No fitness trackers, smart watches: More Chinese universities ban high-tech wearables in exam halls

Multiple Chinese universities are intensifying exam security by prohibiting high-tech wearables, including smart watches, wireless earbuds, and fitness trackers, from examination halls. This crackdown follows an increase in students caught using these devices to cheat.

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Universities have explicitly forbidden candidates from bringing any electronic devices with communication, storage, scanning, or transmission capabilities into testing venues. South China Agricultural University, for instance, reported multiple cases of students attempting to cheat with smart glasses and other electronic devices. Punishments for violations range from a zero score for the subject to demerits that restrict academic awards and party membership, or even more severe disciplinary actions.

To bolster supervision, institutions are deploying artificial intelligence-powered proctoring systems. These systems monitor exam halls in real-time, flagging suspicious behaviors such as carrying unidentified objects or passing items. Other universities, like Xuchang University and Hubei University of Technology, have also reported incidents of students using electronic devices to access exam materials or transmit answers, leading to disciplinary measures.

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Zhongnan University of Economics and Law specifically warned students against using smart glasses, classifying them as prohibited information-transmitting equipment. These stricter measures align with warnings from education authorities about the misuse of smart devices during examinations. Under Ministry of Education regulations, bringing devices capable of sending or receiving information into an exam venue constitutes misconduct.

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