Defending the controversial system, senior ministry sources informed that the size of points being highlighted on-line was restricted in comparison with the general magnitude of the examination course of.
The OSM system, launched this yr for Class 12 board examinations, changed bodily checking of reply sheets with digitally scanned copies evaluated on-screen by examiners.
Requested whether or not the system would proceed subsequent yr, the official indicated that CBSE was unlikely to desert the mechanism completely.
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“I’m certain it can proceed. CBSE will assess all the course of and take a look at to make sure that no baby is inconvenienced. All techniques are repeatedly being strengthened and made higher,” a senior official stated on situation of anonymity.
The remarks come amid rising outrage amongst college students who accessed scanned copies of their evaluated reply sheets via the re-evaluation portal and alleged that a number of pages had been blurred or unreadable.”Out of roughly 98 lakh scanned reply sheets, points associated to scanning had been present in round 68,000 circumstances initially, which ultimately got here down to almost 13,000,”
“For these 13,000 reply sheets, guide marking was finished as a result of the scans had been unclear resulting from components like mild ink utilized by college students,” the official added.
College students additionally claimed that some solutions had been left unchecked, step marking was ignored in numerical topics and marks awarded on pages didn’t match the ultimate whole mirrored within the outcomes.
Moreover analysis considerations, college students complained of repeated technical glitches on the CBSE portal in the course of the re-evaluation course of.
“There are some points with the portal as a result of practically 1.5 lakh hits are coming on the identical time. The date has additionally been prolonged,” the official stated.
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Dismissing claims that all the system had failed, the official argued that social media had amplified remoted complaints.
“Social media amplifies points. If college students really feel there’s any discrepancy in marking, they need to apply for re-evaluation,” the official stated.
The official additional maintained that functions for verification and re-evaluation are filed yearly and it was “untimely” to conclude that the digital system had failed.
The controversy intensified in current days after a number of college students shared screenshots of allegedly blurred reply sheets on social media platforms, questioning how evaluators assessed copies that college students themselves struggled to learn.
