SC refuses to reopen Class 12 CBSE revaluation portal

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the reopening of the CBSE Class XII examination verification and re-evaluation portal for students with grievances over the evaluation of their answer sheets through the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.

A three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, observed that the portal had already been opened for all candidates for a specified period and that reopening it could trigger lakhs of fresh claims.

The development took place during the resumed hearing of a plea challenging the way CBSE introduced the OSM system for answer sheet evaluation. The plea pointed out that OSM was implemented for the first time in 2026 and that teachers were not provided formal training before its implementation.


The plea alleged that the introduction osf digital scanning resulted in several irregularities, including certain pages of answer sheets not being scanned, illegible scans, and answers or pages not being evaluated.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had asked CBSE to find ways to protect the interests of students facing difficulties in entrance-based admissions due to their low scores.