South Korea’s Education Ministry said examinees who use AI smart glasses to cheat on the College Scholastic Ability Test could face criminal charges, not only exam sanctions. Officials said such conduct may be treated as deliberate interference with the operation of a national examination and referred under allegations including obstruction of official duties or business. The ministry is also pursuing a revision of the Higher Education Act that would extend the current suspension of CSAT eligibility from one year to three years, while recommending similar measures for university entrance exams.

Each test center is expected to have a staff member assigned to identify smart glasses, supported by an emergency communication system linking supervisors with education offices and the ministry.