Overview
- Students raised the alarm after CBSE declared Class 12 results on May 13 when many who requested scanned answer sheets reported wrong handwriting, missing or blurred pages and apparent answer‑sheet mismatches.
- On Thursday, May 28, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a CBSE review, publicly accepted responsibility for discrepancies and directed re-evaluation of disputed papers.
- Technical audits by IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras have been commissioned to examine the OSM software, scanning process and portal stability while CBSE says its OSM platform was procured under rules and is backed by security audits.
- Students seeking rechecks also faced portal crashes and payment confirmation problems, and the ministry has integrated payment gateways from SBI, Indian Bank, Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank to ease transactions.
- The dispute has become political: opposition leaders demand a judicial or SIT probe and Pradhan’s resignation, Parliament’s education committee will review OSM in early June, and officials warn they will punish any proven negligence.