New Delhi: After coming under intense fire for the On-Screen Marking (OSM) fiasco, the Centre transferred CBSE chairman Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta on Tuesday.
An inquiry committee has also been constituted to probe the procurement of OSM services by CBSE, as reported by India Today.
CBSE’s re-evaluation portal was hit by a “barrage of cyber attacks” earlier. The revaluation portal witnessed over 1.5 million hits within a matter of 2 minutes and more than 1 lakh attempts of unauthorised file access, CBSE posted on X.
More than 16,000 students have successfully completed their submissions as of 3 pm on Tuesday, CBSE mentioned.
“While thousands of students accessed the CBSE re-evaluation portal today, malicious actors attempted to disrupt services through a barrage of cyber attacks. Most recent being a denial of service attack attempt causing 1.5 million hits on the portal within a matter of 2 minutes and more than 1 lakh attempts of unauthorised file access,” CBSE said.
The board has further refined the platform following the students’ feedback. This includes extending session time limits to make the process more convenient and seamless, IndiaTV reported.
The Ministry of Education has sought a detailed report from the Board regarding the awarding of a contract to COEMPT, the service provider associated with the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. According to sources, the ministry has asked CBSE to furnish complete details of the tender process, including the procedures followed while awarding the contract and the officials involved in the decision-making process.
This came after several students flagged discrepancies in answer sheets uploaded during the re-evaluation process. Sources said the ministry has already collected preliminary information related to the tendering process and is examining various aspects of how the contract was awarded.
