Cheating during the Jan. 15 Common Test for University Admissions is suspected after questions on the world history test were sent to university students who provided answers, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The Metropolitan Police Department has started an investigation into the matter after receiving the report of suspected cheating from the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, the administrator of the test usually taken by third-year high school students.
A social media account identifying itself as belonging to a second-year female high school student was found to have been used for an online site to find home tutors in Tokyo. Two university students who received the questions were registered with the site as tutors. The sender of the questions had written on the site's messaging board seeking advice on how to prepare for entrance exams for private universities.
The sender solicited tutors through the site in December last year. The two university students said they each had responded to the message. The sender wrote on Dec. 12, "I want to measure your capability as a tutor," and then sent photos of the World History B test questions via Skype on Jan. 15, the day of the common test, asking for the answers.
