Congress Highlights Massive Data Breach Involving CBSE Exam Papers
- On Sunday, The Congress flagged a "data breach of monumental proportions" involving answer sheets of 2 million CBSE Grade 12 students now available in the public domain.
- Jairam Ramesh alleged the scandal stems from incompetence of COEMPT, the company contracted after CBSE officials allegedly altered technical specifications in the RFP to favor them.
- Improper configuration of an AWS bucket exposed the files; papers show folds and drop shadows, suggesting mobile phone scans instead of professional machines, Ramesh said.
- Demands for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and a full CBI probe intensified on Saturday, with The Congress citing an "astonishing mixture of incompetence, corruption, and callousness" in the CBSE.
- Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for his silence on the CBSE debacle, while critics now examine the intent and preparedness behind introducing the On-Screen Marking System.
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Rahul Gandhi on CBSE Issue: Re-posting a user's post, Rahul Gandhi has again targeted the Central Government and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan regarding the CBSE issue. Users have shared pictures of several Class 12 answer sheets and asked questions. In this, Sarthak Siddhant, tagging the CBSE X handle, has asked that you used scanners to scan these answer sheets. Now that these answer sheets are publicly available, would you please expl…
Massive data leak that has put privacy of 20 lakh students at risk...": Congress slams government over post-result problems faced by CBSE students
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday alleged that it has come to light that the answer booklets of 20 lakh Class 12 students of CBSE were available in the public domain and said "privacy of students has been put to risk".
Congress raises alarm over alleged CBSE answer sheet leak, questions evaluation contractor
In a statement posted on social media platform X, Ramesh claimed that the alleged leak represented a serious lapse in data security and accused the government of failing to safeguard sensitive student information.
Congress Highlights Massive Data Breach Involving CBSE Exam Papers
The Congress claims a significant breach of CBSE Grade 12 students' data, alleging exposure of answer sheets affecting privacy. The party criticizes COEMPT's incompetence, calling for Minister Pradhan's resignation and a CBI investigation, amid suspicions of technical mishandling.
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