The CBSE has rejected allegations by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding the awarding of the digital evaluation contract to ‘Coempt Edutech’, calling the claims “erroneous, misleading and not based on facts”.
In a statement issued amid the ongoing controversy over the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) process, the CBSE said all procedures were followed while awarding the contract.
“CBSE rejects the allegations regarding the award of contract to Coempt Edutech. It is erroneous, misleading and not based on facts. CBSE has followed the General Financial Rules protocols scrupulously in the awarding of the contract to the agency. CBSE floated the RFP for Digital Evaluation of Answer books for Board Exams 2026 on Central Public Procurement portal on August 28, 2025, and awarded the contract to the qualified bidder,” it said in response to Gandhi’s tweet.
In a post on X, Gandhi questioned why Coempt Edutech was awarded the CBSE contract and alleged that procedures may have been bypassed during the process. He also demanded an independent judicial inquiry and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe.
Gandhi alleged that Coempt Edutech had earlier worked under the name Globarena and had been linked to controversies in Telangana in 2019. He questioned why background checks were not conducted and asked what relationship the company’s management had with the Modi government. “Name changed—but the intent the same, the nature the same. Everyone knew the history, yet the contract was still awarded. The future of 1.85 million children was handed over to such a company, and no one batted an eye,” Gandhi said.
He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he had “nothing to say” on the issue.
