Cong student wing NSUI moves court over glitches in CBSE’s OSM, seeks probe into system

The CBSE’s OSM system is a digital evaluation mechanism where examiners assess scanned students’ answer sheets online instead of checking them physically. The contract for the system was awarded to Coempt Edu Tech on December 5, merely 74 days before the commencement of the board examinations on February 17.

However, following the declaration of Class 12 results on May 13, the OSM system came under scrutiny amid allegations of technical glitches, blurred scans, evaluation discrepancies, and concerns regarding data security and transparency.

The Union education ministry on Monday sought a detailed report from the CBSE on the OSM system’s procurement process as scrutiny intensified over the platform’s rollout and alleged irregularities in the board’s tendering process, along with cybersecurity concerns linked to its digital evaluation framework.