Fengdu Official: 8 people have violated discipline and their scores have been cancelled. Multiple people in Chongqing's public institution exams are suspected of cheating. Written exam scores | Fengdu | Joint Exam | Chongqing | Fengdu County | Netizens | Cheating | Candidates
On June 17th this year, 17 counties and districts in Chongqing held written exams for the public recruitment of public institutions. After the scores were announced, many netizens claimed online that several candidates in Fengdu County had a "cliff like" lead in written test scores compared to other candidates, suspecting cheating behavior. Afterwards, the official Weibo account of "Chongqing People's Society" confirmed to netizens in the comment section that someone cheating in Fengdu County and Nanchuan District of Chongqing has been investigated and dealt with. On the morning of August 3rd, the official website of Fengdu County People's Government released the written test results and the list of interviewees for the second time. The list showed that 8 candidates had their scores cancelled due to disciplinary violations. On the afternoon of August 3rd, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Fengdu County also confirmed to the General News reporter that there were indeed candidates who engaged in cheating behavior, and they have been handed over to the public security organs for processing.
Several high scoring candidates in Fengdu County have been questioned for cheating
Starting from June 2nd this year, 17 districts and counties including Wanzhou and Qianjiang in Chongqing have successively issued announcements to carry out public recruitment joint exams for public institutions. The announcement shows that the written test for this joint examination is initially scheduled for June 17, 2023. The public subject written test includes two subjects: "Occupational Aptitude Test" and "Comprehensive Application Ability", with a maximum score of 150 points for each subject, and requires a closed book written answer method.
In July, after the announcement of the written test results for this joint examination, several netizens posted online claiming that someone was suspected of cheating in the Chongqing public institution joint examination. The reporter noticed that the situation reported by these netizens is mainly concentrated in Fengdu County, stating that many people in the written test results announcement form of Fengdu County scored more than 140 points in the vocational test, leading other candidates in a "cliff like" manner. Some netizens claimed that the joint examination is the same set of questions, while the highest score for vocational exams in other counties and districts is over 120 points, while Fengdu County has a cluster of over 140 points. Some netizens also claimed that these high scoring candidates only scored over 80 points in the comprehensive exam, which is equivalent to failing and raises doubts.
The first published written test results in Fengdu County
Multiple candidates in Fengdu County's second published written test results have had their scores cancelled
On the official website of the People's Government of Fengdu County, it was found that on July 14th, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Fengdu County released the written test results table for the 2023 quarterly public recruitment of staff in Fengdu County. The table showed that 7 candidates scored more than 130 points in the vocational test, of which 4 candidates scored more than 140 points, with the highest score reaching 142.5 points. The difference between the 121.5 points of the first and eighth place candidates was 21 points; The comprehensive exam scores of these candidates range from 73 to 86 points.
Local confirmation confirms that the candidate did cheat and has been transferred to the public security
Regarding the doubts raised by netizens, on July 17th and 18th, the official Weibo account of "Chongqing Human Resources and Social Security" twice commented under a Weibo post by a netizen who questioned, "We will not disappoint everyone, many people are working hard for it." "There is a process of investigation and punishment, waiting for the editor's information, and no one can escape." On July 28th, "Chongqing Human Resources and Social Security" once again commented, "The person who cheated has been caught.".
On August 1st, the official Weibo account of "Chongqing Human Resources and Social Security" announced that 15 counties and districts in Chongqing, including Wanzhou and Qianjiang, can continue to organize subsequent recruitment activities through the public recruitment joint examination. Relevant work in Nanchuan and Fengdu districts and counties will be notified separately according to the situation. In the comment area, the news reporter noticed that some netizens asked whether someone was cheating in Nanchuan. "Chongqing People's News Agency" replied "Yes", and also replied to other netizens that "the investigation in Fengdu was very awesome", "it was committed by a team", "the technology was advanced and the technique was old-fashioned".
A candidate from Nanchuan District, Chongqing, told reporters that currently, Nanchuan District has not released all the scores of the candidates. He can only check his own scores and is not sure if there are high scores. As he did not enter the interview, he did not pay much attention to the written test results, and has not heard of any cheating in this exam in Nanchuan District. However, he believes that "a score of 140 in the vocational test is basically impossible."
The message shows that work related to Nanchuan and Fengdu will be notified separately
On August 3rd, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Fengdu County issued the second public announcement on the written test results and list of candidates for the second quarter of 2023 public recruitment of staff in Fengdu County's public institutions. In the announcement, a total of 8 candidates had their scores cancelled due to disciplinary violations. Among them, the scores of the aforementioned 7 candidates with a score of 130 or above are all marked as "disciplinary violations resulting in cancelled scores"; In addition, one candidate with a vocational test score of 27, a comprehensive application score of 40, and a total score of 67 has also had their scores cancelled.
The reporter contacted the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Fengdu County, and a staff member confirmed that there were indeed candidates cheating. The public security organs are currently handling it, but have not received any relevant notice. She provided the reporter with a phone number for the examination center, stating that the written test is handled by the center. After the reporter called, a staff member said that the new announcement had been sent out, and several cheating candidates had also been handed over to the public security department for processing. Regarding the number of people who cheated, he said, "The number of people in the announcement is just a few."
Chongqing People's Society replied to netizens in the comment section
The reporter also contacted the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Nanchuan District, and a staff member said that the interview announcement for this public institution needs to pay attention to the official website. The talent department responsible for this matter has been busy lately, and the results will be posted online as soon as possible. She said she is not very clear about the reasons for the delay and the rumor of cheating online, and needs to contact the talent department. The reporter called based on the talent department phone number she provided, but there was no answer.
