A parliamentary panel has summoned officials of CBSE on June 2 to discuss issues related to the newly introduced on-screen marking. This move comes amid complaints from students and parents over technical glitches and lower marks being awarded.
Parliamentary Panel to Review Marking Scheme; Portal Stable after IIT Scrutiny
A parliamentary panel has summoned officials of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on June 2 to discuss related to issues faced by students due to newly introduced on-screen marking system and the implementation of three-language formula in Classes 9 and 10. The committee will meet School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar and CBSE Chairperson Rahul Singh to review the use of OSM in CBSE Class 12 exams and issues faced by students consequently. It will also review the application of three language formula in Class 9 and 10.
This moves comes amid complaints from students and parents over technical glitches in the CBSE revaluation portal and concerns raised regarding lower than expected marks due to OSM.
Union Education Minister Holds Meeting with Officials of Four PSBs
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met the officials of four PSBs, deputed to assist CBSE to strengthen the payment gateway. The Minister discussed about building student-friendly payment ecosystem, particularly for post-examination services such as re-evaluation, obtaining photocopies of answer sheets, and other fee-based processes.
CBSE Revaluation Portal Stable for last 72 hours; Says IIT Experts
Union Education Minister deputed team of IIT experts to examine the glitches in the revaluation portal. The team is working on the same. While giving an interview to media, IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti said that the team has started examining the recent glitches, including payment failures and allegations related to answer sheet uploads. The primary focus is to determine the exact cause of the disruption. The portal had remained stable for the last 72 hours-plus.
Researcher Nisarga Adhikary Warned CBSE about Flaws in OSM
A 19-year old cybersecurity researcher’s post alleging serious flaws in CBSE’s on screen marking portal is drawing attention on internet. Researcher Nisarga Adhikary claimed he found major vulnerabilities inside the board's On-Screen Marking portal and reported them to CERT-In in February.
CBSE Released Class 12th Marking Scheme & Answer Key
Amid concerns by students, the board released the marking scheme & answer key. Students can download these from cbse.gov.in. They can use while checking the answer sheet photocopy.
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