SC asks Centre’s status report on CBSE OSM glitches
Supreme Court asks Union government for status report on alleged CBSE On-Screen Marking glitches
- The Central Board of Secondary Education used an On-Screen Marking system for evaluation of Class 12 answer sheets in 2026.
- The Supreme Court sought a status report from the Union government on alleged glitches in the On-Screen Marking process.
- A one-member probe committee chaired by S. Radha Chauhan was appointed on June 2 and linked to the Capacity Building Commission to examine technical defects and implementation anomalies.
- Rakesh Binjola filed a petition seeking a fair and reasonable inquiry into alleged patent irregularities in On-Screen Marking evaluation.
The Supreme Court sought a status report from the Union government on alleged glitches in the Central Board of Secondary Education On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for Class 12 answer sheets in 2026. The matter is relevant for UPSC because it combines examination governance, administrative accountability, and the risks of digitalisation in large public systems.
A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asked the Solicitor-General to report what steps had been taken. The court referred to the frustration faced by students and to alleged implementation failures in the evaluation process.
The petition was filed by Rakesh Binjola, who sought a fair and reasonable inquiry into alleged patent irregularities in OSM evaluation. The petition’s counsel said more than 17 lakh students appeared for the Class 12 examinations in May 2026 and cited a specific grievance in which an answer sheet allegedly could not be uploaded on the Central Board of Secondary Education website.
UPSC may frame the Central Board of Secondary Education On-Screen Marking issue as a governance case study on whether a digital evaluation system used at scale was introduced with adequate training, safeguards, and grievance redress. The dispute also links judicial oversight, Union government responsibility, and the design of transparent public-examination processes.
