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CBSE Class 12 Re-evaluation Window and OSM Controversy

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
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CBSE Class 12 Re-evaluation Window and OSM Controversy

The CBSE just kicked off the re-evaluation window for Class 12 students. They opened it on Tuesday, letting everyone try to review their board exam results.

This whole thing is happening right in the middle of some serious backlash. The controversy surrounding the new On-Screen Marking, or OSM system, is escalating, and now students are fighting for their marks.

If you have photocopies of your evaluated answer books, you can actually submit requests through the board’s online portal now. It’s a huge step, letting people dig into the evaluation process.

CBSE said the window stays open until June 6th. That’s the deadline.

The portal itself is live. You log in, pick the specific answers you want checked, and you pay the fees for each request. It’s a multi-step slog, honestly.

They posted instructions on X, saying the verification and re-evaluation portal is live. They even pushed a video for the step-by-step guide. You watch it, you try to figure out how to actually apply.

But there’s the money side of things. Amid all the noise about the OSM system, CBSE actually changed the fee structure for these post-result services. It felt like a reaction, a pushback against the complaints already swirling around portal issues and digital infrastructure.

The rates changed. You need to see the updated rates.

Before this, things were different. Students were paying Rs 700 for the scanned copies. Then there was Rs 500 for just verifying the marks. And then, per question, Rs 100 for re-evaluation.

And here’s a kicker: the board announced that if the review actually changes the marks, the re-evaluation charges will be refunded. That’s supposed to be a safety net, I guess.

But the real headache for students is the process itself. It’s not simple. You have to follow a sequence.

  1. First, you need those scanned copies of your answer sheets. Get them ready.
  2. Then you review the scripts. Look for unchecked answers, total errors, missing pages, anything weird in the evaluation.
  3. If you spot issues, then you apply for verification of marks. That’s the first hurdle.
  4. After that, if you think marks were wrongly deducted on specific questions, you apply for the re-evaluation of those questions.

CBSE is clear enough, they say. Marks can increase, decrease, or stay the same after the review. Whatever the outcome, the revised marks are final.

This all comes back to the OSM controversy, doesn't it? That’s the core of the fight. The system itself, where evaluators looked at scanned copies instead of the physical books.

That’s where the complaints started. After the results came out, students and parents started screaming online about marking discrepancies.

Complaints were everywhere. Unchecked answers. Wrong totals. Blurred scans. Missing pages. Technical glitches when trying to access the answer sheets through the portal.

And lately, the criticism has shifted to the backend. Technical glitches, confusion over accessing the sheets, and general worries about the digital infrastructure and how the vendors were managed. It’s getting messy.

It’s all layered on top of the initial digital evaluation system. A real mess, trying to sort out the numbers while dealing with the digital fallout.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

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