New Delhi: A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth & Sports is set to examine the implementation of the On-Screen-Marking (OSM) system in CBSE Class 12 examinations and issues related to the three-language formula in Classes 9 and 10 during its meeting on Tuesday at the Parliament House Annexe.

The committee is expected to take up concerns linked to examination reforms, evaluation processes and reported student difficulties under the digital marking system, alongside wider policy questions on school language education.

Officials to brief panel on OSM implementation

The Parliamentary Standing Committee has summoned Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy Sanjay Kumar and CBSE Chairperson Rahul Singh to appear before it and brief members on the implementation of the OSM system and issues reported by students.

They are expected to provide details on the evaluation framework and address concerns raised over its functioning in Class 12 board examinations.

Representatives of CBSE students are also expected to participate in the meeting, presenting first-hand accounts of difficulties encountered during evaluation and result-related processes. These inputs are expected to reflect issues that have gained attention across social media and student discussions in recent weeks.

CERT-In invited amid cybersecurity concerns

The committee has also called the Director General of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), indicating that discussions may include the technological and cybersecurity aspects of the system.

The inclusion of CERT-In comes amid concerns raised in the public domain over system glitches, data integrity and the robustness of the digital evaluation infrastructure used in the OSM process.

Three-language formula also under review

The panel is also expected to deliberate on the implementation of the three-language formula in secondary education, focusing on its execution in Classes 9 and 10 and its implications across states.

The review comes amid ongoing policy scrutiny of examination reforms and language education frameworks in school curricula.