the training conference on inspection and examination of the 2025 high school graduation exam on May 27 in Hanoi.

Cheating occurs among both candidates and teachers.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong said that the use of AI is very popular. During the exam, according to regulations, candidates are not allowed to bring documents into the exam area, but if the inspection is not careful, there may be cases of intentionally bringing devices into the restroom. Students leave their phones in the restroom and try to secretly use them.

"Therefore, in this year's exam, we must consider checking the toilet area in the exam site, even assigning supervisors to monitor the toilet area to prevent this. One mistake by the supervisor and one intentional action by the candidate, and the exam questions are at risk of being leaked," Mr. Thuong warned.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong (Photo: My Ha).

According to the Deputy Minister, the general requirements for the high school graduation exam this year and previous years are to organize it safely, seriously, fairly, effectively, in accordance with regulations, reduce pressure, reduce costs, ensure reliability, and ensure quality.

The Deputy Minister reiterated the viewpoint of "4 rights" and "3 no's", in which the "4 rights" are: correct regulations and exam instructions; correct and complete procedures; correct assigned positions, responsibilities and tasks; and the right time to promptly handle unusual situations and incidents;

The "3 no's" are: no negligence, subjectivity; no excessive stress and pressure; no arbitrarily handling unusual situations and incidents, which have been thoroughly implemented in the organization of the 2024 high school graduation exam and emphasized that this is still the spirit of the 2025 exam.

He also mentioned "two more things" that need to be done well in this year's exam, which are promoting the sense of responsibility and professional expertise of the steering force and the force participating in organizing the exam and promoting the self-awareness and compliance with the regulations of the candidates.

"We don't exaggerate or stress too much, but we must anticipate all possible situations. Inspectors must have a firm grasp of the regulations because there may be areas that the regulations do not cover.

When an incident occurs, the inspector must handle it immediately, not causing a media crisis and not affecting the candidates," said the Deputy Minister.

At the Conference, Colonel, Dr. Pham Long Au, Deputy Director of the Department of Technical Affairs ( Ministry of Public Security ), said that cheating can occur among both teachers and candidates.

In particular, candidates use super small devices to cheat on exams that are very difficult to detect. In particular, this year there are also smart rings with a larger size than normal rings, to store internal machinery for cheating.

For teachers, cheating often occurs through correcting test scores, raising grades, etc., to gain illegal profits.

"The use of high-tech devices by candidates to cheat or teachers to intervene to raise or change scores greatly affects transparency and poses a major challenge to the exam," said Colonel, Dr. Pham Long Au.

Colonel, Dr. Pham Long Au, Deputy Director of the Department of Technical Services (Photo: Nguyen Manh).

Inspectorate merger does not affect exams

According to Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong, testing sites must clearly assign people and tasks, leaving no gaps, with the motto of inspection going first with a preventive and deterrent nature.

Inspection work must be substantial, not formal, not superficial, everything must be conscious because just a small mistake can cause big consequences.

The Deputy Minister noted that this year the number of candidates taking the high school graduation exam increased to about 100,000 students, so the testing work must be more thorough, demanding and effective.

The merger of the Ministry of Education and Training Inspectorate with the Government Inspectorate has been carried out according to the roadmap, but the examination work is still carried out according to function.

Accordingly, the People's Committees of provinces and cities direct provincial inspectors to develop inspection plans. The Ministry of Education and Training will continue to use the inspection team until the end of the effective date, in accordance with the regulations.

Regarding the inspection work for the exam, Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Department of Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training, said that the difference this year is that the exam sites have two groups of candidates according to two exam programs (candidates of the 2018 program and candidates of the old program).

"Although there are 25,000 candidates of the old program who will take the exam, according to a survey by the Ministry of Education and Training, most of the exam sites are organized specifically for this group, so the inspection must be very careful to avoid confusion.

The inspection team must carefully study both the 2018 and 2006 regulations. Candidates taking the 2018 exam will be different from previous years because there are many subjects in the exam room, so there are many exam codes, causing difficulties for the exam invigilators," said Mr. Chuong.

Compared to last year, the number of candidates increased from 1.06 million to over 1.1 million. From April 21 to April 28, candidates began registering for the high school graduation exam, before that candidates had 4 days to register for a trial.

Candidates use the identification code information on VNEID to register online at high school, without needing to provide additional documents.

Departments of Education and Training and high schools need to guide candidates to check and cross-check exam registration information. When registering, candidates must choose a program. This is important information, serving as a basis for arranging locations, rooms, and exam questions for candidates.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/canh-bao-gian-lan-thi-cu-bang-ai-va-thiet-bi-cong-nghe-sieu-thong-minh-20250527115856812.htm