Large-scale cheating occurred in the northern Indian state of Bihar and more than 1,600 students were expelled for cheating in the senior school examinations this month. The expelled students could be barred from taking an examination for up to three years。
印度北部比哈尔邦3月的全邦高中升级考试发生大规模作弊，1600多名学生因作弊被学校开除。这些考生可能面临长达3年的禁考。
Along with the cheating students, about 100 parents were detained for helping them cheat. They threw into classrooms answers written on paper planes or simply passed study material on to other people walking in and out of the classrooms。
与此同时，警察还拘留了帮助学生作弊的大约100名家长[微博]。这些家长有的将写有答案的纸飞机扔进考场，有的干脆直接把学习资料递给进出教室的人。
Cheating in exams is fairly common in Bihar, but the number of students caught this time is uNPRecedented。
考试作弊在印度比哈尔邦相当普遍，但这次被发现的作弊人数之多是前所未有的。
Bihar is one of India's poorest states with a 64% literacy rate, one of the lowest in the country. India's literacy rate is 74%. To increase the national education level becomes one of the important subjects for the country。
比哈尔邦是印度最贫困的省邦之一，识字率仅为64%，属于全国最低水平。整个印度的识字率为74%，提高国民文化水平是该国的重要课题之一。