University warns of risk of forced expulsion for students who take exams and study for others

Many students involved in taking exams for others may be forced to drop out of school.

On May 24, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade issued a warning about the situation of students taking exams on behalf of others.

This warning was issued due to the fact that the school has discovered and is handling many cases of students taking attendance, studying, doing homework and taking exams for others in recent times.

"These are serious violations of the school's credit training regulations and student work regulations as well as other relevant legal regulations, causing many negative public opinions and affecting the quality of education and training in the school," said the announcement signed by the Vice Principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade.

Therefore, to prevent, guard against and strictly handle the above-mentioned acts, the school requests that functional units and students strictly implement the regulations on attendance in each class, follow the procedures for organizing final exams and tests, and compare information on the exam software, citizen identification cards, and student cards of exam takers.

When detecting signs related to the above acts of going to school and taking attendance, studying for someone else, doing homework and taking exams for someone else, lecturers and students must send information to the school for recording and handling according to regulations.

Sharing more about this warning, Master Pham Thai Son, Director of the Admissions and Communications Center of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, said that recently the school discovered nearly 20 cases related to the behavior of studying and taking exams for others. The school is still in the process of handling the case, many cases are likely to be forced to leave school.

Copying essays, projects, and graduation theses can also result in expulsion from school.

In the regulations on student behaviors that are not allowed to be done issued in 2023 by Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, there is a content related to the above behaviors. Specifically, students are not allowed to "cheat in studying, testing, and exams such as: copying, bringing documents into the exam room, asking for points; studying, taking exams, interning, or taking turns for others or asking others to study, take exams, intern, or take turns for them; copying, asking for or doing essays, projects, graduation theses for others; organizing or participating in organizing exams for others or other cheating behaviors".

The school also stipulates disciplinary measures for students who violate the rules of studying for someone else, taking exams for someone else, and taking exams for someone else. In particular, for studying for someone else, both the person who asked to study for someone else and the person who took the exam for someone else will be disciplined. For the first violation, the person who asked to study for someone else will receive a zero for that subject and be brought to the disciplinary council for punishment ranging from reprimand to warning for the entire school.

The person who studies for someone else will also be brought before the disciplinary council for handling from reprimand to warning of the whole school if they are students of the school; or coordinate with related units to bring them to the disciplinary council for handling according to regulations if they are not students of the school. If there is a second violation in the entire course, in addition to receiving a zero score for the subject, the person who studies for someone else will also be brought before the disciplinary council for handling in the form of temporary suspension from school, and a notice will be sent to the locality and family. The person who studies for someone else will also be handled similarly, in case they are not students, they can be handed over to the competent authority for handling according to the law.

In cases of taking exams or tests for someone else, or having someone else take exams for someone else; doing, having someone else do, or copying essays, projects, or graduation theses , the penalties are higher. For the first violation, students can be brought before the disciplinary council for a temporary suspension. For the second violation during the entire course , students will be forced to leave school and a notice will be sent to the locality and family.

The more severe punishment for violators in the case of organizing study, exams, and tests for others; organizing writing of essays, projects, and graduation theses for others is to force them to leave school and send a notice to the locality and family on the first violation.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/truong-dh-canh-bao-nguy-co-buoc-thoi-hoc-voi-sinh-vien-hoc-va-thi-ho-185240524095232608.htm