CBSE OSM row revives questions over firm linked to Telangana’s 2019 Intermediate results controversy
The controversy surrounding CBSE's Online Screening and Marking system has reignited discussions about the firm Coempt Edu Tech, previously known as Globarena Technologies, which was involved in the 2019 Intermediate results crisis in Telangana. Critics have raised concerns about the lack of adequate testing of the technology used for evaluation, leading to significant issues during the current examination process. Political figures, including Rahul Gandhi, have called for accountability and questioned the decision to engage a company with a controversial history.
- ▪Coempt Edu Tech, the firm managing CBSE's OSM system, is linked to the 2019 Intermediate results controversy in Telangana.
- ▪Students and educators have reported numerous technical issues with the OSM platform, including portal crashes and blurred answer sheet scans.
- ▪The 2019 Intermediate results crisis led to widespread protests and tragic incidents, highlighting the need for reliable evaluation systems.
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The controversy surrounding the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) Online Screening and Marking (OSM) system for Class XII answer-sheet evaluation has once again brought Telangana into focus, with academics drawing parallels to the State’s 2019 Intermediate examination results fiasco.At the centre of the latest debate is Coempt Edu Tech, the firm that handled the online evaluation platform used by CBSE. The company is headed by V.S.N. Raju, who was the CEO of Globarena Technologies, the agency involved in the digitised Intermediate examination process in Telangana that came under scrutiny following the 2019 results controversy.The controversies and the accusations related to both issues are the same – that the technology was not tested for its trustworthiness before being…
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