BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2.9 million Chinese will sit the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Dec. 22 to 24, the Ministry of Education said Wednesday.

The ministry has released numbers of telephone hotlines on its website to receive public tip-offs regarding cheating on the postgraduate entrance exam and other violations.

A few suspects has been seized for exam-related fraud amid a nationwide crackdown ahead of the entrance exam, said the ministry.