NEW DELHI: Admitting to “some discrepancies” in the ongoing CBSE Class 12 revaluation process, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said the government has accepted responsibility while assuring students that corrective measures would be taken and accountability fixed at all levels.
Speaking after a meeting with officials of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Pradhan said no student grievance related to the evaluation and revaluation exercise would be left unresolved.
The remarks come amid concerns raised by students and parents over discrepancies in marks, access to answer sheets, and the newly introduced digital evaluation system – On-Screen Marking (OSM).
“The CBSE has begun the revaluation process for the Class 12 examinations. Around 17 lakh students took part, with nearly 98 lakh answer copies – about 40 crore scanned pages in total,” Pradhan said, underlining the scale of the exercise.
The minister said CBSE had, for the first time, introduced a fully digital evaluation system aimed at improving transparency and making the process more student-centric.
Under the new mechanism, students are able to access scanned copies of their answer sheets, verify awarded marks, and raise objections or queries online.
According to the minister, nearly four lakh students have already accessed their scanned answer sheets, covering close to 11 lakh answer copies. He said the board had also brought in technical support from premier institutions, including the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and IIT Madras, to oversee and strengthen the technology infrastructure behind the process.
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To streamline payments linked to answer sheet access and revaluation requests, four public sector banks – State Bank of India, Indian Bank, Bank of Baroda, and Canara Bank – have integrated payment gateways with the CBSE system, Pradhan said.
However, the minister admitted that despite the technological overhaul, “some discrepancies” had surfaced during implementation.
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“The government acknowledges some discrepancies, accepts responsibility, and promises corrective measures,” he said, adding that officials had been directed to ensure timely redressal of all pending student complaints.
“I want to assure everyone that if any irregularities are found, no one will be spared,” the minister said, while also urging political parties not to politicise issues concerning students and examinations.
Meanwhile, the CBSE defended its OSM system, saying the platform is backed by a “secure and robust IT infrastructure”, certified through empanelled security audits and equipped with multiple quality checks for the scanning and evaluation of answer books.
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