Amid mounting criticism over the CBSE Class 12 OSM evaluation row, the board has revised and reduced its verification and revaluation fee structure for 2026 to make the post-result process more accessible for students. The revaluation begins on May 29, 2026, and the results are expected in the last week of June.
Meanwhile, the political temperature around CBSE’s evaluation controversy has risen sharply after Rahul Gandhi demanded a Special Investigation Team probe into alleged result tampering through the OSM system. Gandhi highlighted three simultaneous failures the NEET paper leak, the CBSE Class 12 OSM marks controversy, and the sudden three-language policy for Class 9 — linking all three to systemic failures under the current Education Ministry. CBSE responded by defending the contract awarded to the evaluation agency, stating it followed all General Financial Rules in a transparent bidding process launched on August 28, 2025.
The board confirmed that no real student data was present on the testing server flagged in viral hacking claims, and that the live evaluation infrastructure remains secure. The OSM system will continue for 2026-27 according to sources, with planned improvements to scanning quality, step-marking accuracy, and portal stability.
