Overview
- Three students publicly flagged technical failures in the CBSE’s On‑Screen Marking system after finding mismatched scanned answer sheets and a security researcher showed the portal could leak sensitive student data.
- CBSE admitted the flaws, said the re‑evaluation and verification portal is now operational with digital payments, and officials report the earlier technical issues have been fixed and are being monitored by cyber agencies.
- The Centre transferred CBSE chairman Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta and appointed a one‑member inquiry led by S Radha Chauhan to examine procurement linked to the vendor COEMPT with a one‑month reporting deadline.
- One student presented alleged tender irregularities to a parliamentary education panel and political leaders have praised the whistleblowers while demanding stronger accountability and possible ministerial or judicial action.
- Beyond immediate fixes, the episode raises wider questions about fast digitalisation of board exams, vendor oversight, evaluator training and student safety after online harassment and an affected student moved to an undisclosed location.