CHENNAI: After media reports on how there was a drastic increase in CBSE Plus-Two marks and huge error in totalling the marks, when some students from Delhi gave their papers for verification, CBSE on Monday clarified that despite having experienced teachers,” There may be possibility of human error in transferring marks to the title page of the answer script”. The board clarified that there is no unprecedented increase in number of applications for verification, retorting to some media reports.
A press statement issued by the CBSE said the CBSE carried a well-established evaluation process based on structures marking schemes prepared by experienced subject experts from reputed schools. To ensure correct marks are reflected, answer scripts are evaluated by deploying experienced subject teachers at more than 2000 evaluation centres.
The board said that despite best efforts made by teachers, “there may be possibility of human error in transferring marks to the title page of the answer scripts, summation of marks and manually posting marks in the computer system.” It has provision for verification of marks to facilitate students to “avail the provision of rechecking of answer scripts, where totalling of marks is done again, posting of marks on cover page of answer scripts is rechecked, intactness of supplementary answer scripts and unassessed question, if any, is assessed afresh.”