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- NSUI filed petition on CBSE’s new digital evaluation system.
- Technical flaws in the petition, evaluation errors affected the result.
- Delhi High Court seeks reply from Centre, CBSE, notice issued.
- CBSE objects to the petition, claims to resolve complaints.
A big controversy has arisen regarding the new digital evaluation system OSM of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Following complaints from students and parents, student organization NSUI has filed a PIL in the Delhi High Court. It has been alleged in the petition that there have been many technical and evaluation related irregularities in this system, which have had a direct impact on the results of lakhs of students. Considering the seriousness of the matter, Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Central Government and CBSE and sought their reply.
Serious questions raised on OSM system
The petition said that CBSE had implemented the on-screen marking system for scanning and digital evaluation of answer sheets for the first time this year. But after the results were released, students from all over the country lodged complaints that there were many errors in their answer sheets. These included problems like blurry scanned copy, missing of some pages, incomplete uploading and wrong matching of answers. Students say that due to these technical glitches their marks have been affected.
NSUI claims confidence of lakhs of students broken
NSUI has argued in the court that immediately after the results were declared, a large number of students asked for a copy of their scanned answer sheets. The organization says that this is not just a general complaint, but reflects a major decline in students’ trust in the entire evaluation system. NSUI also said that the existing grievance redressal process is weak and students are not getting adequate opportunity for physical verification or independent re-checking of their answer sheets.
CBSE’s objection and reply
During the hearing, CBSE raised objections to the petition. The board’s counsel said that NSUI is a student group associated with a political organization and this issue should not be given a political color. CBSE says that the grievances of the students are being resolved through the portal and it cannot be kept open indefinitely. The board also said that the digital system has been implemented for transparency and speed.
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Major demands of NSUI
In the petition, NSUI has made many important demands, which include reopening of the answer sheet verification portal for at least one month. Also, in the cases where there is dispute, a demand has been made to allow manual re-checking and physical verification. The organization has also appealed to conduct an independent investigation under the supervision of the Central Government and make clear rules for digital assessment in future.
Concern over students’ future
It has also been said in the petition that delays or mistakes in the examination results have a direct impact on the admission of students. The admission process in colleges and universities is timely, and students may suffer losses if marks are improved later. Therefore, a serious investigation into this entire matter is necessary.
Next hearing in High Court
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government and CBSE in this matter and asked them to file their reply. Now the next hearing of this case will be on June 12. In this hearing, it can be decided whether there will be an independent investigation of the OSM system or not and what stance the court takes on the demands of the students.
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