So Vedant did what any student is supposed to do. He contacted CBSE through official channels, multiple email IDs, helpline numbers and contact details listed on the board’s own website. He wrote to them. He called. He waited.

CBSE went completely silent. Not a single acknowledgement. Not one email reply. Not one callback. Every official channel failed him.

Exhausted and with his future on the line, Vedant did the only thing left. On May 23, 2026, he posted on X (formerly Twitter), sharing images of the mismatched answer sheet with the caption: “not my answer sheet.”

How Vedant’s fight unfolded, let’s understand it step by step

1. Requested a scanned copy of the Physics answer sheet via CBSE’s official re-evaluation process, and he paid the prescribed fee. Followed the process correctly.

2. Received a scanned copy, but it was someone else’s answer sheet. Handwriting, structure and style are completely different from his own.

3. Contacted CBSE via multiple official email IDs, helpline numbers and contact details; CBSE did not reply. Not once.

4. With no official response, posted publicly on X on May 23, 2026. His post went viral. Thousands of students and parents piled on with similar complaints.

5. CBSE responded, but only after the internet forced their hand (May 25): “Dear Vedant… the correct copy of your answer book has been sent to your registered email address.”

The board that had ignored every official complaint treated the matter as a “top priority” the moment it went viral. A dedicated CBSE team was reportedly deployed to monitor social media complaints, a unit that apparently did not exist to handle the same complaints through official channels.

The trolling that followed

When Vedant’s post exploded online, not everyone offered support. Because his newly created X account displayed “South Asia” as his location, a default technical glitch during account setup, sections of the internet accused him of being Pakistani and of deliberately trying to tarnish CBSE’s reputation. The 17-year-old, who had done nothing but fight for his own answer sheet through legitimate means, found himself subjected to targeted harassment and abuse.

Vedant’s brother Siddhant Srivastava eventually hit back on social media, posting a family photograph with the message: “Rajma chawal after such a hectic day. Big thanks to all who supported us… and we are not Pakistani.” The family was vindicated when CBSE formally acknowledged the mapping error in its On-Screen Marking system.

A student who discovered a systemic failure in India’s national examination board attempted every official remedy, was ignored, went public, was trolled as a foreign agent, and was ultimately proven completely right. This is the story of CBSE’s 2026 digital overhaul.

Coempt EduTeck Private Limited

Formerly Known As: Globarena Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Particulars	Details
Company Name	Coempt EduTeck Private Limited
Former Name	Globarena Technology Pvt. Ltd.
CIN	U72200TG2000PTC034224
Registration Number	34224
Incorporated	2000 (as Globarena Technology Pvt. Ltd.)
Company Type	Private Limited Company
Industry	Education Technology / Digital Assessment Solutions
Head Office Address	Plot No. 8-3-224/4/C, F-28, Madhuranagar, Yousufguda, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500038
Official Website	www.coempt.in
Official Email	accounts@coempt.in
Employee Strength	51-200 employees
Flagship Product	OnMark OSM Platform
Core Services	Online Examination Systems, On-Screen Marking (OSM), Digital Evaluation Solutions, Assessment Technology
Board of Directors	Information not publicly specified in the provided details

This is the company that currently manages the digital backbone of CBSE’s national examination evaluation system – handling the scanned answer scripts of over 18.5 lakh students across India. Despite this extraordinary responsibility, CBSE has never publicly named or confirmed Coempt EduTeck as its vendor. The connection was uncovered by a 19-year-old hacker probing the portal’s code.

The company describes itself on its website as a provider of “end-to-end examination solutions” with “20+ years of experience in providing technology solutions in the education sector.” The flagship product, OnMark, is what powers CBSE’s OSM system. What the website does not mention is the company’s previous incarnation, Globarena Technology, and the disasters that name carried.

A trail that should have disqualified them

2019: Telangana Intermediate Board Disaster

Operating as Globarena Technology, the company was linked to catastrophic result errors in the Telangana Intermediate Board examinations. Mass result anomalies caused devastating mental trauma among students and their families. Twenty-three students are reported to have died by suicide in the aftermath. The company was questioned over its execution and subcontracting practices. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi later alleged that errors in the on-screen marking system directly contributed to these deaths.

