CBSE extends Class 12 answer sheet request deadline to May 25

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday extended the deadline for Class 12 students to request scanned copies of their evaluated answer books for the third time, pushing the last date to May 25 midnight. The board had earlier set the deadline at May 22, then May 23, and May 24, before the latest extension amid complaints of portal access issues.

CBSE said in a circular that the extension was to provide adequate time, while all other terms remain unchanged. The start date for accepting re-evaluation requests will be announced soon, the board added.

In a related development, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan spoke to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and sought support to overhaul CBSE's payment gateway system, according to an education ministry statement. Four public sector banks, SBI, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank and Indian Bank, will help strengthen the infrastructure. Pradhan also directed teams from IIT-Madras and IIT-Kanpur to examine technical issues reported since the rollout of this year's re-evaluation services.