Chungcheongnam-do Office of Education will begin detecting smart glasses cheating starting from this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)

The South Chungcheong Office of Education announced on the 4th that it will begin detecting cheating using artificial intelligence (AI) smart glasses starting with the 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), which will be held on the 19th.

The South Chungcheong Office of Education plans to provide detection equipment at CSAT test centers and deploy professional personnel trained to determine whether smart glasses are worn.

This measure is in response to the recent confirmation of a series of cases of cheating using smart glasses not only in TOEIC and various qualification tests, but also in college entrance essays and middle and high school grades.

To this end, the South Chungcheong Office of Education held a council meeting with related departments and discussed ways to prevent cheating using smart glasses and standards for judgment.

Starting with this year's College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), we plan to expand inspections to various selection tests such as elementary and middle school teacher employment tests and local public servant and educational civil servant recruitment tests.

We will also cooperate with related organizations such as the National Police Agency to strengthen the test management system.

Lee Byeong-do, Superintendent of South Chungcheong Province of Education, said, “Information sharing between departments is necessary to prevent cheating using smart glasses not only in the CSAT but also in various selection tests.”