Following the intervention of Delhi High Court on the issue regarding re-evaluation of Class 12 answer books, the Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE has decided to allow the scrutiny of Class 10 & Class 12 answer books. However, the norm is applicable only for those students who have applied for photocopies of evaluated answer scripts. The decision of CBSE is a major sigh of relief to students who have various concerns regarding the totalling of marks and evaluation process. Last week, the High Court of Delhi clarified that the students who are not satisfied with the evaluation process of Class 12 answer scripts can approach the board directly. Finally, the bench disposed of the petitions after the board’s submission on the evaluation issue.
Also read: - CBSE might Go Ahead with Moderation Policy if State Boards Agree
Schedule & Modalities: -
- Only those candidates who have applied for photocopies of answer scripts are eligible to apply for the scrutiny of marks.
- The candidates can request for the scrutiny of 10 questions (only theory part), and the fee for requesting scrutiny is Rs. 100 per each question.
- The candidates must submit the request for scrutiny only in offline mode, and the candidates must deposit the fee through the Demand Draft.
- The process for requesting scrutiny of answer scripts opens on July 1, 2017, and continues until July 7, 2017.
- The applicants must note that request for scrutiny will be accepted only once.
- The candidates can check the marking scheme on the official website along with question paper. Later, the candidates have to submit the application for scrutiny in the required question/ questions with proper reason.
- After the scrutiny, if there is a variation of five marks, the marks secured by the candidates in the first evaluation will be cancelled, and fresh marks awarded in the scrutiny will become valid. The board will issue a fresh marks statement with the marks secured by the candidates after the scrutiny.
- The candidates must surrender the old marks statement for obtaining the new marks statement (applicable only if marks are added after scrutiny).
- The board will refund the fee paid by candidates for the scrutiny of marks if there is an increase in the total marks obtained by the candidates after scrutiny.
- If there is no change in the marks (unchanged or decreased), the board will not refund the scrutiny fee.
- The board will not accept the incomplete applications.