Post-2019: CHSE Odisha Plus II

The company surfaced again in scrutiny over the CHSE Odisha Plus II digital e-evaluation project, drawing further questions about its technical capabilities, execution standards and reliance on subcontracting.

Rebranding, Globarena becomes Coempt EduTeck

Globarena Technology Pvt. Ltd. was rebranded as Coempt EduTeck Private Limited. The corporate identity changed; the directors, the address, the products and, critics now allege, the underlying problems did not.

2026: CBSE Class 12 National Fiasco

Now holding the CBSE contract, Coempt EduTeck’s OnMark platform is at the centre of swapped answer sheets, a portal with hardcoded master passwords accessible to anyone, and a system whose security a teenager broke in under an hour. 18.5 lakh students are caught in the crossfire.

The teenager who cracked the portal open

Nisarga Adhikary, a 19-year-old Class 12 student and ethical hacker from Bengaluru, began examining CBSE’s OSM portal out of pure curiosity after its launch in February 2026. Within 30 minutes, he had identified a cluster of critical security vulnerabilities.

Adhikary alleged the portal contained a hardcoded “master password”, the literal password string, not a hash or encrypted token embedded inside publicly accessible frontend JavaScript files. He claimed this allowed anyone to bypass the portal’s OTP and authentication systems entirely. By editing values in a browser’s DevTools, he said, anyone could impersonate examiners, reset passwords, access other students’ evaluation records, and alter marks.

“It took me less than an hour to find all the vulnerabilities inside the system. Anyone can impersonate any examiner to their choice. The access control is totally broken. I could change the marks. There is no OTP security; anyone can change the password. None of this required sophisticated exploitation. The hardest part was reading a JavaScript file and editing a couple of values in DevTools.” mentions Nisarga Adhikary, 19-year-old ethical hacker and Class 12 student

Adhikary had reported his findings to CERT-In, India’s national cybersecurity authority, months earlier, in February 2026. His warnings were largely ignored in official corridors, just as Vedant’s complaints were ignored by CBSE. The findings remained confined to niche cybersecurity circles until Adhikary published his blog post and it went viral on X on May 25, 2026. The portal was taken offline for three days, but when it returned, only one of the reported vulnerabilities had been fixed.

The political earthquake

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi entered the fray with a direct attack on the Modi government, calling the situation a “calculated conspiracy” that has compromised the futures of lakhs of students. He demanded an independent judicial inquiry and the formation of a Special Investigation Team to probe the matter.

Gandhi explicitly connected Coempt EduTeck to the 2019 Telangana Globarena disaster, questioned why the company received the CBSE contract despite its documented track record, and alleged the absence of any meaningful background check. He questioned the company’s relationship with the ruling government. The accusations ignited a fierce political battle over who approved the contract, on what terms, and why CBSE has never publicly disclosed the vendor’s identity.

The students caught in the middle

Vedant’s case was not isolated. Once his post went viral on May 23, thousands of students poured onto social media with their own complaints. The scale of the grievances painted a picture of widespread system failure, not a one-off glitch.

Swapped sheets. Multiple students alleged receiving answer books that did not belong to them, different handwriting, different structure, and different subject content.

Portal failures Students reported persistent portal crashes, payment gateway errors and delayed access to their own scanned answer sheets, for which they had paid a fee.

Blurred scans Several students alleged their scanned copies were so blurred and poor in quality as to be useless for verification purposes.

Mark discrepancies Others raised concerns about marks that did not tally with what they had written, answers left unchecked, totalling errors, and sudden mark variations after re-evaluation requests.

May 23: Date Vedant posted on X, after being ignored by CBSE

May 25: Date CBSE responded, only after viral public pressure

Feb ’26 When CERT-In was alerted about OSM portal vulnerabilities, months before the scandal

CBSE’s wall of silence

CBSE has denied the OSM portal was breached, calling the allegations “erroneous, misleading and not based on facts.” The board has not publicly confirmed Coempt EduTeck as its vendor. No public statement has been issued clarifying whether Vedant’s case, and the similar cases emerging, represent isolated glitches or a systemic failure in the platform.

