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IIT Roorkee allows seat allocation even below 75%

IIT Roorkee allows seat allocation even below 75%

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3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 5, 2026 10:31 PM IST In a major relief for JEE Advanced 2026 qualifiers who are caught in the CBSE marking controversy, IIT Roorkee on Friday night announced that students who currently fall short of the mandatory Class 12 percentage requirement will still be allowed to participate in JoSAA counselling and receive seat allotments — provided they furnish a revised scorecard meeting the eligibility threshold by July 15, 2026. Read | IIT Roorkee refutes privacy violation claims affecting JEE Advanced 2026 students The announcement, made via IIT Roorkee’s official handle on X, addresses one of the most pressing anxieties among thousands of students who cleared JEE Advanced but risk losing their IIT seats solely because errors in CBSE’s On-Screen Marking system have left their Class 12 scores below the required cut-off. What is the IIT Roorkee data breach issue? “You are eligible to fill in your choices at present, and seats will be allocated to you based on your rank,” IIT Roorkee said, addressing affected students directly. “You need to …

CBSE Chairman, Secretary replaced amid OSM row

CBSE Chairman, Secretary replaced amid OSM row

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Following the release of the Class 12 Board exam results, the CBSE has been under fire for discrepancies in the evaluation of answer scripts and malfunctioning of the re-evaluation process. File. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan With the Central Board of Secondary Education facing flak for its controversial new on-screen marking system, the Union government is making changes at the top, replacing the Board’s Chairman and Secretary on Tuesday (June 2, 2026). It also set up a one-member committee to inquire into the CBSE’s procurement of services for the on-screen marking process. Senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, who has been serving as an Additional Home Secretary in the Home Ministry, was appointed the new CBSE Chairperson, according to the Cabinet Appointments Committee. He replaces Rahul Singh, who has been shunted off to the Agriculture Ministry instead. Varun Bhardwaj, a director in the Education Ministry, will take over as CBSE Secretary, replacing Himanshu Gupta, who has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre in the Home Ministry on administrative grounds with the condition of ‘extended …

‘Dismiss the minister’: Opposition to PM Modi after CBSE officials’ transfer, demands Pradhan’s sacking

‘Dismiss the minister’: Opposition to PM Modi after CBSE officials’ transfer, demands Pradhan’s sacking

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Shortly after the transfer of CBSE’s chairman and secretary amid the On-Screen Marking system row, the Opposition has called for stricter action and the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Indian Youth Congress party workers hold placards calling for Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation during a protest in Mumbai on June 2. (AFP Photo) Taking to X, the Indian National Congress reiterated its call for Pradhan’s resignation. “The entire responsibility for the irregularities in CBSE lies with the Ministry of Education, and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is accountable for this,” the party wrote, adding that Dharmendra Pradhan had “no right to remain in his position”. “The contract to a corrupt company like COEMPT was awarded under the oversight of Dharmendra Pradhan and the Modi government. The Modi government cannot escape its accountability through these petty actions. Dharmendra Pradhan has no right to remain in his position. Narendra Modi should stop protecting him and dismiss him immediately,” the INC added. The company and CBSE have denied any corruption, though a probe has now been ordered by the …

CBSE’s OSM chaos: Questions raised over rollout, re-evaluation of timelines | Education News

CBSE’s OSM chaos: Questions raised over rollout, re-evaluation of timelines | Education News

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It was not every day that 17-year-old Sachi, a student from Delhi, woke up before 5 am, trying repeatedly to open a website, while the rest of the city slept. But earlier this month, she was attempting to open the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) re-evaluation portal — the website had been crashing for days as students across the country tried to obtain scanned copies of their answer books after the declaration of the Class 12 board examination results on May 13. For days, as she tried, the site would open briefly or freeze. Sachi thought the best bet to access it would be to wake up before dawn when, as she hoped, fewer students would be online. “It finally worked,” she recalled, accessing her scanning answer books. For thousands of students like Sachi, CBSE’s On-Screen Marking (OSM), a digital evaluation system introduced for Class 12 board examination for the first time this year, has raised major concerns about possible errors in their result. Many have even questioned if the scanned answer books they …

CBSE acknowledges flaws in on-screen marking system, may penalise vendor

CBSE acknowledges flaws in on-screen marking system, may penalise vendor

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will penalise its on-screen marking (OSM) service provider Coempt Edu Teck for issues with online marking of Class 12 answer sheets, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday, after users on social media platform X flagged vulnerabilities in its answer script evaluation portal, prompting an acknowledgement from the agency. A person protests in New Delhi against the CBSE over discrepancies in the on-screen marking system. (PTI) The Hyderabad-based company will be fined in line with penalty provisions detailed in its August 2025 tender document, said the officials. The tender, issued on August 28, provides for a raft of cascading financial penalties pinned on redressal timelines — including a fine of ₹1 lakh for every 15-minute delay in rectifying an issue after a CBSE official flags it to the helpdesk — blocked security deposits and contract terminations. Also read: 3 teens vs CBSE: How the Class 12 paper-checking system OSM blew up, and the board corrected, defended, countered However, the contract does not contain provisions to blacklist the …

CBSE Class 12 results: Education Ministry dismisses concerns about ‘On-Screen Marking’ affecting students’ scores

CBSE Class 12 results: Education Ministry dismisses concerns about ‘On-Screen Marking’ affecting students’ scores

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Over 94,000 students scored above 90%, with more than 17,000 candidates securing marks above 95% in the CBSE Class 12 Board results. File | Photo Credit: ANI Days after the announcement of CBSE Class 12 results, the Ministry of Education on Sunday (May 17, 2026) dismissed concerns of the ‘On-Screen Marking’ (OSM) evaluation system affecting students’ scores. They maintained that it is an internationally accepted norm which enables “transparent evaluation”. The Board has reduced the revaluation and answer sheet verification charges to ₹100, the Ministry said. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) released the Class 12 board examination results which recorded a slight dip in the overall pass percentage in 2026 in comparison to last year. The national pass percentage stands at 85.20%, a drop of 3.19% from last year’s 88.39%. At a press conference, School Education Secretary, Ministry of Education, Sanjay Kumar said, “98 lakh sheets scanned were for class 12, three levels of security were followed during the process. It was found that despite repeated scanning, there …