The media is full of stories about examinees, their parents, the troubles they are facing and the elaborate arrangements the authorities have made to ensure a hassle-free exam.

But amid all this, the education authorities' efforts to prevent cheating at the exam have gone almost unnoticed. The authorities launched the country's new monitoring system for the all-important exam yesterday. The system is based on local schools' networks and is connected to provincial headquarters, especially set up for the exam, Xinhua quoted the National Education Examination Authority (NEEA) Director Dai Jiagan as saying.