New Delhi, May 25: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rectified its earlier mistake by providing the correct answer sheet to a student who requested a review of their evaluation. This decision came after Vedant Srivastava raised concerns about receiving a different candidate’s physics answer sheet.
In a post on the social media platform X, Vedant shared, “I am attaching the screenshots of the correct answer sheet for your information. We will apply for re-evaluation after a thorough examination of this answer sheet, as my marks were deducted despite having the correct answers.”
CBSE had previously acknowledged a serious error in its new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system when a Class 12 student was mistakenly sent another candidate’s answer sheet. This incident has raised significant questions about the reliability of CBSE’s digital evaluation process, sparking a nationwide debate on transparency and fairness in digital assessments.
Vedant applied for a photocopy of his answer sheet on May 19, suspecting he received lower marks than expected. Four days later, he posted on X that the sheet emailed to him by CBSE did not match his handwriting and clearly belonged to another student.
In a viral post that garnered over 3.5 million views and 48,000 likes, he expressed his disappointment, stating, “I am a Class 12 student of CBSE. After unexpectedly low marks in Physics, we applied for photocopies of our answer sheets through CBSE’s re-evaluation process. Today we received the copies, and I am very disappointed because the physics answer sheet uploaded by CBSE is not mine.”
CBSE responded promptly, announcing that the matter was being treated with utmost priority and a dedicated team was appointed for investigation. On Monday, the board emailed Vedant his correct physics answer sheet and confirmed that his results would be amended following re-evaluation.
The board also contacted Vedant’s family, assuring them that the error would be corrected and his marks updated. Since the introduction of the OSM system this year, which scans answer sheets for marking instead of manual evaluation, there have been complaints about students receiving lower marks compared to their performance in competitive exams like JEE.
Reports of technical glitches on the website, including fluctuations in fees for photocopies of answer sheets, have also surfaced. Allegations of blurry scanned copies and portal crashes during re-evaluation requests have further complicated the situation.
This controversy has prompted a renewed scrutiny of CBSE’s post-result verification and re-evaluation processes, raising concerns about the reliability of document sharing and evaluation methods. There were also reports of Vedant and his family facing online trolling after the issue gained traction on social media.
As of now, CBSE has not issued any official public statement regarding specific allegations.