New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, declined to direct the reopening of the re-evaluation portal for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examination answer sheets.
The Court was hearing a plea by students with complaints about the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.
Under this digital grading method, teachers assess scanned copies of physical answer sheets on a computer instead of checking physical paper scripts.
The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana said the portal was opened for all candidates for a specified period and reopening could trigger fresh claims.
“Why should we direct them to open this window again for you? If you don’t use the bus, you miss the bus. The window was open for everyone for a specified period,” the CJI said, as reported by The Hindu.
The petitioners’ counsel submitted he was seeking only one week’s time.
“The website crashed and many students could not apply for on-screen verification,” he said.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBSE, told the apex court that 1.68 lakh students successfully applied during the notified window.
He also pointed out that the Delhi High Court has already dismissed a similar challenge.
In the petition, it was alleged that the introduction of digital scanning resulted in several irregularities, including certain pages of answer sheets not getting scanned, illegible scans and answers or pages not being evaluated.