A total of 2.9 million Chinese will sit the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Dec. 22 to 24, the Ministry of Education said Wednesday. (Photos: VCG)

The ministry has released numbers of telephone hotlines on its website to receive public tip-offs regarding cheating on the postgraduate entrance exam and other violations.

A few suspects has been seized for exam-related fraud amid a nationwide crackdown ahead of the entrance exam, said the ministry.

A total of 2.9 million Chinese will sit the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Dec. 22 to 24.

A total of 2.9 million Chinese will sit the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Dec. 22 to 24.

A total of 2.9 million Chinese will sit the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Dec. 22 to 24.

A total of 2.9 million Chinese will sit the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Dec. 22 to 24.