A parliamentary panel has summoned officials from the Union Education Ministry and the Central Board of Secondary Education on June 2 to review the use of the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system and discuss issues faced by students during the class 12 post-result process, according to a notice issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports will also deliberate on the implementation of the three-language formula for classes 9 and 10, the notice released on Monday stated. The committee, chaired by Digvijaya Singh, has called School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar and CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh to appear before it during the June 2 meeting.
According to the agenda, the panel will review the ‘use of On-Screen Marking (OSM) in Grade 12 examinations and issues faced by students consequent thereto’. The committee is also scheduled to discuss the “application of the three-language formula in classes 9 and 10,” the notice added.
The CBSE recently came under criticism from students and parents over technical glitches, payment failures and accessibility-related problems encountered during the verification and re-evaluation process following the declaration of class 12 results. The board has also announced that the study of three languages, including at least two native Indian languages, will become compulsory for class 9 students from July 1 onwards.
CBSE clarified that until dedicated R3 (third language) textbooks become available, class 9 students will continue using the class 6 R3 textbooks (2026–27 edition) of the selected language. The move forms part of the board’s effort to align its Scheme of Studies with the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023.
The three-language policy has drawn opposition from Tamil Nadu, which argued that the formula imposes an unfair burden on non-Hindi-speaking states and threatens regional linguistic identity. The state has traditionally followed a two-language policy consisting of Tamil and English.
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According to the notice, the committee will also convene another meeting on June 1. During the first session scheduled at 10 am on June 1, the panel will consider and adopt the “381st Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations and Observations contained in the 364th Report on Demands for Grants (2025-26) of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.”
At 11 am the same day, the committee will meet officials from the Department of Higher Education and the Health Ministry, along with the Director General of the National Testing Agency, representatives of the United Doctors Front and Dr (Major) Gulshan Garg, former orthopaedic surgeon of the Indian Air Force.
The June 1 agenda also includes discussions on the “use of pen-and-paper testing versus computer-based testing (CBT)” as well as “views pertaining to NEET and NTA,” according to the notice.
The committee had earlier met on May 21 to review the implementation of reforms in the NTA, the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy and the implementation of the recommendations made by the Radhakrishnan Committee.
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG for admission to medical courses was conducted on May 3. However, the examination was cancelled by the NTA on May 12 following allegations of a paper leak. The matter is currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, while a retest has been scheduled for June 21.
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