Sarthak Sidhant flags CBSE OSM tender irregularities before Parliamentary panel
Sarthak Sidhant, a 17-year-old student, presented alleged irregularities in the CBSE's tendering process for the On-Screen Marking system to a Parliamentary Standing Committee. His findings were discussed during a meeting focused on the use of OSM in Grade 12 exams. The CBSE has since submitted a report addressing challenges in the OSM implementation and assured that issues with the portal have been resolved.
- ▪Sarthak Sidhant flagged irregularities in the CBSE's tendering process for the OSM system.
- ▪He presented his findings to a Parliamentary Standing Committee on education.
- ▪The CBSE submitted a report detailing challenges in implementing the OSM process.
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Sarthak Sidhant is too young to be elected to Parliament, but the 17-year-old student from Jharkhand, who flagged alleged irregularities in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) tendering process for the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, presented his findings before a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Tuesday (June 2, 2026).The committee on education, women, children, youth and sports, chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh, met to discuss the “use of On-Screen-Marking (OSM) in Grade 12 CBSE exams and issues faced by students”.Mr. Sidhant, who appeared for the Class 12 exams this year, submitted a seven-page document outlining alleged anomalies in the CBSE’s tendering process for selecting vendors for online marking and posed a series of questions to the board, sources said.
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