CBSE Releases Re-evaluation Results for 87% Applicants Amid Online Marking Controversy
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has begun releasing the verification and re-evaluation results for Class XII, declaring outcomes for approximately 87% of candidates who requested a review of their answer books. Revised mark sheets for students whose scores have changed are being made available via DigiLocker.
The board stated that the remaining results will be released in phases as applications are processed, and the exercise is expected to be completed soon. Candidates who sought verification but received a 'no change' decision will be allowed to inspect their answer scripts at respective CBSE regional offices. The inspection schedule will be announced separately.
This year, CBSE introduced an Online Scanned Marking (OSM) system for Class XII, replacing physical evaluation. Following the release of results on May 13, students reported several issues, including blurred or cropped scans, missing pages and supplementary sheets, answer-book mix-ups, and answers allegedly left unmarked. Unexpectedly low scores in multiple subjects further fueled concerns over the new system.
According to official figures, nearly 98.66 lakh answer books were processed digitally. Among these, 68,018 had to be rescanned due to image-quality problems, and 13,583 were ultimately evaluated manually after repeated scans failed to produce readable copies.
CBSE had allowed candidates to obtain scanned answer books from May 19 to 25 and to seek verification or re-evaluation from June 2 to 7. The board said the post-result platform was supervised by technical experts from Digital India Corporation, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Madras to protect it against unauthorised access.
