VSN Raju said allegations that the system was riddled with issues were “absolutely wrong”, even as students continued to raise concerns | India News

CBSE's On-Screen Marking system faces backlash as tech failures disrupt Class 12 evaluations, impacting students' results and re-evaluation process.

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Concerns over CBSE's On-Screen Marking (OSM) for Class 12 stem from allegations by students of mismatch in the answer sheets uploaded by the board. | India News

CBSE clarified that the portal used for evaluation answer sheets has a different URL than the one visible on the teenager's screenshots. | India News

The CBSE’s new OSM introduced this year for Class 12 board examinations has created a lot of confusion and concern among students and parents

CBSE denies claims of its marking portal being compromised, addressing concerns raised by an ethical hacker about security vulnerabilities.

Evaluators are now saying the OSM introduced a completely alien workflow, produced shoddy answer-script scans and recorded marks incorrectly. | India News

CBSE dismissed social media claims of its On-Screen Marking system being hacked, clarifying that the alleged portal was a testing site and not used for official evaluations.

Nisarga Adhikary claimed he had hacked the CBSE website and identified serious lapses in the agency's On Screen Marking (OSM) system. | India News

Several students and teachers have reported various irregularities in the evaluation process. Around 13,583 answer books were eventually checked manually

CBSE has denied that the actual evaluation portal was compromised, saying the vulnerabilities highlighted by the teenager related only to a “testing site”. | India News

Complains around OSM have brought in focus a Telangana firm, Coempt Edutech, which Congress MP Rahul Gandhi cited in his recent criticism of the CBSE. | India News

VSN Raju said allegations that the system was riddled with issues were “absolutely wrong”, even as students continued to raise concerns | India News

CBSE defends its On-Screen Marking System as secure, addressing concerns over answer book processing and contract controversies.

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan acknowledged “some discrepancies” in CBSEs new On Screen Marking (OSM) system for Class 12 board exam evaluations and said all student…

The principals used similar language — describing the OSM system as “transparent”, “accurate”, “faster” and “technology-driven” while backing the decision. | India News

A CBSE report flagged 36 concerns during a dry run of its on-screen marking system, including risks of superficial checking and lack of evaluator interaction. | India News

A report prepared after a trial of the on-screen marking system in January 2026 flagged at least 36 technical, operational and evaluation-related concerns. | India News

The CBSE OSM controversy highlights concerns over Coempt Edu Tech's ties to Telangana's 2019 Intermediate results fiasco, reviving accountability questions.

CBSE's evaluation system faces criticism for flaws in the On-Screen Marking process and declining student performance post-exams.