Technical glitches in CBSE portal leave students seeking re-evaluation stranded
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) faced significant backlash after students reported issues with their re-evaluation process. Technical glitches in the Onscreen Marking System led to students receiving incorrect answer sheets, prompting complaints and calls for accountability. The Education Minister has requested a detailed report on the situation and has enlisted IIT experts to address the problems.
- ▪A Class 12 student received a Physics answer sheet that was not his, leading to allegations of a serious error in CBSE's marking system.
- ▪Multiple students reported discrepancies between their expected and received marks, prompting widespread complaints about the new Onscreen Marking system.
- ▪The Education Minister has asked for a detailed report on the glitches and has involved IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur to investigate and improve the system.
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Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) found itself in the eye of a storm, after a Delhi-based Class 12 student Vedant was brutally trolled online and called a ‘Pakistani,’ when he took to X to complain about the unexpectedly low marks he received in Physics. He alleged that it is not merely a ‘rechecking,’ issue but may be a serious answer-sheet exchange or tagging error in CBSE’s Onscreen Marking System (OSM).“After receiving unexpectedly low marks in Physics, we applied for photocopies of my answer sheets through the CBSE re-evaluation process. Today we received the copies.
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