The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the “frustration” of students with CBSE’s digital evaluation system and sought the help of Advocate General Tushar Mehta to hear a PIL seeking directions to the Center and CBSE to frame regulations to conduct exams through on-screen marking (OSM) system.
CBSE’s OSM evaluation system is a digital evaluation method where teachers evaluate scanned copies of physical answer sheets on a computer instead of checking physical paper scripts.
“Look at the amount of frustration of young children,” said a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and sought the advocate general’s help in handling the case.
The bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, said there appear to be systemic “creeping problems” in the digital assessment process.
“We are seeking your help, not in an adversarial way. There are some problems,” Justice Bagchi told the advocate general and asked for a status report in the case.
The top law officer informed the court that while the individual mark sheet discrepancies mentioned in the admission have largely been resolved, the government is taking the systemic issues seriously.
