CBSE answer sheet controversy deepens as student claims uploaded Physics copy belongs to another candidate

NEW DELHI: Even as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) continues to face criticism over portal crashes, payment glitches and blurred scanned copies during the Class XII post-result process, a new case shared by a student on social media has intensified concerns around the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.

A Class XII student, Vedant Shrivastava, alleged that the Physics answer sheet uploaded by CBSE under his roll number during the photocopy access process “does not belong” to him. The student claimed the handwriting, answers and presentation in the uploaded copy were completely different from his own writing style and questioned whether his actual answer sheet had ever been evaluated.

Student claims uploaded Physics copy belongs to another candidate

In a series of posts on X, Vedant said his family and teachers immediately noticed discrepancies after comparing the uploaded Physics answer sheet with his English and Computer Science papers.

“The Physics answer sheet sent by CBSE is not my answer sheet at all. I know this is not my handwriting and it did not have the questions I attempted,” he wrote. “Not just me — my family, teachers, and everyone who knows my writing immediately noticed the difference.”

The student further said the English and Computer Science answer sheets “clearly match each other”, while the Physics paper appeared to belong to “another student entirely”.

“The handwriting style, letter formation, spacing, slant, sentence flow — everything is different. This is not a minor variation. It is completely different writing,” he wrote.

Vedant claimed the discrepancy affected his aggregate marks and eligibility criteria. “I am awarded 50% marks for the answers written by some other student. Where is my real answer sheet? Where are my real marks? Because of that I am not getting 75% in PCM aggregate,” he said.

Student questions transparency of OSM system

The student also linked the issue to wider concerns already being raised by Class XII candidates regarding the digital evaluation process.

“CBSE said OSM would improve transparency and fairness. But if answer sheets themselves are getting mismatched, then how are students supposed to trust this process?” he wrote.

He urged the board to verify his “original physical answer sheet”, audit the scanning and tagging process and investigate whether answer sheets were exchanged during digitisation.

Vedant also stated in a later post that ABP News had informed him CBSE would take “necessary actions” regarding the matter.

The allegation comes amid nationwide complaints over portal failures, delayed access to scanned copies, payment deductions and evaluation-related discrepancies following the declaration of the CBSE Class XII results earlier this month.