Congress Criticizes Government Over CBSE On-Screen Marking System Vendor Issues
The Congress party criticized the government over the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) on-screen marking system (OSM) issues during the 2026 Class 12 exams, highlighting that the vendor Coempt Edu Teck has not faced penalties or received payment sanction orders despite reported glitches. CBSE confirmed no sanction orders or penalty information exist as of October. Congress alleges procedural irregularities and lack of accountability within the Education Ministry, while CBSE and the vendor have not commented on the matter.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 31%, Centre 69%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is negative (28/100). Lens Score 64/100.
Outlets measured: thestatesman, thetribune, news18, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 3 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–28/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 21 Oct, 02:24 am. Other outlets followed.