The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) The Class 12 student whose answer sheet mixed up the questions posed on this year’s post-result process has finally received his revaluation result. But the result brought only a marginal change.Vedant Srivastava, whose Physics answer book was mistakenly exchanged with another student during the Board’s post-result process, said his overall score increased by just two marks. None of the increase came from the disputed physics paper that had triggered the controversy.“I am relieved that the result has finally been released,” Vedant told X on Sunday.He said he had asked for the revaluation of 11 questions in all subjects, but only Mathematics and Computer Science saw a change.“In the case of the exchange of answers, there is not a single mark increased. The marks that have increased are in mathematics where one mark has increased and one in computer science,” he said.
The case that raised questions about OSM
Vedant’s case first came to light in May, when he claimed that the Physics answer sheet given to him through CBSE’s post-result services was not his.Instead of receiving a scanned copy of his answer book, he said he was shown another student’s writing. The claim quickly gained attention on social media, with several students filing similar complaints about discrepancies in answer books evaluated under the newly introduced on-screen marking (OSM) system by CBSE.Following the backlash, CBSE acknowledged that there had been an inadvertent exchange of answer sheets during the post-result process. Later, the Board provided Vedant with its own Physics answer book.This fix itself changed his Physics marks from 65 to 74.However, after reviewing the correct answer script, Vedant said he noticed what he believed were more problems in the assessment and decided to seek a reassessment.
Fresh questions after the answer book appeared
The matter gathered fresh attention after Vedant shared the image of its current Physics answer sheet online.Several social media users pointed out that the notebook appeared to contain conventional red ink markings instead of annotations that many associate with the digital on-screen marking process. The observations led to fresh questions about how the answer book had been evaluated.CBSE has not issued a separate reply to these observations.
The debate over the MDGs continues
With the results of the reassessment now declared, Vedant’s individual case has largely reached its conclusion. The debate over CBSE’s first year in implementing on-screen marking, however, continues.Many students who later received checked or re-evaluated answer books continued to raise concerns about the evaluation process. Among the problems highlighted are answers that students say were left unchecked, answers that allegedly received no marks despite being attempted, and cases where the marks awarded did not appear to match the assessment marks on the answer sheet.The on-screen marking system was introduced for the first time in the Class 12 Board examinations 2026, replacing the conventional manual evaluation process with digital evaluation of scanned answer books.The transition has also seen a sharp rise in post-result applications, with lakhs of students requesting verification of marks, photocopies of answer books and revaluation.CBSE maintained that the post-result evaluation and review process was conducted as per the prescribed procedures.
