India, May 30 -- Scanned copies of CBSE answer scripts will be made available to students through DigiLocker from next year, officials said on Friday, while defending the board's rollout of on-screen marking (OSM) and its decision to award the contract to Telangana-based Coempt Edu Teck.

Officials also defended the selection of Coempt amid allegations raised by opposition leaders, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, regarding the company's previous work in Telangana, HT earlier reported.

Legal challenges relating to the company's post-examination management work in the state had been examined by courts and that "nothing unusual" had been found, the report quoted an official as saying.

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