Under what circumstances can a student be suspended from taking the national high school graduation exam?

Candidates will be disqualified from enrolling in schools that same year and banned from taking the exam for the following two years if they commit any of the following offenses: Falsifying documents to receive preferential treatment or incentives, using illegal diplomas or certificates, etc.

According to regulations from the Ministry of Education and Training, any violation of exam rules will be recorded, subject to disciplinary action, and the candidate will be notified.

Deputy Head Bui Van Ga inspects the 2014 exam. Photo: HT.

Reprimand if the offense is committed once.

A reprimand will be applied to candidates who commit a single offense: looking at another candidate's paper or exchanging papers with another candidate. This form of disciplinary action will be decided by the invigilator and recorded in the minutes.

Candidates will be warned if they commit any of the following offenses: Having already received a reprimand but continuing to violate exam regulations at the reprimand level during the same exam; Exchanging answer sheets or scratch paper with other candidates; Copying another candidate's work or allowing another candidate to copy their work.

The disciplinary action of a warning is decided by the invigilator and recorded in the minutes, along with any evidence (if applicable).

Cases where students are suspended from the exam.

Candidates will be suspended from the exam if they commit any of the following offenses: Having already received a warning but continuing to violate exam regulations at the reprimand or warning level during the same exam; Bringing unauthorized items into the exam room; Taking the exam questions out of the exam room or receiving answers from outside the exam room; Writing or drawing on their answer sheet content unrelated to the exam; Engaging in aggressive behavior, threatening exam officials, or threatening other candidates.

The invigilator in the examination room will draw up a report, collect any evidence (if any), and report to the Head of the Examination Center to decide on the form of suspension from the exam. If the Head of the Examination Center disagrees, they will report to the Head of the Examination Supervision Committee for a decision.

Candidates who are suspended from the exam must submit their exam paper, question paper, and scratch paper to the invigilator, leave the examination room immediately after the decision is made, and may only leave the examination area after two-thirds of the exam time for that subject has elapsed.

50% of points will be deducted if your paper is marked down.

Candidates who receive a reprimand during an exam will have 25% of their total score for that subject deducted. Candidates who receive a warning during an exam will have 50% of their total score for that subject deducted. Exams with markings discovered during grading will have 50% of their total score deducted. Candidates who are suspended from an exam will receive a score of 0 (zero) for that subject.

The exam received a score of 0.

A score of 0 will be given for exams copied from materials brought into the examination room without permission; two exams in one subject; exams with handwriting from two or more people; and parts of the exam written on scrap paper or paper that does not meet regulations.

The exam results will be canceled for candidates who receive a score of 0 (zero) on two or more exams due to violations such as: writing or drawing irrelevant content on the exam paper; having someone else take the exam or complete the exam on their behalf in any form; making corrections or additions to the exam after submission; or using someone else's work to submit.

Falsifying documents will result in disqualification from enrollment.

Candidates who commit any of the following offenses will be disqualified from enrolling in schools in the same year and from participating in the exam for the following two years: Falsifying documents to receive preferential treatment or incentives; using illegal diplomas or certificates; having someone else take the exam or complete the test on their behalf in any form; engaging in disruptive or destructive behavior during the exam; assaulting officials or other candidates; using illegal exam result certificates; or having evidence of violating exam regulations.

For violations with criminal implications, the education management agency will compile a file and send it to the competent authority for consideration of criminal prosecution in accordance with regulations. For other violations, disciplinary action will be taken depending on the nature and severity of the violation.

According to VNE