What began as a student's attempt to understand the evaluation of his examination paper has evolved into a national discussion on transparency, accountability and public procurement in India's education system.
Procurement records reveal the scoring and pricing factors that helped Coempt secure CBSE's digital evaluation contract over TCS amid growing political scrutiny.
The Congress party on Monday mounted a fresh attack on the Narendra Modi-led government over its handling of the education sector, alleging a deepening crisis in India’s examination and higher education system and reiterating its demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, Ramesh claimed that the alleged leak represented a serious lapse in data security and accused the government of failing to safeguard sensitive student information.
This comes amid major controversy that has raised questions over student evaluation, putting into spotlight the company behind the platform.
The Bench is dealing with the PIL filed by the child rights activist, Anubha Srivastava Sahai, challenging the decision of the CBSE, ICSE and state boards to conduct this year’s exams through the physical mode. In a stunning observation, the Bench stated that no PIL can be filed on these issues as only an “aggrieved person” (aka the student) can file such a petition if his/her right is in any way violated.
Singh termed the decision by CBSE to include all the regional languages in the minor subjects as a conspiracy to wean students away from their mother tongue.
Schools were allegedly getting hefty monetary benefits from the publishers in lieu of prescribing their books. Consequent to the government’s move, there was a sudden rise in demand for the NCERT books, Deo said.
The CBSE has clarified that candidates who are already registered with the board will be able to appear in these exams and no fresh applications will be accepted.
The board submitted the 30:30:40 formula according to which the performance of the students in Class 11 and Class 10 exams will also be factored in while making the assessments and 40 per cent of the marks will be based on Class 12 pre-board exams.
