Is the exam illegal?

Legal analysis: it depends on the specific situation. The exam itself is not illegal, but if you cheat in the exam, you may be suspected of committing a crime. Whoever organizes cheating in the national examination prescribed by law constitutes the crime of organizing cheating in the examination, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined. Illegally selling or providing examination questions and answers to others to cheat in the examination constitutes the crime of illegally selling and providing examination questions and answers. Replacing others or letting others take the national examination instead of themselves constitutes the crime of substituting for the examination.

Legal basis: Article 284-1 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Whoever organizes cheating in the national examination prescribed by law shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined. Whoever provides cheating equipment or other assistance for others to commit the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Whoever illegally sells the test questions and answers specified in the first paragraph or provides them to others for cheating in the exam shall be punished in accordance with the first paragraph. Those who replace others or let others take the examinations prescribed in the first paragraph instead of themselves shall be sentenced to criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also or only be fined.