Amid a raging controversy over CBSE’s On-Screen Marking system, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took responsibility for the glitches and assured parents that "no one will be spared" if irregularities are found in the evaluation process.
"I take responsibility. It will be fixed; a solution will be found. We are all working on that task," he said.
Several class 12 students alleged scoring discrepancies and mismatches in the scanned copies of their answer sheets uploaded by the CBSE and their handwriting, raising concerns over possible mismatch in the OSM system. There were other complaints, too, such as blurred scanned copies, alleged unchecked answers, portal crashes, payment issues and confusion during the re-evaluation process.
Pradhan defended the CBSE’s new digital evaluation model system, calling it "a progressive instrument" adopted by institutions around the world. "It is student-centric and designed for students, ensuring they receive transparent information about their marks," he said after a meeting with Board officials in Delhi.
The meeting, held at the Board's headquarters in Dwarka, was attended by School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar, CBSE chairperson Rahul Singh, directors of IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur, and senior officials from the Education Ministry, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, public sector banks and CBSE.
