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A female Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidate was expelled after being caught using artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat during an examination in Chattogram.
The incident took place on Monday (July 27) at the Government Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College examination centre. The expelled candidate is a Humanities student of Bakalia College.
According to examination centre officials, the candidate was found carrying a mobile phone and using an AI-based application to obtain answers during the examination. She was subsequently expelled for violating examination rules.
Centre Secretary and Principal of Government Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College Professor Benuara Begum said the candidate was caught near the end of the examination.
“A female candidate from the Humanities group of Bakalia College was found with a mobile phone. She was using artificial intelligence (AI) through the device to obtain answers and cheat in the examination. She was later expelled,” she said.
Asked how the candidate managed to enter the examination centre with a mobile phone despite security measures, Professor Benuara said candidates were thoroughly searched before entering the centre.
“However, she may have concealed the phone on her body and managed to bring it inside. We have not experienced such an incident at this centre before,” she added.
According to data provided by the Chattogram Education Board, a total of 77,556 candidates were expected to sit for the HSC and equivalent examinations at 114 centres across five districts—Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban. Of them, 75,731 candidates attended the examinations.
The board reported that 263 candidates were absent in Cox’s Bazar, 154 in Khagrachhari, 109 in Rangamati and 97 in Bandarban.
The incident has highlighted growing concerns over the misuse of AI-powered technology in public examinations and the need for stronger monitoring, stricter security checks and more effective measures to prevent technology-assisted cheating.