15 candidates violated the regulations, 10 were suspended from the Literature exam this morning, June 26.
A quick report from localities to the Ministry of Education and Training showed that during the Literature exam, 15 candidates violated the regulations, of which 10 were suspended from the exam. The number of absent candidates was 7,210.
According to information from the Ministry of Education and Training, in the Literature exam this morning, 15 candidates violated the exam regulations and were disciplined. Of these, 2 candidates were reprimanded, 1 was warned, and 10 were suspended from the exam.

Eight candidates were suspended from the exam for bringing cell phones into the exam room, and two were suspended for using documents. This is the highest level of punishment in the exam disciplinary form, according to which, the candidates will receive a score of 0 on the Literature exam and will not be allowed to continue taking the remaining exams.
Statistics compiled by the Ministry of Education and Training also show that in the Literature exam, the whole country had more than 1.15 million candidates registered to take the exam, of which more than 1.13 million students registered to take the exam under the 2018 program and more than 19,000 students registered to take the exam under the 2006 program.
The number of candidates taking the exam was over 1.14 million, reaching a rate of 99.37% (the rate of candidates taking the exam under the new program was 99.52%, and that of candidates taking the exam under the old program was 90.65%).
The number of absent candidates in the Literature exam was 7,210.
The Literature exam was assessed by candidates as being suitable and novel, helping students demonstrate their thinking ability and personal views.
This afternoon, candidates will take the Math test in the form of a multiple-choice test, with a duration of 90 minutes./.