Roya News | Ministry investigates exam leak after 800 people caught cheating

Students shared exam questions on social media, which was termed as cheating since the exam had already started when the images surfaced. Officials arrested and referred the culprits to the disciplinary board.

Another source confirmed that an investigation was underway to uncover further details.

Since the start of the exam cycle, more than 800 students have been caught using their phones to cheat, earning them a two-cycle ban.

Students continued to take the Tawjihi exams, including in various streams such as scientific, industrial and home economics.

According to the ministry’s schedule, science and industry students took the biology test, while arts and sharia students took the second Arabic language test. Hospitality and tourism students took their second food production exam.

The length of the exams varied, with science, arts and Sharia exams lasting two hours, while industrial, home economics and hotel exams lasting one and a half hours.

The Ministry of Education has revealed that no leaks took place during Saturday’s biology exam.