Coempt EduTeck did not respond to media queries. Its directors, Sowmyanarayanan Sadagopan, Radhakrishnan Jayaraman, Anantha Madabhushini Chary, Venkatanarayana Aleti and Suryanarayana Vuyyuri Raju, have made no public statement. The company’s contact email, accounts@coempt.in, has received no publicly acknowledged response.

 The central irony of this entire crisis: the only institution in this story that was willing to communicate, to warn, to flag, to raise an alarm, was a 19-year-old student. Every adult institution in the chain, CBSE, Coempt EduTeck, CERT-In, stayed silent until the internet forced otherwise.

Questions that demand answers

Contract Transparency How was Coempt EduTeck, formerly Globarena Technology, with a documented history of examination disasters, awarded the CBSE national evaluation contract without public scrutiny or disclosure?

Due Diligence Did CBSE conduct any background check on the company’s prior track record before handing over the evaluation infrastructure for 18.5 lakh students?

Accountability Why does India’s premier examination board refuse to name the private company running its most sensitive digital infrastructure? Who approved this secrecy?

Student Rights Vedant exhausted every official channel before going public. How many other students with legitimate complaints were similarly ignored and silenced?

Data Privacy One student’s answer sheet reached another student’s email. How many such swaps occurred that were never discovered or reported?

Security If the portal’s security was catastrophically broken since February, as an ethical hacker and CERT-In report showed, what guarantees exist that marks of 18.5 lakh students were not tampered with during the evaluation period?

According to the board, students will first be allowed to obtain scanned copies of their evaluated answer sheets before applying for re-evaluation. CBSE has introduced a revised process linked with its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system to improve transparency and accuracy in evaluation.

Important Dates for CBSE Class 12 Re-Evaluation 2026

As per the announced schedule:

• Applications for photocopies of answer sheets can be submitted from May 19 to May 22, 2026.
• Verification of marks and re-evaluation applications will be accepted from May 26 to May 29, 2026.

Students can apply through the official CBSE portals after logging in with their roll number, school number, and admit card ID.

How Students Can Apply

Candidates seeking re-evaluation must follow these steps:

1. Visit the official CBSE website.
2. Open the post-result services section.
3. Log in using required credentials.
4. Select the desired service – photocopy, verification, or re-evaluation.
5. Pay the prescribed fee online and submit the application.

CBSE has clarified that re-evaluation requests will only be accepted after students obtain photocopies of their answer sheets.

Concerns Over Evaluation Process

This year’s results have triggered discussions among students and educators regarding the digital evaluation system. Several students reportedly questioned unexpectedly low marks in science subjects despite performing well in competitive examinations like JEE Main. CBSE has defended the OSM evaluation framework and stated that the re-evaluation mechanism has been strengthened to address such concerns.

The board has advised students to regularly check the official website for detailed notifications and updates regarding fees, timelines, and application procedures

According to Media channels like NDTV’s Article, many students who secured high percentiles in JEE Main scored below the mandatory 75% aggregate marks required for IIT admissions through JEE Advanced 2026 counselling. The issue has sparked widespread debate over the newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) digital evaluation system used by CBSE this year.

Students and educators have questioned the accuracy and consistency of the digital assessment process, especially after several candidates reported a major mismatch between their competitive exam performance and board exam scores. Some students claimed they scored above the 90 percentile in JEE Main but received much lower marks than expected in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in the board exams.

What is On-Screen Marking

The CBSE had introduced the OSM system for full-scale digital evaluation of Class 12 answer sheets in 2026. Under this process, scanned copies of answer scripts were checked online by evaluators instead of traditional physical assessment. The board said the system was implemented to improve efficiency, reduce human error, and speed up result processing.

However, following the result declaration, students and parents from different parts of the country raised concerns regarding unchecked answers, missed diagrams, and strict marking patterns. Several social media posts also highlighted cases where students with strong JEE scores allegedly failed to meet the IIT eligibility criteria due to lower board percentages.

In response to the criticism, CBSE issued a clarification defending the OSM evaluation process. The board stated that the system ensures transparency and accuracy while also providing students with options for verification of marks, photocopies of answer sheets, and re-evaluation requests.

The controversy has intensified ahead of the JEE Advanced 2026 examination scheduled for May 17, as thousands of aspirants remain anxious about their eligibility for IIT admissions. Education experts have urged CBSE to review disputed cases quickly to avoid affecting students’ academic futures.