China to use drones to stop cheating during exams

12 June 2015 10:16 AM

Education authorities in China on Sunday, June 7, 2015 used a drone in two testing centers in Luoyang, China for National College Entrance Exams.

The Chinese are using the latest in technology advancement to battle exam malpractice.

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The drone is described as having six propellers, and can fly as high as 1,600 feet. It was used to search out signals sent to devices that were snuck into the exam centre.

The National College Entrance Exams are used to place students in colleges. The issue of cheating has been on the rise with students hiring people to take the exams for them and using wireless devices.

23 students have been arrested since May for exam malpractice. 9.5 million students take the tests every year.