China’s 2026 National College Entrance Examination will take place from June 7 to
June 9. In recent days, education examination authorities in multiple provinces have
issued notices stating that students’ glasses, whether worn or carried, will be inspected
before they enter exam rooms. The topic of “strict checks on smart glasses during the
National College Entrance Examination” has also become a trending topic online.
According to the notices, on June 2 the Guangdong Provincial Education
Examinations Authority released a reminder for the 2026 general college entrance
examination, stating that during security screening, candidates must remove any
glasses they are wearing or carrying under video surveillance and place them on the
desk for special inspection by proctors. On June 1, the Shanghai Municipal Education
Examinations Authority also issued exam-day instructions through its official
account, requiring candidates wearing framed glasses to cooperate with proctors for
inspection before entering.
In addition, according to the video account “Xue Tang” under Strait Herald, a Fujian
Province training video conference on National College Entrance Examination
administration revealed that entry screening will be further tightened this year to
ensure cheating devices cannot be brought in, used, or used to transmit information
out. This year’s training specifically highlighted precautions against new types of
smart glasses, with exam staff instructed to pay close attention to the size and shape of
candidates’ eyewear.
In recent years, security measures for the National College Entrance Examination
have continued to intensify across China, with many test sites fully adopting a “smart
security gate plus manual screening” model. Hebei, Guizhou, and other regions have
also required candidates who usually wear smart glasses to prepare suitable ordinary
optical glasses in advance, as only standard optical glasses are allowed at test sites.
