CBSE Chairman, Secretary transferred over on-screen marking system

AMID an ongoing row over the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE’s) on-screen marking system, the Centre has decided to transfer CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta, officials said on Tuesday (June 2, 2026).

The Centre is also setting up a Committee to inquire into the procurement of services for on-screen marking by CBSE.

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Following the release of the Class 12 Board exam results, the CBSE has been under fire for discrepancies in the evaluation of answer scripts and malfunctioning of the re-evaluation process.

The newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system is under scrutiny, given the widespread sense among students that the marks they received did not match their expectations.

The CBSE’s pass percentage has dipped to 85.29% this year from 88.39% last year, with the number of students scoring above 90% also dropping.

Due to the sheer volume of requests for answer book copies, the post-results verification portal crashed. As for students who did manage to obtain scanned copies of their answer books, they got a shock when they discovered blurred or missing pages and unmarked answers. Many even received answer books of other students.

The Centre has formed a one-member committee to inquire into matters relating to the procurement of services for the OSM system by the CBSE.

The committee will be chaired by S. Radha Chauhan, Chairperson, Capacity Building Commission, a memorandum issued by the Cabinet Secretariat said on Tuesday (June 2, 2026).

Ms Chauhan has been empowered to obtain the assistance of officials from other departments, as required, while the Capacity Building Commission will provide secretarial assistance to the panel.
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The Committee will submit its report to the Department of Personnel and Training within one month.

The memorandum addressed to Ms. Chauhan was shared with the Department of School Education and Literacy, and the Department of Personnel and Training.

Earlier in the day, the Parliamentary Committee for Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh had summoned top officials of the board and the Ministry of School Education to discuss the issue.