Rahul Gandhi targets Centre over alleged CBSE evaluation scam, demands SIT probe

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged massive tampering in CBSE exam results and demanded an independent judicial probe and SIT investigation claiming that the future of nearly 185 million students has been compromised due to alleged irregularities in the evaluation systemIn a post shared on X the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said the controversy points to a deliberate conspiracy by Prime Minister Narendra Modis government and raised questions over the awarding of contracts related to the evaluation systemThere has been a massive tampering in the CBSE exam results leaving millions of children across the country and their parents in shock And Mr Modi As always no answers no accountability no shame he wroteHe further alleged that the company COEMPT which was assigned responsibility for the system had earlier operated under the name Globarena and was involved in a similar controversy in Telangana in 2019Name changedbut the intent is the same the nature the same Everyone knew the history yet the contract was still awarded The future of 185 million children was handed over to such a company and no one batted an eye This isnt a mistakeits a deliberate conspiracy he further wroteRahul Gandhi also questioned the awarding of the contract and alleged procedural lapsesWhy was the CBSE contract given to COEMPT and on whose orders Which rules and procedures were bypassed to award this contract to the company COEMPT had already been embroiled in controversies under the name Globarenawhy didnt CBSE know about it Why werent background checks done What exactly is the connection between COEMPTs management and the Modi government he askedWe demand that an independent judicial inquiry and SIT be immediately constituted to bring the real culprits of this entire scam to light he said adding that students futures cannot be stolenWe will dig to the root of this conspiracy and uproot this corruption once and for all he further addedCBSE COEMPT Globarena 2019 hellip pictwittercomiZG8bvUXPJmdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi May 27 2026However the Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE on Tuesday strongly refuted the claims about OnScreen Marking OSM being compromised stating that the URL circulating on social media is different from the portal used for the evaluation of answer booksIn an official statement CBSE clarified that the URL circulating on social media is not the actual evaluation portal but a testing site containing sample dataThe Portal used for evaluation of answerbooks bore a different URL which has neither been compromised nor does it have the vulnerabilities indicated in the said social media post the Board said adding that no actual student data or marks were exposedCBSE also said the system used for evaluation has strong safeguards and grievance redressal mechanisms to ensure transparency and integrity in the assessment processThe Board further noted that it had earlier corrected a typographical error in a social media post regarding the URL and reiterated that no security breach had occurredMeanwhile CBSE reported that over 4 lakh applications were received for scanned copies of answer books while nearly 113 lakh answer books were requested by students as part of postresult processes It also said that IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur have been roped in to assist in ensuring a smooth reevaluation processThis comes at a time when the CBSE is facing mounting pressure following reports of technical failures in its postresult portal and discrepancies in evaluated answer sheetsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever