According to the ninth amendment to the Criminal Law that took effect on Nov 1, cheating in national examinations, such as the national college entrance examination and national postgraduate entrance examination, is criminal behavior, which can result in a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment if it is a serious violation.

根据11月1日开始施行的《刑法修正案（9）》，在国家级考试如高考和全国研究生入学考试中作弊是犯罪行为，情节严重的最高可处七年有期徒刑。

“作弊入刑”（make cheating in national exams a crime）后，今年被称为“最严”考试年。《刑法修正案（九）》明确组织作弊（organize cheating）、提供作弊器材（provide equipment or help for cheating）、非法出售或提供试题答案（illegally sell exam questions and answers）、代考替考（take tests for somebody else）等4类行为最高可判处七年有期徒刑（a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment）。