A school in India has apologised after a photo of a student wearing a cardboard box on the head during an exam to discourage cheating.

According to M.B. Sateesh, the head of school management, the University of Baggot University in Harvey, in the southwestern part of India, conducted a trial run of the new measure last Wednesday. 

A staff member took pictures of students sitting in neat classrooms, and their heads were covered by cardboard boxes.

The front of the box has been cut away, allowing students to see their desks and papers, but it limits their vision, just like the blink of a horse.