@GabbbarSingh Indeed stars are crowd magnet. But stars don't win you tournaments. Team does. Gambhir's job is to make sure the team wins irrespective of stars's performance.
Star culture makes the player bigger than the team and the team smaller than their actual potential.
The attempt to manufacture a scandal around CBSE’s On Screen Marking (OSM) system is collapsing under the weight of facts.
OSM was first conceptualised by CBSE in 2014, but was deliberately deferred because the technology available then was not mature enough. Over the last decade, CBSE studied global best practices, observed universities and foreign boards successfully using digital evaluation systems, and only after extensive research and approval by the Examination Committee and Governing Body was OSM introduced for Class XII Board Exams in 2026.
This was not a “rushed experiment,” but a carefully planned transition.
Before implementation, CBSE conducted dry runs, mock evaluations, webinars, practice sessions, training modules, doubt-clearing sessions, and live demonstrations involving teachers from KVS, NVS, state government and private schools across India. Teachers were given unrestricted access to practice portals and trained repeatedly before evaluation began.
The allegation that “blurred scans” were simply pushed through is also false. CBSE instituted three levels of quality checks:
• During scanning itself
• By dedicated QC teams
• By evaluators, who were empowered to reject poorly scanned answer books for rescanning
Answer books were scanned using lamp/book scanners without cutting or de-threading the spine, specifically to avoid page loss or mixing.
OSM was introduced precisely to reduce human error:
• Automatic totalling of marks
• Prevention of skipped questions
• Reduced clerical mistakes
• Faster and more transparent evaluation
• Greater secrecy and security in handling answer scripts
Importantly, evaluators, not computers, assessed the answer sheets. The marking scheme remained exactly the same as in the traditional system.
As for the tender process, “lowering technical requirements” is being selectively weaponised without context. Procurement norms are revised routinely to align with available technologies, vendor participation, operational feasibility, and evolving system design. The existence of multiple bidders, including TCS, itself disproves the insinuation that the process was designed for only one company.
What makes Rahul Gandhi’s attack even more absurd is that he is now branding COEMPT EDUTECK PVT. LTD. as a “controversial” company and questioning why contracts were awarded to it. But if the company is truly so “tainted,” why did Congress-ruled states repeatedly hire the very same company for multiple projects?
The record is crystal clear:
• Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Telangana; Agreement dated September 2024
• Bengaluru City University, Karnataka; Agreement dated November 2025
• Adikavi Sri Maharshi Valmiki University, Raichur; Agreement dated March 2024
• Karnataka University, Dharwad; Work Order dated 08.06.2023
• Telangana State Health University even publicly appreciated the company on its official website.
So the obvious questions are:
Will Rahul Gandhi now accuse Congress governments in Telangana and Karnataka of collusion too? Or does his outrage apply only when the Union Government is involved?
If there were isolated technical glitches during a nationwide first-time rollout involving lakhs of answer books, those should absolutely be identified and rectified. But converting implementation challenges into conspiracy theories about “fixing tenders” and attacking the integrity of an entire examination system without evidence is irresponsible politics.
The real issue should be improving systems for students and teachers, not creating panic among lakhs of families for political headlines.
Good Governance is largely ideology agnostic.
Bad governance is driven by greed/ hubris and not ideology.
Corruption remains the hallmark of governance in India even after 2014.
Urban infrastructure is in shambles
Ethanol is huge scam
Education system hijacked by mafia.
@theskindoctor13 GenZ's are only discovering youth just yet. Others have lived it. Problem is that their awareness is so low and immaturity so high that they easily latch on to any passing fad.
They are so identity obsessed.
@thekaipullai Indians operate under severe constraints. The biggest one is the corrupt bureaucracy which despises the culture of innovation and non-linear incentives.
Our potential is limited by the environment we live in.
@IndianTechGuide It's a great idea to uplift those who are drowning in poverty in India. I hope the start up firm picks up hapless homeless beggars in the streets and engage them in this venture. It would provide immense temporary relief to them.
@venom1s Feminism is an ideology that thrives on romanticization of scarcity. When you don't have love, you make not having it as an achievement.
And essentially trash the women who enjoy love in marriage.
Whole movement is subversion of feminine identity
If you're at peace, you'll always be optimistic. It's a natural psychological outcome. Therefore, do not force positive thoughts when you're restless, rather try to engage mind in a focussed activity.