Armed escort and dedicated guards... Unveiling the extraordinary "journey" of the college entrance examination paper. Hours | College Entrance Examination | Guard
The annual college entrance examination kicked off on June 7th. When candidates sit in the examination room and receive the test paper handed over by the invigilator, have they ever been curious about what extraordinary "journey" such a crucial test paper went through before it was finally delivered to them?
Proposition, printing, transportation, storage... Behind each link lies the hard work of the participants, as well as the special technological power that enables each college entrance examination paper to be delivered to the hands of the candidates without fail.
The proponent of "mystery"
About two months before the college entrance examination, the examiners will start selecting candidates, usually composed of university and middle school teachers. This process is called "entrance examination". The relevant departments will conduct a comprehensive review of the selected proposers, strengthen confidentiality education, and sign confidentiality agreements.
During the college entrance examination, the examiners are not allowed to use any communication devices and can only contact the outside world through fixed telephone, and the conversation content will be monitored throughout the process. Even if the proposer luckily brings communication devices into the proposition venue, the signal blocking devices installed everywhere in the venue will still prevent the normal use of mobile phones and other devices.
After the preliminary formation of the college entrance examination paper, it still needs to go through repeated experiments and checks by experts until all opinions are unified and there are no longer any differences, and the college entrance examination paper is finally considered completed. In this process, the proposer not only needs to rack their brains during the proposition process, but also needs to compare the completed questions with the exercises in the exercise books on the market to prevent duplicate questions.
After the proposition work is completed, the proposer still cannot leave the proposition venue, but must wait until the end of the college entrance examination. Only when all candidates leave the examination room can they leave. Even if they leave, according to regulations, staff members who participate in the proposition cannot participate in the writing and publication of college entrance examination related coaching books and materials for a certain period of time without the permission of the examination authority.
Printing unit garbage and sewage are strictly controlled
During the college entrance examination season, news about the printing of college entrance examination papers in prisons always arouses everyone's curiosity, and this is not unfounded. Units that can print college entrance examination papers must have the qualification to print first-class national secret carriers jointly issued by the Ministry of Education and the National Security Bureau, and prisons are indeed among them. In the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Confidentiality Management of National Unified Examinations", it is clearly stated that "prison printing factories that meet the confidentiality conditions for printing examination papers after examination can be issued a limited license scope" National Secret Carrier Reproduction License ", and the license scope column should indicate the words" limited to printing examination papers ". Therefore, as long as certain conditions are met, prisons can become printing units for college entrance examination papers.".
In addition to prisons, the units responsible for printing the college entrance examination papers generally carry out fully enclosed management one month before the exam. Each workshop is equipped with complete access control, monitoring, and anti-theft systems, and security personnel are on duty 24 hours a day. Even the sewage system is equipped with protective nets.
Workers who directly come into contact with test papers must also undergo closed management. The level of management rigor is almost the same as that of the proposer. To prevent missing questions, all the garbage they generate must be crushed before being transported out of the printing unit. Similarly, they can only regain their "freedom" after the end of the college entrance examination.
Real time monitoring of transportation process
After the printing of the college entrance examination paper is completed, it needs to be transported to various examination points in different regions. As the only mobile link, the transportation process is the key to ensuring the safety of the college entrance examination paper.
If classified by confidentiality level, the college entrance examination paper belongs to the highest level of "top secret". Therefore, the packaged college entrance examination papers are usually escorted by a special service convoy, which includes staff from the examination center as well as local public security and armed police officers and soldiers.
The itinerary of the special service fleet was planned before departure, and all vehicles were equipped with satellite positioning devices. Once the vehicles deviated from the established route, remote monitoring personnel could immediately respond. At the same time, cameras are installed in the inner and outer corners of each vehicle to monitor the situation in real time. All data will be transmitted to the command center in real time, and dedicated personnel will remotely monitor the transportation process through video. At the same time, the complete monitoring video of the entire process will also be archived for review in case of problems and to identify possible omissions.
"The person guarding the test paper" and "eating and living together" on the test paper
After arriving at various examination points, the college entrance examination papers will be stored in a dedicated test paper confidentiality room, and the construction of the confidentiality room also has strict requirements. According to relevant regulations, the test paper confidentiality room must be located on the second floor or above of the building. The room must be a suite of steel-concrete or brick concrete structures, with anti-theft, fire prevention, moisture-proof, and rodent proof functions, equipped with iron doors, windows, and cabinets. The number of iron cabinets must meet the requirements for storing all test papers in different departments. The outer room of the suite is used for the living and living of duty personnel, while the inner room is used for storing test papers. An anti-theft door must be installed between the inner and outer rooms.
In the exam confidentiality room, there is a group of "examiners" who share the same food and accommodation as the college entrance examination papers. Different "test takers" will take turns changing positions, whether it is eating, washing, or using the toilet. The test papers cannot be left for 24 hours without the personnel guarding them. In addition to being closely guarded by the "file keeper", electronic monitoring and infrared alarm devices are also installed inside and outside the confidential room. The infrared alarm device is connected to the 110 system, and once the alarm is triggered, relevant personnel can rush to the scene as quickly as possible.
To enter the test paper confidentiality room, you usually need to pass through at least three doors. Different keys are used between different doors and stored in different hands. That is to say, to enter the test paper confidentiality room, at least three people must be present at the same time. It is precisely the safety measures that ensure every step is leak free that ultimately ensure the fairness of the college entrance examination.
