Sarthak Sidhant is too young to be elected to Parliament, but the 17-year-old student from Jharkhand, who flagged alleged irregularities in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) tendering process for the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, presented his findings before a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Tuesday (June 2, 2026).

The committee on education, women, children, youth and sports, chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh, met to discuss the “use of On-Screen-Marking (OSM) in Grade 12 CBSE exams and issues faced by students”.

Mr. Sidhant, who appeared for the Class 12 exams this year, submitted a seven-page document outlining alleged anomalies in the CBSE’s tendering process for selecting vendors for online marking and posed a series of questions to the board, sources said.

Sarthak Sidhant participated in a webinar hosted by The Hindu titled, ‘Tech troubles in CBSE marks’, on May 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The webinar was moderated by John Xavier, Technology Editor, The Hindu, and Maitri Porecha, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu.

His presentation was made in the presence of CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh and School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar, along with other officials from the Ministry of Education and the board. Mr. Singh was transferred hours after the meeting.

The CBSE, meanwhile, submitted a report to the panel detailing challenges involved in implementing the OSM process. Officials, sources said, promised MPs that issues with the portal had been resolved and that students now have time until Saturday (June 6) to apply for re-evaluation of answer sheets.