Several police departments last year probed nearly 30 cases involving more than 30 suspects caught using hidden telecommunication equipment during the exams. About 9.5 million students are expected to take the exam this year.
Colleges and universities in Shandong, Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces, started to shield mobile phone signals at exam halls last year, and several other schools are planning the same move this year, even though some experts claim the scrambling devices may have unhealthy side effects.
Last year, approximately 1,700 students across the country were "disciplined" for cheating and will never be allowed to enrol in colleges or universities. All the student-hopefuls will be required to sign a paper promising not to cheat in the exams, the Ministry's senior official in charge of students for higher-learning institutions, Lin Huiqing said.
The ministry is also starting a database from this year that will contain "credibility records" of exam takers in China, Xinhua news agency reported.
Police will also be on guard to ensure smooth conduct of the exams which take place on June 7 and 8.
Passing the college entrance exams is the only way for Chinese youth to gain access to higher education. The institutions of higher learning in China plan to enroll 5.3 million students this year, which means only one in every four test-takers will eventually be eligible for college enrolment.
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