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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, already under fire for technical glitches, security vulnerabilities and marking irregularities, is facing fresh scrutiny over changes in scanner specifications in the board’s original Request for Proposal (RFP) document.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP and chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Digvijaya Singh, in a post on X, said that the original RFP document for the OSM system prescribed robotic scanners, which are automated systems that combine optical scanning with a robotic arm for high-volume, hands-free digitisation. The post, which tagged Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, questioned whether the document was modified to include ordinary scanners to favour a particular vendor.

Initially for OSM CBSE had decided to use Robotic Scanner in RFP (Request for Proposal) document. But later it was changed to ordinary Scanner. Why? Only @dpradhanbjp would know. Now what is a Robotic Scanner? A robotic scanner combines a 3D or optical scanner with an… — Digvijaya Singh (@digvijaya_28) June 3, 2026

Initially for OSM CBSE had decided to use Robotic Scanner in RFP (Request for Proposal) document. But later it was changed to ordinary Scanner. Why? Only @dpradhanbjp would know. Now what is a Robotic Scanner? A robotic scanner combines a 3D or optical scanner with an…

— Digvijaya Singh (@digvijaya_28) June 3, 2026

In a note to the Parliamentary Standing Committee, the IT Ministry confirmed that CBSE uses the OSM portal, developed by vendor COEMPT, for digital evaluation of........

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