CBSE releases Vedant Srivastava’s revised Class 12 results; Physics score unchanged after answer sheet confusion
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) The Class 12 students who had problems exposed in their answer sheets during this year’s results release process finally received the re-evaluation results. But the results resulted in only minor changes.Vedant Srivastava, whose physics answer sheet was mistakenly exchanged with another student during the board’s results processing, said his overall score increased by just two marks. None of this growth comes from controversial physics papers that sparked controversy.“I’m very relieved that the results are finally out,” Vedant told X on Sunday.He said he had applied to reassess 11 questions across subjects, but only math and computer science had seen changes.“In the case of exchanging answers, not one point was added. The points that were added were mathematics, which was increased by one point, and computer science, which was also increased by one point,” he said.
Cases raising doubts about OSM
Vedant’s case first surfaced in May when he claimed that the physical answers provided to him through the CBSE post-result service were not his own.He said he did not receive a scan of the answer sheet but instead saw another student’s script. The claim soon gained traction on social media, with several students also raising similar complaints about the discrepancy in the answer books for assessments under CBSE’s new on-screen marking (OSM) system.After facing backlash, CBSE admitted that answers were inadvertently exchanged during the results declaration process. The committee later provided Vedant with his actual physical answer.The correction itself changed his physics score from 65 to 74 points.However, after checking the correct answer script, Vedant said he noticed other issues with the assessment and decided to seek a re-evaluation.
New questions after answer book surfaces
The matter drew new attention after Vedant shared an image of his actual physical answer online.Some social media users pointed out that the booklet appeared to contain traditional red ink markup, rather than many notes related to the digital screen markup process. These observations raise new questions about how to evaluate answer sheets.CBSE did not respond separately to these observations.
The debate over OSM continues
With the announcement of the re-evaluation results, Vedant’s case has basically come to a conclusion. However, the controversy surrounding CBSE’s implementation of screen marking in the first year continues.Some students who later received validated or re-evaluated answer sheets continued to raise concerns about the assessment process. Prominent issues include answers that students claim were not checked, answers that were allegedly not awarded marks despite attempts, and instances where the marks awarded did not appear to match the assessed marks on the answer sheet.The 2026 Class 12 Board examination will introduce an on-screen grading system for the first time, replacing the traditional manual assessment process with digital assessment of scanned answers.The shift has also led to a sharp increase in post-result applications, with thousands of students applying for score verification, answer sheet copies and re-evaluation.CBSE maintained that the evaluation and post-result review process was conducted in accordance with prescribed procedures.
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