What can be done to address the CBSE evaluation controversy?
The article discusses the controversy surrounding the CBSE's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, which left many Class 12 students unable to verify their evaluated answer scripts. It contrasts the lack of public attention given to this issue with the widespread reforms triggered by the NEET examination irregularities.
Why it matters
It raises critical questions about the transparency and accountability of large-scale automated examination evaluation systems affecting millions of students.
India witnessed two major examination-related controversies in the summer of 2026—NEET and the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) On-Screen Marking (OSM) crisis. Both predominantly affected Class 12 students. In both cases, the then Union Education Minister assured the nation that no student would suffer injustice. However, the national response to the two controversies differed sharply.
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Alleged irregularities in NEET, involving admissions to about 1.4 lakh medical seats, rightly led to Re-NEET 2026, nationwide debate, judicial scrutiny, organisational restructuring, and policy reforms on an unprecedented scale. In contrast, the unresolved CBSE-OSM controversy, which affected nearly 18 lakh Class 12 students, received comparatively little public attention despite its much wider academic impact.
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