Class 12 student Sarthak Siddhant has raised concerns over CBSE’s Online Scanning and Marking tender process, alleging discrepancies and possible preferential treatment in contract allocation. In a blog, he highlighted multiple changes in tender clauses that he claims favoured a specific firm. He has urged CBSE and the government to ensure greater transparency in exam and procurement systems.

New Delhi: A class 12 student, Sarthak Siddhant, raised serious concerns over the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) OSM tendering process, highlighting discrepancies that point towards preferential treatment of a particular service provider.

Sarthak Sidhant shared his findings in a detailed blog comparing multiple CBSE tender documents.

Speaking to ANI, Sarthak said, "There were many discrepancies. I have just compared both of them, and I found some discrepancies. Like, there were at least 15 discrepancies as per my blog. I would like to highlight three or four of them."

Sidhant specifically pointed out the On Screen Marking OSM tendering process. CBSE had issued three separate tenders, with the first removed from the Gem portal, the second failing all bidders in technical evaluation, and the third eventually awarded to an EduTech firm.