Delhi High Court seeks Centre, CBSE response over Class 12 OSM evaluation concerns

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Central Government and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a petition raising concerns about alleged discrepancies in the evaluation of Class 12 answer sheets under the board's new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.

According to news agency ANI, the court has sought responses from both the Centre and CBSE and listed the matter for further hearing on June 12.




The petition has been filed by the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), which has questioned aspects of the evaluation process carried out through the digital marking system introduced by CBSE this year for Class 12 board examinations.

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Petition raises concerns over answer sheet evaluation
As reported by ANI, the petitioner has sought directions to CBSE to award compensatory marks in cases where answer sheet copies are unreadable, improperly scanned or not marked correctly during the evaluation process.

The plea also seeks an extension of the re-evaluation window and has requested that the portal remain open for the next one month to enable affected students to pursue available remedies.

The petition comes against the backdrop of complaints raised by some students after obtaining scanned copies of their evaluated answer books. Several candidates had reported issues such as missing pages, blurred scans, missing supplementary sheets and difficulties in accessing answer book records through the post-result services portal.

These concerns emerged following the nationwide rollout of the OSM system, under which answer books were digitised and evaluated electronically.

CBSE says grievances are being addressed
During the hearing, counsel appearing for CBSE informed the court that the board is already addressing students' grievances, ANI reported.

According to the submission made before the court, students who believe they have been affected can write directly to CBSE with their concerns.

The development comes days after CBSE stated that more than 1.6 lakh students had successfully used its verification and re-evaluation portal, submitting requests related to over 3.8 lakh answer books. The board had also clarified that dedicated teams were monitoring the process and addressing complaints through helpdesks and grievance redressal channels.

The OSM system has remained under scrutiny since the declaration of Class 12 results, with students, parents and public representatives raising questions about scanned answer books, evaluation accuracy and portal-related issues.

The matter is now expected to come up before the Delhi High Court on June 12, when responses from the Centre and CBSE are likely to be considered.

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