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 bucket configuration. The Board claims identified vulnerabilities have been contained, while the Congress party criticizes the system as a 'massive data leak' risking student privacy.

Central Board of Secondary Education's new digital answer sheet evaluation process encountered challenges. Around 20 answer sheets were mixed up, and nearly 13,000 required manual…

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.…

A massive data breach has exposed the answer sheets of two million CBSE Grade 12 students. The Congress party leader Jairam Ramesh has highlighted this incident, calling it a…

The Central Board of Secondary Education has contained vulnerabilities in its OnMark portal. Cybersecurity experts from government agencies and IITs are working to secure the…

A 19-year-old ethical hacker revealed CBSE's AWS bucket misconfiguration, exposing 2026 scanned answer sheets and question papers publicly without authentication.

This statement from CBSE comes after a 19-year-old Nisarga Adhikary claimed he was able to hack the OSM portal. | India News

CBSE has admitted to security vulnerabilities in its online marking system after the portal was hacked twice, prompting the board to monitor issues raised publicly.

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

Amid reports of security breaches in the On-Screen Marking evaluation process, the board also said that ‘other exploitable weaknesses are being ruled out’.

CBSE admits vulnerabilities in its evaluation portal, contradicting an ethical hacker's claims of unresolved security flaws.

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.

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

CBSE addresses vulnerabilities in its OnMark platform after ethical hackers expose flaws, prompting enhanced cybersecurity measures and student concerns.