Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, May 27 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has firmly rejected allegations surrounding the award of a contract for the digital evaluation of answer books for the 2026 board examinations to Coempt Edutech, describing the claims as "erroneous, misleading, and not based on facts."In an official statement issued on Wednesday, the board asserted that the contract was awarded through a transparent and rule-bound process in accordance with the provisions of the General Financial Rules (GFR).
The CBSE stated that it had floated a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the digital evaluation of answer books for the 2026 board examinations on the Central Public Procurement (CPP) portal on August 28, 2025. The contra...