India, June 2 -- The Chairman and Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education - Rahul Singh and Himanshu Gupta - have been transferred amid mounting controversy over the board's newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.

The move comes while the board is in the process of declaring examination results and continues to face criticism over changes made to the OSM tender process and alleged irregularities in answer-sheet evaluation.

The government has constituted a one-member committee to examine the procurement of on-screen marking services.

The panel will be headed by S. Radha Chauhan, Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission.

The committee has been asked to submit its findings to the Department of Personnel and ...