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How Three Students Took on CBSE and Sparked a Nationwide Debate

What started with a student receiving the wrong answer sheet soon snowballed into one of the biggest education controversies in recent years. Three teenagers—Vedant Shrivastava, Sarthak Sidhant, and Nisarga Adhikary—raised questions about CBSE's new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, alleged tender irregularities, ...

and cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Their findings sparked a nationwide debate on transparency, accountability, and trust in India's examination system. Here's the full story behind the controversy that forced CBSE to respond, defend, and make corrections.

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