When taking the civil-service exam (考公), the graduate-school entrance exam (考研), a driving test or a professional qualification exam, don't take an exam for someone else or hire someone to take it for you, don't buy or sell answers, and don't help organize cheating
- High value
- Evidence A
- Keeps you free
- Free
- Takes minutes
- Some willpower
In plain words
Taking an exam in someone else's place, or hiring someone to take it for you, is a crime that can bring criminal detention (拘役) and a fine, and a person who became a civil servant through a substitute is dismissed from public office. Organizing cheating or selling answers brings up to 7 years at the heaviest. Driving tests count too: a driving school owner who organized students to cheat was sentenced. Where it falls short of a crime, the score is voided, and you may also be barred from sitting exams, or from retaking the exam for one year.
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Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 9, tip 29. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer