According to the ninth amendment¹ to the Criminal Law that took effect on Nov 1, cheating in national examinations, such as the national college entrance examination and national postgraduate² entrance examination, is criminal behavior, which can result in a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment³ if it is a serious violation⁴.

根据11月1日开始施行的《刑法修正案（9）》，在国家级考试如高考和全国研究生入学考试中作弊是犯罪行为，情节严重的最高可处七年有期徒刑。

 

“作弊入刑”（make cheating in national exams a crime）后，今年被称为“最严”考试年。《刑法修正案（九）》明确组织作弊（organize cheating）、提供作弊器材（provide equipment or help for cheating）、非法出售或提供试题答案（illegally sell exam questions and answers）、代考替考（take tests for somebody else）等4类行为最高可判处七年有期徒刑（a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment）。