Deokwon Girls' High School Examinee: "Test Papers Collected 4 Minutes Early... Also Rejected in Early Admission"

"Some Examinees Received Other Students' Test Papers"

On the 3rd, when the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test was conducted, examinees were waiting for the exam to start at a test site. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] At Deokwon Girls' High School in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, an incident occurred where the end signal for the 4th session of the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) inquiry area rang earlier than scheduled. A test taker who took the exam at the school demanded a sincere apology from the education authorities.

Test taker A said on the 9th on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' "The first inquiry area of the 4th session is from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Five minutes before the end, an announcement was made in the exam room saying there were 5 minutes left. I checked with my watch, and it was indeed 3:55 PM," he began.

He continued, "But suddenly the end signal rang, so I looked at the watches I brought, and both were showing 3:56 PM," he said.

A recalled, "When I told the proctor who came to collect the test papers that 'my watch still shows it is not 4:00 PM,' I was told, 'It seems your watch is broken,'" recalling the moment.

He added, "Then suddenly another announcement said, 'Sorry, the end signal was rung by mistake.' After that announcement, the teachers asked, 'Is this your test paper?' to verify identity and redistributed the test papers. However, they did not inform us how many minutes were delayed, so we just wasted several minutes doing nothing," he complained.

Also, A raised the possibility of cheating occurring during this process. He said, "As far as I know, some students received other students' test papers," and added, "If the selected inquiry areas were the same, they might have seen other students' answers."

A said, "The announcement said we would be given extra time for the delay, but the exam ended without knowing exactly how many minutes were granted," and "I started the exam not knowing exactly when the second inquiry area would begin, and I felt like I had already failed the previous session."

Ultimately, A said he could not enter his desired university because he failed to meet the minimum requirements for early admission. He appealed, "I was confident about the inquiry area, but I received a much lower grade than I expected," and "I failed all the minimum requirements."

He emphasized to the education authorities, "I understand realistically that a retest is impossible, but please create a manual to ensure this never happens again, and someone must take responsibility or offer a sincere apology."

Meanwhile, it is known that some test takers who took the CSAT at Deokwon Girls' High School are considering a class-action lawsuit regarding the error in the end signal for the first selected inquiry subject.

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