The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) rejected it on Wednesday. Rahul GandhiThe allegations are linked to the ongoing controversy over the Class 12 evaluation process and have defended the award of the digital evaluation contract to Coempt Edutech.In a tweet in response to Rahul’s post, CBSE said the allegations were “false, misleading and not based on facts”. The board said it has followed all official financial norms while awarding the contract for digital evaluation of answer sheets for board exams 2026.“CBSE rejects the allegations regarding the award of contract to Coempt Edutech. It is false, misleading and not based on facts. CBSE has strictly followed the protocol of General Financial Principles in awarding the contract to the agency,” the board said.The Request for Digital Evaluation of Answer Books (RFP) was released on the Central Public Procurement Portal on August 28, 2025, CBSE added. According to the board, the contract was later awarded to the eligible bidder after following the required process.The clarification came after Rahul Gandhi raised questions over Coempt Edutech’s role, claiming that the company had previously faced controversy in Telangana in 2019 under the name Globarena. He alleged that despite the company’s name change, its ‘challenge and nature’ remained the same.Rahul Gandhi further questioned why the company was awarded the contract and asked whether proper background checks and procedures were followed before awarding the project. He also demanded an independent judicial inquiry and immediate formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT).
