The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday launched its long-awaited portal for Class 12 students seeking verification of answer sheets and re-evaluation of marks. The rollout was marred by technical glitches, cyberattack claims and ultimately an administrative upheaval.
The portal, which opened a day later than scheduled, allows students to seek verification of issues identified in scanned copies of answer books supplied by the Board and apply for re-evaluation of answers. The application window will remain open until midnight on June 6.
CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta were transferred out of the Board on Tuesday. Prashant Lokhande was appointed the new CBSE Chairman.
The abrupt reassignments come amid intense government scrutiny over the procurement process for the Board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. It is the digital platform deployed for the full-scale assessment of Class 12 answer scripts.
The Union education ministry has since ordered an intensive inquiry into the contract awarded to Hyderabad-based Coempt EduTeck and demanded a detailed report from the Board.
“The ministry will take strong action against officials if any wrongdoing is established,” an official said, as reported by HT earlier. They added that “accountability will be fixed at multiple levels if procedural lapses or negligence are established in the tendering process.”
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