CBSE Admits 'Possible Evaluation Errors'; Opens Class 12 Re-Checking Window From May 19

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on May 13 had declared the results of the Class 12 examination and a total of 85.20 per cent of students passed this year. After announcing the 2026 results, many students raised concerns regarding their marks, so the board has opened its post-result process. 

Now, the students who are unsure about the marks have a chance to review their answer sheets.

What did the CBSE say about the re-checking process?

Following the Class 12th results, CBSE on  Saturday announced that it will introduce verification and re-evaluation for the 2025-26 session. Furthermore, this year, CBSE also introduced on-screen marking to prevent errors in the calculation of scores.  

Message to Students

It appears from social media posts that many students of class XII Board are anxious about their results/marks and are attributing it to change of assessment scheme i.e. On-Screen Marking (OSM) mechanism re-introduced this year. The Board is extremely…

— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) May 16, 2026

When will CBSE start this process? 

CBSE will commence the process of online answer sheet verification, photocopying, and re-evaluation from May 19. According to the official notice issued by CBSE, this answer sheet photocopy registration process will continue till May 22. 

What did the official say?

While addressing concern, CBSE Controller of Examinations Sanyam Bhardwaj speaking to ANI, said that, "We evaluate approximately 1.25 crore answer scripts; there is a possibility that an error may occur somewhere. To rectify such errors, we offer certain facilities to our students."

"The CBSE is an institution that works in the best interest of the students, and we operate with complete transparency," he said.

While sharing about the details about the re-checking process, Bhardwaj said that,  "The window to request these answer scripts will open on the 19th, and students may apply for them until the 22nd.”

"If they identify any errors, they should make a note of them," he added.

What is the complete schedule for verification and re-evaluation?

CBSE stated in its notice that it will conduct this entire process online. Furthermore, it will not accept any student requests after the specified time period. Students can refer to the table below for all the details of this process.  

The CBSE re-checking process primarily involves three steps. Students cannot proceed directly to the re-evaluation process.

Verification of Marks 

In this step, the board simply checks whether all the marks in your answer sheet have been added correctly. It also checks if any answers have been left unchecked.

Getting a photocopy of the answer sheet 

If students are still not satisfied after verification, they can order a scanned digital copy of their checked answer sheet online. Students can also check their marks for each question themselves.

Re-evaluation process

After seeing the photocopy, if the student feels that despite the answer to a particular question being correct, he/she has not got the correct marks as per the marking scheme, then he/she can challenge for re-evaluation of that particular question only.