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CBSE chairman, secretary transferred in government action amid OSM row

Posted on: Jun 02, 2026 18:03 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
CBSE chairman, secretary transferred in government action amid OSM row
THe telephone exchange room of Secondary training (CBSE) chairman, Rahul Singh, and secretarial assistant, Himanshu Gupta, feature been transferred, sources said on Tuesday. This move comes amid mounting scrutiny over the procurement process for the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system and irregularities in the full-fledged rollout of the platform used to assess Class 12 answer scripts. Meanwhile, the central government has constituted one-memberCommittee chaired by S. Radha Chauhan, Chairperson, Capacity Building Commission (CBC), to inquire into matters relating to the procurement of services for the On-Screen Marking (OSM) System by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).Also Read | CBSE says Class 12 re-evaluation portal hit by 'barrage of cyberattacks'The committee will submit its report within a month to the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), according to an office memorandum dated June 2.“The chairperson of the committee is empowered to obtain the assistance of officers from other offices, as required. Secretarial assistance to the committee will be provided by CBC,” the memorandum reads.The move comes as the Union education ministry intensifies its examination of alleged irregularities in the CBSE’s tendering process and cybersecurity vulnerabilities linked to the board’s digital evaluation ecosystem.Also Read | 17-year-old Sarthak Sidhant, who probed CBSE's OSM system, appears before Parliament panelThe move follows anger among parents and teachers amid what appears to be a rushed process to roll out an entirely new mechanism for scoring nearly 10 million answer scripts despite concerns.CBSE officials have denied allegations of wrongdoing and maintained that the tender process was conducted in accordance with General Financial Rules (GFR) and established government procurement procedures.HT earlier reported that the contract was awarded to Coempt Edu Teck on December 5 – just 74 days before the first board examinations began on February 17.

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