The Ruling on Cheating in Examinations and Advice for Students

Question:
What is the ruling on students who cheat in examinations, and is there advice for students as they approach their exams?

Answer:
Advice for students, during exam time and outside of it, is to seek correct knowledge. They should preserve their time for seeking knowledge and not waste any of it on idle play, gossip, watching channels, or other such things. They should set aside time for study and learning.
As for cheating in exams, cheating is forbidden in exams and in other matters. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Cheating by students of knowledge is more severe. Cheating by students of knowledge, and in matters of knowledge and exams, is more severe than cheating in other matters, because of the many harms that result from it. Yes.