The following people in Guizhou are not allowed to apply for the exam: those who have committed a crime and received criminal punishment, expelled from China's Party membership, dismissed from public office, failed to adhere to the Party's basic line, failed to keep consistent with the CPC Central Committee, served as on-the-job civil servants, held special posts for school teachers in rural compulsory education, attended ordinary high schools, served in active service, engaged in fraud in recruitment, violated discipline, were listed as untrustworthy objects, embezzled and accepted bribes, leaked state secrets, and were subject to disciplinary sanctions.