What happened
The candidate, first in both the April and July rounds with 397.5 out of 400 and one wrong answer out of 160 questions, admitted through his lawyer to photographing questions with a miniature camera and sending them to AI, Seoul police said.
Why it matters
His score and rank, once held up as exceptional, are now the center of a police case built on his own written confession, with investigators assigned to the file.
What to watch
The annual college entrance test, the Suneung, is due to take place on Nov. 19, and the presidential office said a meeting on response measures would be held that afternoon.
WHO IT HITSThe case lands on exam authorities and test supervisors, who now face questions about how AI and miniature cameras get past proctoring, and on candidates whose results may be reviewed under stricter scrutiny.
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The investigation follows a pattern of concern traced across several recent episodes. The Human Resources Development Service of Korea, which administers the tax accountant exam, said two supervisors were present when the candidate sat the test, and it separately reported that an AI inspector caught a test taker wearing smart glasses during a gas engineer certification exam last month. In October, the government announced plans to file criminal complaints against students caught using such devices in the national university entrance exam. With the annual college entrance test, the Suneung, due on Nov. 19, the presidential office said it was treating the issue seriously, and chief of staff Lim Kwang-hyun told reporters a meeting on response measures would be held that afternoon, chaired by the presidential chief of staff for policy. The candidate said he had struggled financially after leaving his job to start a business, and his lawyer said further details would not be disclosed over concerns other cheaters could copy the method.
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