Now in the press is another round of reporting about cheating on at-home tests. Three fraudsters have been arrested in Ahmedabad. I won’t turn this into a how-to post, but the cheating seems to have been carried out in the typical way (a remotely accessed system).
Says the Indian Express:
“…it has been revealed that for the last one year, the accused have similarly facilitated exams such as IELTS, PTE, GRE, TOEFL, etc for several aspirants to the US, Canada, Australia and other countries with such set-ups made in several such hotel rooms in Surat operating through the same modus operandi. In a year, the accused have allegedly cheated an estimated 400 such students.”
Police discovered the racket after a client of the fraudsters contacted the police. Reports indicate that said client paid Rs 70,000 (about $850) for a guaranteed GRE score but later became suspicious. He then accompanied police to the testing site (a hotel) and everyone was nabbed. Go figure.
This is why test-makers need to work extra hard to get at-home tests accepted for immigration.