Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Pralhad Joshi Reviews CBSE Systems, Stresses Transparency and Student Support
Education Minister Pralhad Joshi held a meeting about how CBSE is working.
CBSE manages important school examinations and academic activities.
Officials talked about making its work more efficient and transparent.
They also reviewed technology used to evaluate answer sheets.
This included a system called on-screen marking.
That system has faced questions about how it was purchased and introduced.
Two former CBSE officials were transferred in June while the system was under scrutiny.
Officials also discussed giving better support to students, teachers and schools.
No major new decision was announced after the meeting.
Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi chaired a Monday review meeting on CBSE’s academic, examination and administrative functioning.
Officials from the Ministry of Education and Department of School Education and Literacy discussed improving CBSE’s efficiency and transparency.
Digital evaluation and on-screen marking processes were reviewed for smooth, reliable and accessible operation.
CBSE’s on-screen marking system has faced scrutiny over procurement and alleged irregularities in its rollout for Class 12 answer scripts.
Former CBSE chairman Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta were transferred in June amid that scrutiny.
- Who
- Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi and senior officials from CBSE, the Ministry of Education, and the Department of School Education and Literacy.
- What
- A review of CBSE’s academic, examination and administrative systems, including digital evaluation and on-screen marking.
- When
- Monday; the articles also say Rahul Singh and Himanshu Gupta were transferred in June.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- To improve efficiency, transparency, examination procedures, and support for students, teachers and schools.
Government and CBSE priorities
Concerns over digital evaluation
Examination technology
Government and CBSE priorities
Officials reviewed digital evaluation and on-screen marking as tools that should make examination administration and assessment more efficient and reliable.
Concerns over digital evaluation
The on-screen marking system has faced scrutiny over its procurement and alleged irregularities linked to its large-scale rollout.
Transparency and procedures
Government and CBSE priorities
The meeting emphasized clearer, more transparent examination procedures and better support for students, teachers and schools.
Concerns over digital evaluation
The scrutiny and transfers of two former CBSE officials underscored concerns about whether the system’s procurement and implementation had adequate oversight.
Technology’s effect on stakeholders
Government and CBSE priorities
Officials stressed that technology-driven examination processes should work smoothly and improve services for schools, students and teachers.
Concerns over digital evaluation
The systems must remain accessible and reliable so that technology does not create avoidable difficulties for students, teachers or schools.
- Review chair
- Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi
- Organization
- Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
- Meeting location
- New Delhi
- Areas reviewed
- Academic, examination and administrative functioning
- Technology discussed
- Digital evaluation and on-screen marking
- Reason for scrutiny
- Concerns over procurement and alleged irregularities in the full-scale rollout of the on-screen marking system
- Officials transferred
- Former CBSE chairman Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta, in June
- Main priorities
- Efficiency, transparency and improved support for students, teachers and schools
Sources
Education Minister Prahlad Joshi Reviews CBSE Work, Stresses Transparency
CBSE Review Meeting: Digital Evaluation, OSM Under Scrutiny; Education Minister Stresses Transparency