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Education Minister Pradhan Vows Accountability Amid CBSE Evaluation Controversy
Officials will answer for glitches in the digital marking system that affected nearly 18 lakh Class XII students and prompted outside technical help.
- On Thursday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took responsibility for discrepancies in the CBSE On-Screen Marking system, assuring strict action against anyone found intentionally responsible for irregularities affecting students.
- The Board implemented the digital OSM system for Class XII exams in February, a sweeping shift that sparked national outrage after students reported blurry scans and mismatches between digital and physical answer sheets.
- Approximately 17 lakh students appeared for the exams, requiring the scanning of nearly 40 crore pages; experts from IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras are assisting the CBSE technical team to resolve issues.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded an independent inquiry into what he termed 'massive tampering,' while Pradhan hit back on Thursday, accusing Gandhi of being 'frustrated' and opposing technological progress.
- A parliamentary panel has summoned senior officials for a meeting on June 2 to review the OSM fiasco, while concerns persist regarding security after an 'ethical hacker' claimed to access student records.
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"No Student Will Suffer": Dharmendra Pradhan Admits Discrepancies In CBSE OSM Process
The minister said that expert teams from IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras have been roped in to review and strengthen the OSM process. According to him, IIT experts are examining the software coding and technical aspects of the digital evaluation system.
·New Delhi, India
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan takes responsibility for CBSE OSM discrepancies, assures strict action against guilty
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan takes responsibility for CBSE OSM discrepancies, promising action against those at fault and addressing student concerns.
·Chennai, India
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