'Not Compromised': CBSE Clarifies No Security Breach In OSM Portal

Central Board of Secondary Education denied reports of a breach in its OSM evaluation portal, saying the alleged hacked URL was only a test site with no real student or marks data.

CBSE denied reports of a breach in its OSM evaluation portal.

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• CBSE denies social media claims of On-Screen Marking portal compromise.
• Alleged breach involved a separate testing site, not live evaluation portal.

Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a clarification regarding claims on social media alleging that its On-Screen Marking (OSM) portal was compromised in February 2026.

The board said the allegations were based on a social media post claiming that the portal hosted at “cbse.onmarks.co.in” had been breached. CBSE clarified that the URL mentioned in the post was only a testing site used for internal review and sample data purposes.

According to the board, the actual portal used for evaluation of answer sheets operates on a different URL and has neither been compromised nor affected by the vulnerabilities highlighted online.

CBSE stressed that the testing portal did not contain any real evaluation records, marks or student-related data.

Clarification Regarding Claim of Compromise of CBSE OSM Portal

In a post made by a user on social media, it has been claimed that the CBSE On Screen Marking (OSM) bearing URL: https://t.co/lwAeAFWwo1 was compromised by him on 26.02.2026. This has also formed the basis for a few…

— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) May 26, 2026

“The Board emphasises that no security breaches have come to light on the portal deployed for the actual evaluation work,” the statement said.

The board further stated that the On-Screen Marking system was introduced to improve transparency in assessments and includes strong grievance redressal mechanisms and security safeguards.

CBSE also reassured students and stakeholders that adequate protections are in place to maintain the integrity and security of the evaluation platform used for actual assessment work.

CBSE Site 'Hacked,' Tech Expert Claimed

This clarification came after a report came claiming that a tech expert named Deedy Das said that a 19-year-old cybersecurity researcher Nisarg Adhikari had discovered major security flaws in CBSE’s online answer-sheet evaluation portal months ago. In a post on X, Das shared the blog post of Nisrag claiming that 19-year old broke into India's largest high school examination system of 2M+ students a year.

A 19-year old broke into India's largest high school examination system of 2M+ students a year, the CBSE, and was able to view and CHANGE any students' marks.

He responsibly wrote to the team 3 months ago, and it took them 3 days to fix only one of the issues. Today, they took… pic.twitter.com/6FR2wAFQgB

— Deedy (@deedydas) May 26, 2026

In a detailed blog post shared on his website and on X on May 22, Nisarg claimed that he had identified several serious vulnerabilities in the CBSE On-Screen Marking (OSM) portal in February 2026 and reported them to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. According to him, many of the flaws allegedly remained unresolved for months.

What Is OSM System?

Central Board of Secondary Education introduced the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for Class 12 board examinations from 2026, shifting the evaluation process to a fully digital format.

Under the OSM system, answer sheets are scanned digitally and evaluated online. According to CBSE, the move was aimed at reducing manual intervention, eliminating totaling errors and improving transparency in the assessment process.

CBSE introduces #OnScreenMarking (OSM) for #Class12 Board Examinations from 2026.

Answer books will be digitally scanned and evaluated online, eliminating totalling errors and reducing manual intervention. The system enables faster evaluation, wider teacher participation… pic.twitter.com/VMom8Kg29y

— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) February 17, 2026

The board has said the system enables faster evaluation, broader participation of teachers — including those from overseas schools — lower logistics costs and more environmentally sustainable operations.

CBSE had also stated that the new system would remove the need for post-result verification of marks.