In a significant development on May 27, 2026, the Central Board of Secondary Education officially acknowledged that a wrong Physics answer sheet was uploaded under the roll number of a Delhi student named Vedant Shrivastava. The board has now sent the correct evaluated answer script to the student’s registered email address and initiated steps to update his result accordingly.
Vedant had raised the issue after receiving lower-than-expected marks in Physics in the CBSE Class 12 results declared earlier this month. After applying for scanned copies of his answer sheets, he found that the Physics paper did not match his handwriting or the answers he had attempted. His posts on social media platform X went viral, drawing millions of views and a massive public debate about the reliability of CBSE’s new On-Screen Marking system.
CBSE responded publicly on X, confirming the technical error and stating that corrective action was underway. Vedant’s family has welcomed the acknowledgement but said they will still apply for re-evaluation after reviewing the corrected answer sheet. His brother Siddhant told media that the family supports OSM in principle but wants the board to conduct proper phase-wise testing before full nationwide implementation. This incident has intensified the ongoing scrutiny of CBSE’s digital evaluation infrastructure this year.
- Board response: Error acknowledged, correct sheet sent
- Student: Vedant Shrivastava, Delhi
- System involved: CBSE On-Screen Marking (OSM)
- Re-evaluation: Family to apply after review
