IIT gives green signal to CBSE’s own portal for Class 12 re-evaluation after board drops Coempt EduTeck amid OSM row
The team from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has given the green signal to the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) evaluation portal following security concerns and attempted cyberattacks, news agency ANI reported. This comes after concerns were raised over vulnerabilities discovered in the Board’s digital systems. Earlier reports indicated that the launch of CBSE’s Post-Result Activities (PRA) portal had been delayed after experts from two IITs identified several high-risk security flaws. An IIT panel member told ANI that CBSE chose not to use the Coempt EduTeck platform, which was previously used for the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. Instead, student and examination data were transferred to infrastructure managed directly by the Board. “While the new system retains functionalities similar to the earlier platform, several security enhancements have been incorporated to strengthen data protection and address vulnerabilities identified during the review process,” an IIT panel member added. A member of the IIT review panel said the Coempt EduTeck portal contained several security vulnerabilities that could have exposed sensitive data and records. According to the expert, …





