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Education Minister Visits CBSE HQ for a Review Meeting
New Delhi. : On Thursday, May 28, 2026, the Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, held a meeting at the CBSE headquarters in Dwarka, New Delhi, to discuss the evaluation of Class 12 students and the processes regarding what happens after results are released. This meeting was scheduled against the backdrop of CBSE’s first-time implementation of the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for Class 12 board exams, which has been subject to a lot of criticism from the public.
Many attendees at the meeting were of high rank and included CBSE Chair Rahul Singh, Secretary of School Education Sanjay Kumar, and other officials from the Ministry of Education. Also present were officials from the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), several public sector banks, and the CBSE itself. The presence of directors from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and IIT Madras shows how seriously the government has been treating technical inquiries regarding the OSM.
Minister Pradhan was firm in his comments made to the press following the meeting. He stated that every single concern by students and parents regarding the OSM would be addressed. His remarks are especially relevant to the students of Class 12 awaiting the results of their re-evaluations.
What Is the OSM System and Why Do People Complain About It?
The On-Screen Marking system is an automated digital evaluation system that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India introduced at the Class 12 level for the 2026 examinations. Under the new system, answer sheets are scanned, and teachers evaluate them via the On-Screen Marking system, instead of using the traditional pen and paper methods. CBSE Examination Controller, Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj, stated in February of that year that the system would be intended to lessen the errors in total marks, reduce the amount of manual work, and shorten the time to declare results.
This year, the OSM system was used to evaluate almost 98 lakhs worth of Class 12 answer sheet booklets. The answer sheets booklets each had an approximate page count of 40, so almost 40 crore answer sheet pages were digitised. The scale of this method has made this project of digitised evaluation one of the largest the Indian education system has witnessed.
Nevertheless, complaints began to emerge as soon as the results were published. Many students who were studying in Class 12 mentioned that the scanned copies of answer sheets that had been uploaded by the Board had handwriting that was distinctly different from that of the answer sheets. Many others who had similar scores and believed that the score was not representative of the answer they had given also complained. The number of complaints was so high that the Board had to conduct an investigation at the request of the Minister.
Centre Accepts Responsibility, IIT Experts Roped In for Oversight
Pradhan was candid about the flaws, noting the Centre accepts responsibility for the discrepancies that surfaced. This was a big step in the right direction in the spirit of transparency, considering CBSE, in its own analysis, held that the OSM technology platform is safe and that the Actual Assessment phase did not expose any vulnerabilities.
The minister also noted that IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras are formally tasked with the review and reinforcement of the Digital Evaluation process. He also said that officials would ensure that no student query is left unresolved and that accountability would be ensured at each and every level of the system. The main goal of having the review of the Digital Evaluation’s infrastructure by the top-most institutions in India is to achieve the highest level of trust.
Along with the corrective measures taken after the meeting, a student-friendly re-evaluation portal is also being developed. The minister also described OSM as a futuristic tool, stating that quite a few universities and institutions in India and abroad are moving towards this type of system, as it is more transparent and more student-sensitive. The minister also noted that the current issues, at the level of a preference, are more of a technology failure as opposed to a large-scale rollout.
Key Details Students Need to Know
What happened: On May 28, 2026, Dharmendra Pradhan conducted a review related to the evaluation of CBSE Class 12 OSM.
Who appeared: Sanjay Kumar (School Education Secretary), CBSE Chairperson Rahul Singh, and the directors of both IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras
Range of OSM Implementation: 98 lakh answer sheets and approximately 40 crore pages reviewed
Student Feedback: Inconsistent handwriting in uploaded scans and evaluation inconsistency
What happened: Initiation of the re-evaluation process; IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras were consulted to manage the process
What happens next: A re-evaluation portal will be created with a focus on user-friendliness for the students
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