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CBSE OSM row: Whistleblower student Sarthak Sidhant appears before parliamentary panel, flags alleged tender irregularities
The meeting was also attended by CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh, Secretary, School Education, Sanjay Kumar and other officials of the Ministry of Education and the board.
Sarthak Sidhant, one of the students affected by the CBSE's 'On-Screen Marking' (OSM) system, arrived at the Parliament House Annexe. (Image: ANI)
Sarthak Sidhant, a 17-year-old student from Jharkhand, who has been impacted by the CBSE’s online marking system, made a presentation before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday on alleged irregularities in the tendering process for vendor selection for online marking in the Class 12 exams.
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Sarthak, who appeared in CBSE’s Class 12 examinations this year, presented a seven-page copy of his findings before the Parliamentary panel for Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh.
The meeting was also attended by CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh, Secretary, School Education, Sanjay Kumar and other officials of the Ministry of Education and the board.
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The CBSE is learnt to have handed over a report to the committee members and assured the MPs that the glitches that appeared on its portal have since been rectified and students now have time till June 6 to apply for re-evaluation of their answer sheets.
Speaking to reporters after the panel meeting, Singh confirmed that Sarthak made a presentation before the committee and it would deliberate on the issues raised and the responses submitted by the CBSE.
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“Sarthak Siddhant has made his presentation. It is for the committee to decide (on the replies given by the CBSE),” Singh said. “I am only saying that the whole committee is concerned and will also take into account whatever can be done in the interest of the students and their stance,” he told reporters.
Asked about the timeline for the committee’s report, Singh said the process would involve preparing a draft report and placing it before the members for deliberation. “The process is that we have to prepare a draft; the basis of that draft will be put up before the committee and then the committee has to prepare the report,” he said.
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