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Supreme Court posts CBSE OSM plea for August 21 hearing
The Supreme Court on Friday posted for August 21 a plea seeking safeguards and regulations for CBSE’s On-Screen Marking system. The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court on Friday posted for August 21 a plea seeking safeguards and regulations for CBSE’s On-Screen Marking system. The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was told that some students who passed Class 12 and cleared entrance tests could not meet admission cut-offs because of their CBSE scores. Some courses have already begun. The court asked CBSE to examine how their interests could be protected.
The petition alleges that scanned answer sheets had missing pages, illegible sections and unevaluated answers, and that teachers lacked formal training when OSM was introduced in 2026. It seeks re-evaluation, regulatory oversight and relaxation of minimum marks for affected students. Telangana Today reported that a commission led by S Radha Chauhan is reviewing the system. CBSE’s 2026 pass percentage was 85.2%, according to the petition, down 3.19 percentage points from 2025.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narratives are that every lower score proves a digital marking failure, or that students are simply seeking an excuse after missing cut-offs. Neither follows from the available record. Individual discrepancies may have been resolved, while allegations of wider scanning and training failures still need evidence. The useful test is whether CBSE can publish a case-wise audit, correct verified errors quickly and state how many admissions were affected before August 21.
Sources (3): barandbench.com, timesnownews.com, telanganatoday.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
