A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is being prepared before the Supreme Court of India against Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) over the widespread failure of of the the CBSE re-evaluation portal and lack of transparency.

For days, students across the country have been unable to properly access the re-evaluation process due to:

1. broken payment gateways

2. failed submissions

3. login/session errors

4. inaccessible marksheets and documents 5. REPEATED crashes and technical failures

Despite thousands of complaints, the re-evaluation window continues closing while students are left stuck refreshing pages, retrying payments, and losing valuable preparation time for other major entrance exams and admission processes.

This issue affects lakhs of students whose:

• college admissions

• eligibility criteria

• improvement exam decisions

• academic futures

depend on timely access to re-evaluation.

The PIL will seek directions regarding:

1. Immediate extension of the re-evaluation deadline

2. Restoration of a properly functioning portal

3.Alternative mechanisms for submission/ payment

4. Transparency and accountability regarding the technical failures

5. Protection of students from academic loss caused by administrative negligence

We are currently collecting:

1. screenshots/videos of errors

2. timestamps

3. failed payment records

4. student testimonies and support on the matter 5. proof of inaccessible applications/documents

If you or someone you know has been affected, preserve all evidence and share your experience. A national-level academic process cannot be allowed to fail students like this without ACCOUNTABILITY.

NOTE: A Supreme Court advocate has already been notified to handle the matter, and all legal expenses will be borne by us.

On behalf of u/Key-Resolve-3260

Let's just mass tag everyone from foreign leaders like Putin, to BRICS official handle, it's being held at Delhi atm, mass international beizzati would prompt action. We can't sit back and see these institutions screw us, the state media wouldn't listen.

Edit: This is for the ones who cant attend protests, we have to combine our efforts regardless of everyone's marks, paper leaks, website issues, random experiments in the middle of the sessions, no accountability, this is not the nation that's cares for its citizens! We can atleast combine our efforts in online reporting.

CLASS 12TH PROTEST IN DELHI

Hello fellas we, the students of the CBSE board are conducting a protest against the unfair checking, so anyone who is interested in participating in such a movement or have any queries can dm me for the whatsapp group!! Details given below

CBSE CLASS 12 STUDENTS PROTEST 🚨

​📍 Location: Jantar Mantar, Delhi

⏰ Time: 4:00 PM

📅 Date: Today (MAY 18)

​Key Demands

​Demand: Manual Checking of Re-evaluation Papers

​✅ Fair Evaluation

​✅ Accuracy in Checking

​✅ Transparency & Justice

​✅ Students’ Future Matters

​📢 Support Students’ Voice ✊

​#CBSE #CBSEStudents #Reevaluation #JusticeForStudents #ManualChecking #CBSE2026

edit - Update: CBSE has finally reduced the revaluation fees as follows:

For obtaining an answer copy – Earlier: ₹700 per subject, Now: ₹100 per subject

Re-evaluation – Earlier: ₹500 per subject, Now: ₹100 per subject

Question re-evaluation – Earlier: ₹100 per question, Now: ₹25 per question

If your claim is correct, the ₹25 fee will be refunded.

Source: Recent CBSE press release

Check : https://x.com/i/status/2055928180335357970

TL;DR: Crying = useless. Change.org = useless. Protest = useless. Respectfully demanding 3 improvement chances via mass email = the only thing CBSE can’t ignore. Send your emails today. Save your own year.

Okay, let’s accept reality for a second. What happened with the Class 12th 2026 results happened. OSM is here, the marks are out, and no amount of crying on Twitter, Reddit, or Change.org is going to make CBSE magically rollback a nationwide digital evaluation system they just spent crores implementing. You think a petition with 50,000 signatures scares a government body? It doesn’t. They will laugh, file it under “social media noise,” and move on. The only language any government organization actually understands is official, documented pressure at scale and that means mass emails and physical letters hitting every single inbox and desk at CBSE HQ simultaneously. Not one email. Not ten. I’m talking hundreds of thousands of students and parents flooding chmn-cbse@nic.in, secy-cbse@nic.in, controller@cbse.gov.in, and every director listed on their website with the same focused, respectful demand: give us 3 subject improvement chances or 1 compartment + 2 improvement this year. That is it. That is the only actionable demand that saves our year.

Here’s the second bitter pill: if you waste your energy bashing OSM as a “scam” or “failure,” you are actively hurting your own cause. CBSE will dismiss the entire student body as whiners who just can’t handle a new system, and they will do nothing. OSM is actually efficient no transport delays, faster processing, digital trail and deep down we know it’s the future. The problem isn’t OSM itself; the problem is that we are the transition batch bearing the cost of first-year implementation flaws, and the 700 INR re-evaluation fee is a joke when the paper is already digitally scanned (OSM should be pocket-friendly, not a profit center). So here’s the strategy: acknowledge the system, acknowledge your own hardwork because you DID work hard and these marks do not reflect it and pivot immediately to the only demand that opens doors: more improvement/compartment opportunities to save our college admissions and our future. Copy the official contacts from the CBSE directory, draft one strong email, and send it. Then make your parents send it. Then make your friends send it. Mass mail them. That is the only thing that works. Everything else is just venting.

