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In a first, CBSE set to give free access to Board answer sheets

In a first, CBSE set to give free access to Board answer sheets
NEW DELHI: For the first time, CBSE Board exam candidates will get free access to their answer sheets.
CBSE will not announce the results of the Term-1 Board exams currently under way. Around mid-January, the candidates will be able to access their scanned OMR (optical mark recognition) answer sheets online and get to know their scores. The Board is also working out alternative arrangements for candidates who have missed the Term-1 exams due to Covid.
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The details are likely to be announced soon.
Till 2019, candidates who felt their answer sheets had not been evaluated properly were allowed to get photocopies via a two-step process, for a cost. If a candidate wanted to apply for re-evaluation, it would involve a third step and payment of a fee. From this year, CBSE will give free access to evaluated answer sheets.
“Once the scanning of the OMR answer sheets are completed, which will take around a month, they will be made available to the candidates. Candidates will be able to access them using their credentials,” a senior CBSE official said.
“Right now this facility is only for Term-1 MCQ-based exams. The candidates can assess their performance and in case of any grievances they can approach us. This is to make the exams more transparent,” the official said.
Several candidates could not appear for the Term 1 exam due to their Covid infection. The Board is mulling a number of options for them, which, according to CBSE sources, include giving double marks in the Term-2 exams or arrange for a proctored online exam. “A decision on this is likely to be taken at the end of this month. Of course, the interest of the candidates will be protected and in case anyone is infected they should not come for the exam,” said the official.
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