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CBSE Defends On-Screen Marking, Cuts Review Fees, Sets Answer-Sheet Access Windows

Officials present the shift as a transparency move with lower fees plus set review windows to ease student anxiety.

Overview

  • - The Education Ministry, which briefed reporters on Sunday, said on-screen marking is a standard, transparent method used by major boards, responding to complaints after the May 13 Class 12 pass rate fell to about 85.20%.
  • - Students can view their evaluated answer scripts from May 19 to 22, then file specific objections during a second window from May 26 to 29.
  • - Fees drop to Rs 100 to obtain a scanned copy and Rs 100 for verification, with re-checks priced at Rs 25 per question, and the board will refund charges if marks rise after review.
  • - Officials acknowledged possible evaluation errors and said roughly 13,000 answer sheets identified during assessment will be re-evaluated to correct confirmed mistakes.
  • - The rollout scanned about 98–98.6 lakh answer sheets with three security checks, with 68,018 rescanned for quality issues and 13,583 checked manually after illegible scans due to very light ink.