JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Dec 29, 2025 (BSS) - A Jahangirnagar University 
(JU) admission candidate was sentenced to seven days' simple imprisonment 
today for using ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence tool, to cheat in two 
separate unit of the admission test.

The examinee was first found using ChatGPT in the 'D' Unit (Faculty of 
Biological Sciences) admission test for the 2025-2026 academic session and 
was later caught again while trying to cheat in the 'A' Unit (Faculty of 
Mathematical and Physical Sciences) admission examination.

The second incident happened today during the second shift of the 'A' Unit 
admission test at around 10:25 am in Room-102 of the Computer Science and 
Engineering (CSE) Department. The examinee was detected using ChatGPT on his 
mobile phone by photographing the question paper, according to the 
university's proctorial body.

The accused has been identified as Md Mahmudullah Hasan from Dimla upazila in 
Nilphamari district.

Earlier on December 23, he appeared in the fifth shift of the 'D' Unit 
admission test from 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm at Room-401 of the Chemistry 
Department. He allegedly uploaded photos of the question paper to ChatGPT to 
get answers and secured the 242nd position in that shift.

During today's 'A' Unit test, the examinee was sitting on a back bench and 
secretly using his mobile phone to take photos and write answers with 
ChatGPT's help when invigilators caught him, the proctorial body said.

Acting Dean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Professor Mohammad Mafruhi 
Sattar, said authorities had suspected irregularities in the examinee's 'D' 
Unit answer script and confirmed his misconduct after the second incident. 
"His results will be cancelled," he added.

Proctor Prof Dr A K M Rashidul Alam said the university immediately informed 
the executive magistrate. "Both of his admission test answer scripts have 
been cancelled, and steps have been taken to bar him from appearing in any 
future admission tests," he said.

Later, Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate (AC Land) of Savar 
Upazila Abdullah Al Amin conducted a mobile court, based on evidence, and 
sentenced the candidate to seven days' imprisonment.