CBSE denied allegations raised by Rahul Gandhi regarding a contract given to Coempt Edutech for digital evaluation of board exam copies amid marking system row, calling them "misleading". "CBSE...followed the...protocols...in the awarding of the contract," it said. Alleging "massive tampering in CBSE exam results", Rahul claimed that Coempt "already pulled off the same stunt in Telangana in 2019".