Candidates shuffle into an examination center Sunday for China’s civil service recruitment exam in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: VCG

Candidates line up outside an examination center in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: CNS

A sign that warns candidates against cheating stands at an examination center in Yichang, Central China’s Hubei province. Photo: VCG

A candidate reads a book with the title “Secrets to Passing the Exam” while in line at an examination center in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi province. Photo: IC Photo

At an examination center in Zaozhuang, East China’s Shandong province, staff check the personal information of candidates about to take the exam. Photo: VCG

Candidates spend their last few moments before the exam reviewing for the test at an examination center in Shanghai on Sunday. Photo: IC Photo

Candidates enter the exam rooms at a center in Nanjing. Photo: IC Photo

Candidates exit an examination center in Wuhan, Hubei, after completing the writing portion Sunday afternoon. Photo: VCG