CBSE students, parents raise concern over onscreen evaluation for Class 12

Nagpur: Several CBSE Class 12 students and parents in Nagpur have raised concerns over this year's board evaluation process, alleging discrepancies in marks after answer sheets were assessed under the On Screen Marking (OSM) pattern instead of the traditional spot-evaluation method. Students claimed the new system led to missed answers, unchecked diagrams and unexpectedly low scores across multiple subjects, soon after results were declared this week. A student told TOI that she was shocked after receiving a compartment in Chemistry despite scoring well in her other subjects. "I was confident about my paper and did not expect a compartment at all. My marks in the remaining subjects are good, which made the result even more surprising," she said. Another student, who consistently topped in Economics during school examinations, said she expected to score above 95 but eventually scored in the 80s. "Most of the subjects in which I had graphs or diagram-based answers showed unexpectedly low marks. It feels like some portions may not have been evaluated properly," she alleged. Students further claimed the trend was visible across several schools, with high-performing candidates scoring significantly lower than expected while average students fared comparatively better. "A few toppers ended up scoring less than students who usually performed average in internal examinations. That has raised doubts among many students regarding the evaluation process," another student said. Parents too questioned the OSM system and demanded greater transparency. Pravin Dalvi, relative of a student, alleged the scanning-based evaluation may have failed to capture portions written outside designated margins. "If any content in the margins or entire pages were left out, students would lose marks over nothing," he said, demanding re-evaluation. Many students are now planning to apply for verification of marks and photocopies of answer sheets.