CBSE Transfers Chairman, Secretary Amid OSM Probe

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) underwent a significant administrative overhaul on Tuesday with the transfer of its Chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta. This action coincides with the formation of a one-member committee to investigate the procurement of services for the board's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, which has been at the center of widespread criticism following the Class 12 board exam results.

The committee will be chaired by S. Radha Chauhan, Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission. It has been empowered to seek assistance from other government officers and is mandated to submit its report to the Department of Personnel and Training within one month. The move follows escalating complaints from students and parents regarding technical failures, payment issues, and delays in the verification and re-evaluation process for answer sheets under the newly implemented digital marking system.

Specific grievances included difficulties accessing scanned answer books, with reports of blurred pages, missing sections, and, in some instances, students being shown answer scripts that did not match their handwriting. The board acknowledged at...