Overview
- The Supreme Court, which heard a Public Interest Litigation on Wednesday, expressed concern about widespread student complaints that the new on‑screen marking system caused sharp falls in Class 12 marks and anxiety over admissions.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that most individual marksheet discrepancies have been addressed and that the Centre has appointed a one‑member commission led by S. Radha Chauhan to examine systemic problems.
- The PIL filed by Rakesh Binjola asks the court to order binding regulations for CBSE's digital evaluation and to grant temporary relaxations in minimum qualifying marks and admission cutoffs for affected students.
- The court asked the Solicitor General to file a status report spelling out the remedial steps CBSE has taken and listed the matter for further hearing next week to review progress and recommendations.
- On‑screen marking means teachers grade scanned answer sheets on computers rather than paper, so flaws in scanning, image capture or grade‑capture can directly change final marks and therefore affect university admissions and scholarships.