A Class 12 student, Sarthak Siddhant, has raised concerns over CBSE's On Screen Marking (OSM) tendering process, alleging discrepancies that favored a specific EduTech firm. Siddhant's blog highlights changes in tender clauses, including the removal of poor performance clauses and altered blacklisting criteria, which he believes unfairly benefited one provider over industry giants like TCS.

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 third tender was issued in August 2025, at which point a mere six months remained before the system was deployed at national scale for Class 12 exams. | India News

CBSE awarded its on-screen marking contract to Coempt Edu Teck, raising concerns over the rollout speed and answer-sheet mix-ups amid scrutiny. | 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.

A Class 12 student, Sarthak Siddhant, has raised concerns over CBSE's On Screen Marking (OSM) tendering process, alleging discrepancies that favored a specific EduTech firm.…

Sarthak Sidhant published findings after reviewing tender documents; Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal among leaders who's pointed to his blog to question PM Modi | India News

Inside CBSE’s OSM controversy: How hacked portals, blurred answer sheets and a tender row exposed security flaws in digital exam evaluation

Vedant, Sidhant and Nisarga fueled nationwide row over CBSE's On-Screen Marking system, highlighting flaws, sparking "questions from Gen Z for Modi govt” | India News

Ethical hackers and students have raised concerns about the CBSE's On Screen Marking system, alleging unauthenticated public access to scanned answer sheets due to improper AWS…

A CBSE official who asked not to be named acknowledged the vulnerabilities and confirmed that the contractor would be penalised. | India News

CBSE has admitted flaws in its on-screen marking system after vulnerabilities were flagged online, and officials confirmed plans to penalise service provider Coempt Edu Teck.

The CBSE is set to penalise its on-screen marking (OSM) service provider, Coempt Edu Teck, following controversies surrounding the digital evaluation of Class 12 answer sheets.…

Explore the controversies surrounding CBSE's tech issues, including evaluation errors and data security concerns raised by young investigators.

A September 2025 corrigendum removed blacklisting provisions from the tender before Coempt Edu Teck won the contract on December 5, sources told HT | India News

Complaints from students and evaluators regarding glitches in the OSM platform and delays in post-result services, including the launch of the re-evaluation portal, have resulted…

The move comes as the union education ministry intensifies its examination of alleged irregularities in the CBSE’s tendering process linked to OSM. | India News