To: chmn-cbse@nic.in, secy-cbse@nic.in, controller@cbse.gov.in, directoracad.cbse@nic.in, director-it@cbse.gov.in

CC: directorvoc.cbse@gmail.com, biswajitsaha@cbse.gov.in, drtrgcbse@gmail.com, cvo@cbse.gov.in, peunit@cbseshiksha.in, ctet.cbse@nic.in, cbse.aff@nic.in, jsal.cbse@nic.in, iafa.cbse@nic.in, su.cbse@cbseshiksha.in, js-coord@cbse.gov.in

Subject: URGENT APPEAL: Request for 3-Subject Improvement / 1 Compartment + 2 Improvement Option for CBSE Class XII 2026 Batch In Light of OSM Transition Challenges

Respected Chairman, CBSE,
Sh. Rahul Singh, IAS,
And Members of the CBSE Secretariat,

We, the students of the CBSE Class XII Board Examination 2026, write to you with deep respect for the Board's continuous efforts to modernize India's education system, and with a humble but urgent appeal regarding our academic future.

1. We Wholeheartedly Support the OSM Initiative

First and foremost, we wish to place on record our appreciation and support for the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system introduced this year for Class XII. We recognize that OSM represents a significant step forward in examination administration. The system eliminates the need for physical transportation of nearly 98 lakh answer booklets, reduces logistical delays, minimizes risks of answer sheet misplacement, and enables faster, more centralized result processing. The digital framework also brings greater transparency and consistency to evaluation, which is ultimately in the interest of students.

We understand that any large-scale technological transition involves a learning curve, and we are fully willing to adapt to this modernized evaluation environment in the years to come. We do not seek to undermine the OSM system itself.

2. The Unprecedented Impact on the 2026 Batch

However, as widely reported and acknowledged, the Class XII 2026 results have seen significant anomalies that have disproportionately affected this year's batch:

• The overall pass percentage dropped from 88.39% in 2025 to 85.20% in 2026 a decline of 3.19 percentage points, affecting lakhs of students.
• A substantial number of students who consistently performed well in internal school assessments and pre-board examinations have received marks 10–15% lower than expected.
• Students have reported concerns about diagrams, graphs, and margin-based answers not being fully captured during scanning, as well as challenges evaluators may have faced in reading faint or dense handwriting on screen for the first time.
• The number of compartment cases has increased significantly, placing students who had otherwise never faced academic setbacks into a distressing and uncertain position.
• This was also the first year of large-scale competency-based questioning under NEP 2020, combined with tougher Physics and Mathematics papers, creating a compounded effect on student outcomes.

This was, in essence, a "perfect storm" of transitions OSM implementation, new question patterns, and no prior benchmark for students or schools to calibrate their preparation against.

3. Our Humble Request: A One-Time Academic Relief Measure

We fully respect the Board's existing examination bylaws. However, given the exceptional and unprecedented circumstances of this transitional year, we earnestly appeal for a one-time special provision for the Class XII 2026 batch:

Option A: Allow students to appear for improvement in up to 3 subjects in the compartment/improvement examination cycle this year.

Option B: Alternatively, permit a combination of 1 Compartment subject + 2 Improvement subjects (or vice versa) within the same examination window.

Why This Matters And Why It Is Not Just About Marks:

a) College Admissions and Our Future Are at Stake:
Class XII marks are the gateway to university admissions, engineering colleges, medical institutions, and other professional courses. A difference of even 5–10% can determine whether a student secures a seat in their desired college or is forced to settle for a less preferred option or worse, lose a year entirely. For students from economically weaker backgrounds, this year may be their only chance at affordable higher education.

b) Mental Health and Emotional Well-being:
We are 17–18-year-old students who have already endured the academic disruptions of the post-COVID era. The unexpected results have caused severe anxiety, depression, and feelings of hopelessness among thousands of students. Social media is filled with accounts of students who feel their future has been unfairly compromised through no fault of their own preparation. A second chance is not just academic relief it is a mental health necessity.

c) OSM Transition Was Beyond Student Control:
While we support OSM as the future of evaluation, the teething problems of its first-year implementation should not be borne entirely by the 2026 batch. Students cannot be expected to have anticipated scanning limitations, digital evaluation rigour, or the removal of informal moderation that existed under manual checking. Penalizing an entire batch for transition-year technicalities is neither just nor educationally sound.

d) The "Best-of-Two" Precedent Exists:
The Board has already demonstrated progressive flexibility by introducing the two-board exam and best-of-two system for Class X from 2026, allowing students to retain their better score. This shows that CBSE recognizes the value of multiple opportunities and student-centric policies. We merely ask that a similar spirit of flexibility be extended to Class XII 2026 during this exceptional transition year.

e) One Year Lost = A Lifetime of Impact:
In India's competitive academic landscape, losing even one year can derail career timelines, scholarship opportunities, and family plans. For students in Science and Commerce streams, a gap year can mean missing entrance exam cycles, losing momentum in competitive exam preparation, and facing stigma during future interviews. This is the most crucial year of our academic lives and we are begging for a chance to save it.

