Academic fraud is a kind of fraud, and the labor contract concluded between the actor and the employer is invalid. Forging academic qualifications also violates the crime of forging the seals of state organs and institutions in the criminal law, and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, control or deprivation of political rights, and is also fined.

Legal consequences of academic fraud;

After 1., all reissued academic qualifications and degrees and all relevant certificates (such as professional titles and relevant professional qualifications) that must be obtained by academic degrees will immediately and unconditionally become invalid;

2. If the replacement works in a national public office or a state-owned enterprise (including a holding company), the relevant unit shall immediately and unconditionally dismiss it; Working in foreign-funded enterprises and private enterprises. , the relevant units issued an official letter, suggesting that the enterprise deal with it immediately; If you study abroad, the national education administrative department will issue an official letter, suggesting that the relevant schools deal with it immediately;

3. The above punishment should be recorded in the file and kept permanently;

4. The national education administrative department has set up a "blacklist of imposters" on relevant websites, which any unit or individual can inquire at any time;

5. The replacement cannot work in national public office and state-owned enterprises (including holding enterprises) for life, and cannot enjoy welfare benefits such as public rental housing and affordable housing.

To sum up, the act of forging academic qualifications and degree certificates with the seal of colleges and universities is convicted and punished for the crime of forging the seal of colleges and universities, and is punished as an accomplice of the crime of forging the seal of colleges and universities. Whoever forges the seal of a company, enterprise, institution or people's organization shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights.

Legal basis:

Article 18 of the Labor Law

A labor contract concluded by fraud or threat is invalid.

Article 26

The following labor contracts are invalid or partially invalid:

(1) Causing the other party to conclude or change a labor contract against its true meaning by means of fraud, coercion or taking advantage of the danger of others;

(2) The employer exempts itself from legal liability and excludes the rights of workers;

(3) Violating the mandatory provisions of laws and administrative regulations.

Any dispute over the invalidity or partial invalidity of a labor contract shall be confirmed by the labor dispute arbitration institution or the people's court.

Article 280

Whoever forges, alters or buys or sells official documents, certificates and seals of state organs shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.

Whoever forges the seals of companies, enterprises, institutions or people's organizations shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined.

Whoever forges, alters or buys or sells identity cards, passports, social security cards, driver's licenses and other documents that can be used to prove identity according to law shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.