AI cheating, leaked papers and marking errors: how exam protests went global

Student protests over exam-related issues have erupted globally, with Mexico's National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) forcing nearly 60,000 applicants to resit entrance exams amid suspected cheating, and Portugal facing its worst education crisis in decades after a failed digitisation of exam marking. The unrest spans India, Portugal, and Mexico, driven by grievances over AI cheating, leaked papers, and marking errors, as pressure for good grades collides with a tough job market.

AI cheating, leaked papers and marking errors: how exam protests went global By Deborah Solomon and Oliver HolmesSource: The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Student unrest sweeps India, Portugal and Mexico as grievances and pressure for good grades in tough job market collide Families with teenagers in education know the private, hidden pain of exam season. But this year, what might have been a summer of quiet family anxiety has erupted in several countries into public unrest. Exam-related turmoil has led to mass student protests in Mexico after nearly 60,000 university applicants were forced to resit tests amid suspected cheating https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/mexico-top-university-unam-resit-entrance-exam-cheating-scandal , while Portugal’s disastrous attempt to digitise school exam marking sparked the country’s worst education crisis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/portugal-education-minister-exam-marking-fernando-alexandre in decades. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/16/ai-cheating-leaked-papers-marking-errors-how-exam-protests-went-global Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.