AI cheating forces world’s biggest accounting body to scrap online exams, impacting over 5 lakh students worldwide

The world’s largest accounting organisation or body ACCA has decided to stop most of its online exams. It believes that cheating using Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reached a level where it can no longer be controlled. Therefore, the ACCA has reportedly stated that, from March 2026, all candidates will be required to take their exams offline, except in exceptional cases. This decision affects over 500,000 students globally and comes as the ACCA faces mounting concerns over advanced cheating methods involving artificial intelligence.