Last Updated:May 22, 2026, 09:44 IST

CBSE Class 12 OSM Row: Amid mounting frustration, many students are now demanding grace marks to compensate for what they describe as systemic flaws in the evaluation process.

CBSE students shared screenshots of allegedly illegible pages, questioning how examiners could accurately assess answers that even students struggled to read. (Image: X)

The controversy surrounding CBSE’s newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system has intensified, with Class 12 students across the country demanding grace marks over alleged evaluation errors and technical glitches. Now, after accessing scanned copies of their answer sheets through the re-evaluation process, several students claimed they found blurred scans, unchecked answers, inconsistent step marking and discrepancies in final score calculations. Many also reported difficulties accessing their answer sheets altogether, alleging that links provided by the board were either inaccessible or malfunctioning.

As scanned answer sheets became available, complaints on social media platform X grew louder. Students shared screenshots of allegedly illegible pages, questioning how examiners could accurately assess answers that even students struggled to read.

While some alleged that fully attempted answers and calculations were left unchecked, while some pointed to mismatches between marks awarded on individual pages and the final total reflected in the result. Students also claimed that step marking in numerical subjects was either ignored or applied inconsistently.

Students Demand Grace Marks

Amid mounting frustration, many students are now demanding grace marks to compensate for what they describe as systemic flaws in the evaluation process.

“Copies were scanned so badly even we can’t read them, yet teachers are expected to evaluate them accurately. CBSE should give 15–20 grace marks to students and end this chaos,” one user posted on X.

Another student wrote, “First digital evaluation errors, then constant website crashes — the 2026 board process has been unfair to students. We request CBSE to award at least 10 grace marks in the lowest-scoring subject.”

The OSM system, introduced this year by CBSE, replaced physical evaluation with digital on-screen checking of scanned answer sheets. Soon after the declaration of results, students — particularly from subjects such as Physics, Mathematics, Accountancy and Economics — began raising concerns over unexpectedly low scores and possible marking discrepancies.

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