Claims to be ‘vishwaguru’ but cannot hold a single exam with honesty, Rahul says in latest salvo against govt.

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (May 30, 2026) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “destroying” India’s education system. The government could not even hold an examination properly yet claimed to be a “vishwaguru”, Mr. Gandhi said, adding that the generation “having its future ruined” by the Narendra Modi government would hold it to account.

His remarks followed reports of delays by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in holding the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-Undergraduate (UG) at some centres due to a technical glitches.

“NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test), CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), SSC (Staff Selection Commission), and today, CUET. Four examinations. One crore students. Not a single one could be conducted honestly,” Mr. Gandhi said. “Claims to be a ‘vishwaguru’, but unable to conduct even a single examination within the country — Modi Ji has completely destroyed the entire education system,” Mr. Gandhi said.

“The very generation whose future you are ruining — that same generation will hold you accountable,” the Congress leader said.

Citing two investigations, one by a Class 12 student and another by a leading newspaper, the Congress’s communications chief Jairam Ramesh intensified the party’s attack on the Union government over the introduction of the On Screen Marking (OSM) system for the Class 12 Board examinations, demanding the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign.

Mr. Ramesh questioned the “intentions and preparedness” of the CBSE in rolling out the OSM system, and posed 10 questions to the government on the way in which it had been introduced ahead of the Board examinations.

Why had the CBSE “rushed” the implementation of the OSM within 74 days before the examinations, and were the concerns flagged during a ‘dry run’ in five Delhi schools allegedly not addressed, Mr. Ramesh said.

The Congress leader also questioned the changes in the rules for the ‘Request for Proposal’, alleging that the eligibility criteria had been diluted to favour COEMPT Edutech, including modifications to the provisions for blacklisting provisions, turnover requirements, capability maturity standards, and data centre norms.

Why had the CBSE allegedly diluted contractual safeguards, including provisions related to blacklisting contractors for errors, the Congress leader said.

“It is increasingly clear that an astonishing mix of incompetence, corruption, and callousness went into the CBSE’s planning and implementation of the Grade 12 Board Exams,” Mr. Ramesh said, demanding an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the issue, and calling for Mr. Pradhan’s resignation.