India, June 3 -- As the controversy surrounding Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) On-Screen Marking (OSM) system tender process snowballed online, 17-year-old student Sarthak Sidhant appeared before a parliamentary panel on Tuesday and presented a detailed account of the procurement process and alleged irregularities he claimed to have identified in official documents.Since emerging as one of the top voices to flag possible glaring issues surrounding CBSE's OSM system, Sidhant has also emerged as an unlikely social media favourite for his sharp and often savage replies to trolls on X.

Sarthak Sidhant, 17, published his findings at his website, sarthaksidhant.com/coempt, after, according to him, spending several days reviewing...