Reuters reports some Chinese students looking to secure a coveted spot in the highly competitive higher education system in China have gone to new lengths to cheat on their university entrance exams in order to capture their spot, landing some in the hospital as a result.
Universities have gone to great lengths including installing video cameras and mobile phone and radio blocking technologies in an effort to thwart those who would cheat on their entrance exams leading some students to go to extraordinary lengths, landing some in the hospital, in order to be accepted in to higher education. Every year in China 9.5 million students compete for only 2.6 million university vacancies leading to stiff competition among eager college hopefuls.
One student attempted to sneak an earphone in that was so small it slipped in to his ear canal and perforated the eardrum. Another student had to have an earpiece surgically removed after it became lodged in his ear; a third had to undergo surgery to repair a hole in his abdomen after the device he was wearing exploded.
Cheating at universities has been on the rise in recent years as students increasingly utilize technology to accomplish the task. Colleges have had to adapt their testing standards to meet the new challenges.
