The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has taken legal action against the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for assessing Class 12 board exam papers. This digital method involves scanning exam papers, masking student identities, and evaluating them on computers.
NSUI President Vinod Jhakhar filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) expressing concerns about the fairness and reliability of the digital evaluation process. The PIL highlighted issues like blurred scans, missing pages, and discrepancies in marks affecting numerous students nationwide.
The petition emphasized the significance of Class 12 board exam results for university admissions, scholarships, and future academic endeavors. It pointed out that technical glitches in the evaluation portal led to a large number of students seeking scanned copies of their answer sheets post-results.
The NSUI argued that students facing scanning errors or technical faults should not suffer due to system deficiencies. The PIL raised questions about the grievance redressal mechanism, alleging a lack of effective processes for students to verify or recheck their answer sheets manually.
Seeking court intervention, the PIL requested the reopening of the verification portal, manual rechecking of disputed answer sheets, an independent inquiry into irregularities, and guidelines for future digital evaluation systems.
