It has been a torrid summer for students taking major examinations: first the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) and then the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examination. Both are riven by corrupt practices or monumental bungling in marking of answer sheets, frustrating students’ plans for a smooth entry into higher education courses. After the National Testing Agency, which conducted NEET, it is the turn of the CBSE to present a picture of incompetence. As the defining national examination for about 1.7 million students, it is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that the newly introduced Onscreen Marking System (OSM) performs without error. It comes as a shock that the OSM system was riddled with errors, and egregious mistakes........

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