Cheating in school exams in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has, quite literally, reached new heights.

Videos have emerged of people scaling the walls of test centres in the region to apparently pass on answers to students, despite draconian security at high schools state-wide.

Amazing photo. Kids being assisted to cheat in exams in #India. A real life #mural dedicated to malpractices pic.twitter.com/MYT05hlxLj— Raza Rumi (@Razarumi) March 20, 2015

Vishwanath Kumar, Superintendant of Mulkzada High School, said he was running a cheat-free establishment:

“If students cheat, they will not be able to progress in life,” he said. “But no such thing is happening at my centre. We are conducting peaceful and cheating-free examinations here, because there is a dearth of police officials. The public outside is causing some disturbance, but we are dealing with it.”

Police have been posted at every examination hall, but say they do not have the right to use force to disperse the crowds