South Korean education authorities will require every test taker to remove their glasses for inspection before the College Scholastic Ability Test begins, adding eyewear to pre-exam checks intended to detect AI-enabled smart glasses. The procedure takes effect this year, according to the Busan Ilbo.
During identity and belongings checks, students must place their glasses on the desk alongside their admission ticket, identification and watch. Proctors will visually examine the frame shape, look for a built-in camera and check for charging ports or other features associated with smart devices.
- Inspection timing
- Before the examination begins
- Items checked
- Frame shape, possible cameras and charging ports
- Penalty for wearing AI glasses
- The current test may be invalidated and next year’s eligibility revoked
Officials chose a pre-exam inspection because cameras and components can be concealed inside thick frames. Asking students to remove glasses after testing has begun could lead to disputes, disrupt the room or prompt complaints that a proctor’s attention interfered with concentration.
Device rules carry two-year consequences
Wearing AI glasses in the examination room is treated as use of the device. A student found wearing them may have that year’s test invalidated and lose eligibility to take the exam the following year. Refusing a proctor’s request to inspect a suspected smart device can bring the same sanctions.
The Education Ministry also plans to consider criminal complaints or investigative referrals in cases of deliberate, planned cheating. The Busan Teachers Union warned that increasingly difficult-to-identify devices cannot be addressed indefinitely through more detailed visual checks by classroom proctors alone. It called on the institutions responsible for selection to provide specialist personnel, detection equipment and a stronger system for identifying prohibited technology.