Amid anxiety among students over the evaluation of this year’s Class 12 results through the new on-screen marking (OSM) system, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has sharply reduced its post-result re-evaluation charges and promised full refunds if marks increase after review.
Class 12 students can apply for re-evaluation from May 19 to May 22 (HT File photo)
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Under the revised structure, the fee for obtaining a scanned copy of an evaluated answer sheet has been slashed to ₹100 from ₹700 per subject, while the charge for verification of marks, which checks clerical errors such as totalling and unchecked responses, has been reduced to ₹100 from ₹500. The fee for re-evaluating specific questions has been cut to ₹25 from ₹100 per question.
Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Sanjay Kumar, secretary, department of school education and literacy (DoSEL), said the move aimed to reassure students and ensure “no child feels, for any reason whatsoever, that they have received lower marks than they deserve”.
“There is anxiety among our children... We are equally concerned about this because whether it is the ministry of education or CBSE, the welfare and concerns of all our children are of utmost importance to us,” Kumar said.
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“There is anxiety among our children... We are equally concerned about this because whether it is the ministry of education or CBSE, the welfare and concerns of all our children are of utmost importance to us,” Kumar said.
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“If the re-evaluation process reveals that your marks have increased, we will refund the entire amount you paid back to you,” Kumar said.
Class 12 students can apply for re-evaluation from May 19 to May 22.
The new process begins with students applying directly for the scanned copy of their answer script, which can now be made available within hours as all Class 12 answer books have already been digitised under OSM, officials said. Students can compare their evaluated scripts with official marking schemes for each question paper uploaded on the CBSE website.
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A subject expert committee will then review these observations and communicate its decision.
Sanjay Maurya is a Principal Correspondent with Hindustan Times, where he covers education, with a focus on school and higher education, competitive examinations, education policy and governance. Working as part of the National Bureau, he is based in New Delhi and reports on the Ministry of Education and covers various statutory bodies like UGC, AICTE and NCTE and autonomous bodies like CBSE and NCERT. His reporting also tracks the implementation of key government reforms and policies from school education to higher education including in IITs, NITs, IIMs, central and state universities, and their impact on students and educational institutions. His reporting on the irregularities and rushed implementation of CBSE's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for evaluation of Class 12 board exams 2026, triggered administrative action, leading to the transfer of the board's two senior-most officials and the constitution of a committee to probe alleged irregularities in procurement process of the system. He joined Hindustan Times in December 2024. Prior to that, he had a three-year stint at Careers360, where he reported on school and higher education, entrance examinations, admissions, rankings and various education policies involving universities and professional education bodies. Over the years, Maurya has reported extensively on major developments in India's education sector, including the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA) following the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, changes in school education, higher education regulation, and the evolution of entrance examinations such as NEET, JEE and CUET. He regularly produces data-driven and explanatory stories based on government documents, parliamentary proceedings, court records and official data. His focus remains on helping readers understand how education policies and institutional decisions affect millions of students, teachers and educational institutions across the country.
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