CBSE refutes claim that its marking portal was compromised
The CBSE has denied claims that its Onscreen Marking System portal was compromised, following allegations from an ethical hacker. The Board clarified that the portal mentioned in the hacker's claims was a testing site and not used for actual evaluations. Investigations are ongoing to assess the security of the OSM portal amid concerns from students regarding incorrect marking.
- ▪The CBSE rejected claims of a compromised marking portal, stating it was a testing site.
- ▪An ethical hacker claimed to have identified vulnerabilities in the OSM portal.
- ▪The CBSE has received over 4 lakh applications from students for scanned copies of answer books.
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) rejected claims that its Onscreen Marking System (OSM) portal could have been compromised.The OSM portal is used by the CBSE examiners to evaluate scanned copies of answer sheets digitally. The CBSE has come under criticism after several Class 12 students reported incorrect marking for seemingly correct answers upon receiving copies of answer scripts they requested for re-evaluation. The Board’s clarification came as a West Bengal-based ethical hacker, Nisarga Adhikary, claimed in social media posts that he had, in February 2026, complained to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which is housed within the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry, that the OSM portal was subject to multiple…
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