New Delhi, May 29 -- Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the government was taking responsibility for discrepancies reported in the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system and assured students that all grievances would be addressed, even as he hit back at Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over criticism of the evaluation process.

Pradhan said certain discrepancies had come to the government's notice after the nationwide roll-out of OSM this year, but maintained that the digital evaluation system was a "progressive instrument" aimed at improving transparency and student access.

"This is the first time CBSE has implemented this system in the country. Certain discr...