Nearly 9 lakh scanned answer sheets shared through CBSE OSM portal; pending copies by May 27

The board has received 4,04,319 applications, covering requests for 11,31,961 answer books as of 6:00 pm on May 26.

Amid the continuing controversy surrounding Central Board of Secondary Education’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, the board has released fresh update on its post-result support process, revealing that over 4 lakh applications have been received from Class 12 students seeking scanned copies of evaluated answer sheets.

According to the latest status bulletin released by CBSE, the board has received 4,04,319 applications, covering requests for 11,31,961 answer books as of 6pm on May 26. Out of these, 8,98,214 answer books have already been furnished digitally to students through the designated portal and registered email IDs.

CBSE had opened access to scanned answer sheets shortly after declaring the Class 12 board results earlier this month.

However, students soon reported issues such as payment gateway failures, portal crashes, delays in receiving copies, blurry scans, missing pages, unchecked answers, and discrepancies in uploaded answer sheets.

The complaints have since triggered wider scrutiny over CBSE’s newly implemented OSM system, which was fully rolled out for Class 12 board examinations this year.

Remaining scanned copies expected by May 27

In its latest update, CBSE stated that the remaining pending requests for scanned answer books are expected to be fulfilled by Wednesday (May 27).

“The pending requests for obtaining scanned copies of answer books are expected to be fulfilled by 27 May 2026,” the board said in its bulletin.

The board added that scanned copies continue to be shared through the designated portal and students’ registered email IDs.

Meanwhile, students and parents continue to complain that they have not received their scanned copies, despite having paid the required fees days ago.

Re-evaluation portal expected to open by May 29

CBSE has also announced that the portal for verification and re-evaluation of answer books is expected to go live by May 29.

The development is significant as many students have been waiting to apply for verification of marks, re-evaluation, and rechecking of specific answers, after reviewing their scanned answer sheets.

Earlier, amid mounting criticism, CBSE and the Ministry of Education had reduced re-evaluation-related fees and assured students that technical issues in the portal were being addressed.

OSM system continues to face scrutiny

The OSM system was introduced by CBSE to digitise evaluation by scanning physical answer sheets into PDFs and allowing teachers to evaluate them digitally.

While CBSE has defended the system as a move aimed at increasing transparency and standardisation, students and parents have continued to raise concerns over evaluation discrepancies and technical issues.

Amid the growing scrutiny, experts from Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur have also been tasked with auditing the technical infrastructure supporting CBSE’s OSM-related portal systems.