Hyderabad, May 30 -- A Hyderabad-based company at the centre of a controversy over the Central Board of Secondary Education's digital answer sheet processing system had earlier faced a scathing government inquiry following a results disaster that affected lakhs of students in Telangana in 2019.

Over 18.5 lakh students registered under CBSE had their answer sheets processed under a new digital marking system this year, following which errors were reported in the results.

The company handling the project, Coempt EduTeck, was previously known as Globarena Technologies.

In 2019, Globarena Technologies had secured a Rs 4.35-crore contract from the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) to manage digital processing of result...