India, Feb. 3 -- We often see students coming up with unusual ways to pass their exams, but one case in Hong Kong has shocked many for crossing the line into fraud.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post, a 22-year-old Chinese student has been jailed for three months after paying an impostor to take an English proficiency test on her behalf.

The student, Huang Xinyi from Fujian province, submitted the fake result to Lingnan University in Hong Kong to meet her graduation requirements.

The case was heard at Tuen Mun Court on Monday. Magistrate David Chum Yau-fong said a jail term was necessary to send a strong warning, as similar cheating cases have increased in recent years.

"Education resources are wasted unnecessarily ...