CBSE Denies Security Breach Allegations in OSM System

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has firmly denied allegations of a security breach in its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, asserting that the platform used to evaluate student answer sheets remains secure and uncompromised. The board issued a clarification this week after claims of vulnerabilities in a CBSE-linked portal spread rapidly across social media, causing significant anxiety among students and parents.

CBSE stated that the URL being discussed online, http://cbse.onmarks.co.in, is not the operational evaluation portal but an internal testing and review site containing only sample data. The board emphasized that no actual student marks, answer books, or evaluation records are hosted on that testing portal. The actual platform used for assessing answer sheets operates on a different, secure system where no security breaches have been detected, officials said.

The controversy began after a user, identifying as a Class 12 student and cybersecurity researcher, claimed to have found critical vulnerabilities in a portal associated with the OSM system. The user alleged the flaws could allow unauthorized access to examiner accounts and potential manipulation of...