We are not asking the Board to roll back OSM. We are not questioning the integrity of examiners. We are simply requesting that the Board in its wisdom and compassion recognize the unique, non-recurring challenges of 2026 and grant us the same flexibility that Class X students now enjoy: the chance to improve without penalty, the chance to correct what may have been a systemic rather than personal shortcoming, and the chance to move forward with our lives.

We are ready to appear for any examination, follow any protocol, and accept any fair evaluation. We only ask for the opportunity to do so in up to 3 subjects, or in a 1-compartment-plus-2-improvement combination, so that one transitional year does not define the rest of our lives.

Respected Sir/Madam,

We have grown up believing that hard work is rewarded fairly. We studied through uncertain times, adapted to new syllabi, embraced digital learning, and attempted examinations under a brand-new evaluation system with courage. Now, as we stand at the threshold of our futures, we are not asking for charity we are asking for justice, opportunity, and a chance to prove ourselves.

Please save our year. Please save our future. Please save our lives.

We remain hopeful and grateful for your kind consideration.

With deepest respect,

The Students of CBSE Class XII, 2026
(On behalf of lakhs of affected students across India)

CBSE’s 2026 On-Screen Marking (OSM) experiment has turned into a disaster for thousands of Class 12 students.

Across India, students who consistently scored well in school, coaching tests, pre-boards, and even cleared exams like JEE Main are suddenly getting shockingly low board marks. Many are now missing the 75% eligibility criteria required for JEE Advanced and other admissions.

And this isn’t just a few isolated cases anymore.

Students, parents, teachers, and even educators online are raising concerns about:

• Extremely strict and inconsistent checking

• Missing step-marking in numericals

• Unequal difficulty across sets with little/no visible moderation

• Scanned answers, diagrams, or margin-written points allegedly being ignored

• Technical issues during digital evaluation

• Students failing by 1-2 marks or getting far below expected scores

CBSE introduced OSM claiming it would improve “fairness” and “transparency,” yet when lakhs of students started questioning the results, the response was basically:

“Apply for re-evaluation and pay for it.”

₹700 PER SUBJECT for re-evaluation.

₹100 PER QUESTION to challenge answers.

Why should students pay heavily just to verify whether THEIR papers were checked properly in the first place?

You were NOT supposed to experiment with an entire batch of students without ensuring the system was reliable, properly tested, and implemented fairly.

We are not asking for free marks.

We are asking for transparency, accountability, and fair evaluation.

OUR DEMANDS:

1. Allow students FREE access to the PDF/scanned copy of their answer sheets.

2. Reduce the per-question challenge fee drastically.

3. REFUND the challenge/re-evaluation fee if the student’s objection is found correct.

4. Implement proper moderation and grace marks for unusually difficult papers.

5. Conduct an independent review of the OSM evaluation system and its errors.

Students already deal with insane academic pressure in this country. Playing with their future through flawed evaluation systems is unacceptable.

STOP treating students like guinea pigs.

#CBSE

#CBSE2026

#OSM

#CBSEResult

#CBSEBoardExam

https://cbsejustice.gt.tc/

All students and parents who are disappointed with the grades and unfair treatment by cbse must come together. Please don’t stay silent we deserve the marks we worked for, the sleepless nights we survived, and the effort we gave every single day.

If we stay quiet, nothing changes. But when students and parents raise their voices together, they cannot ignore us. This is not about begging for marks, it’s about demanding fairness, transparency, and justice for every student whose future has been affected.

Go vote for the injustice on the website above!

last yr in 2025 i took a drop after my neet preparation. i had pcb as my stream however i wanted to switch to engineering. cbse used to have an exam where you could give a maths exam in ur drop year to be eligible for engineering even as a pcb student. however back in september of 2025 they announced that the exam has gotten discontinued. it was unfair as my drop depended on this and cbse had not given any prior notice b4 removing this exam. it was september so no college was taking admissions either. so me and some more people around 15-20 filled a case against cbse in delhi hc. we hired a lawyer. it took us few hearings and 2-3 months for the judgement to come in our favour. we won the case and cbse had to finally conduct the exam for which i got my result. i just wanna say that do not lose hope. keep trying. its not impossible for cbse to hear you.