CBSE OSM Controversy Deepens Amid Evaluation Concerns

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system has sparked major controversy. More than 400,000 Class 12 students have requested scanned copies of their answer sheets, indicating a growing lack of trust in the evaluation system.

Students have raised several complaints, including:

• Improper scanning of answer sheets

• Missing pages in scanned copies

• Handwriting mismatches

• Answers being overlooked or left unchecked

Concerns are especially high in Science subjects, where the pass percentage has reportedly dropped to 85.2%.

A student named Vedant Srivastava alleged that the Physics answer sheet displayed under his roll number actually belonged to another candidate. Students have also complained about portal crashes, blurred scans, payment issues, and delays in accessing answer sheets.

Meanwhile, a cybersecurity expert claimed to have identified serious security flaws in the OSM portal, suggesting that marks or data could potentially be manipulated. However, CBSE denied these allegations and stated that the portal had not been hacked and that no real student data had been leaked or tampered with.

As the controversy grows, a parliamentary committee may review the OSM system and the evaluation process. The Ministry of Education is also monitoring the situation closely.

CBSE, however, maintains that the OSM system was introduced to bring greater transparency and uniformity to the evaluation process. The board has advised students to use the official grievance mechanism to apply for mark verification, access scanned copies of answer sheets, and request re-evaluation.

The controversy surrounding the On-Screen Marking system has now become a major issue, with over four lakh students expressing doubts about CBSE’s scanning and evaluation process.