Published: June 1, 2026 โข 8:40 PM IST ยท Updated: June 2, 2026 โข 12:18 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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A 17-year-old Class 12 student has become the unexpected face of the CBSE OSM controversy.
After analysing CBSEโs tender documents, Sarthak Sidhant alleged that the board relaxed key eligibility criteria and reduced certain security requirements in the tender process that ultimately led to Hyderabad-based Coempt Eduteck securing the On-Screen Marking (OSM) contract.
His findings have rapidly gained traction online, shifting the debate beyond complaints of blurred answer sheets, missing pages and alleged evaluation errors to questions about transparency in the award of the contract itself.