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NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have removed top education bosses from the exam board after marking failures in tests taken by nearly two million high school students sparked outrage and calls for protests.The controversy, after the board acknowledged cybersecurity vulnerabilities in a digital marking system, is the latest to rock India’s examination system, sparking mounting criticism of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).The board’s chairman Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta were transferred to other government departments, according to an order issued late on Tuesday (Jun 2).Anger at the CBSE erupted last month when 19-year-old cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary alleged…
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