Expert IIT team to submit report after ‘full check-up’ of CBSE’s tech ecosystem
A team of experts from IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur will investigate the Central Board of Secondary Education's IT ecosystem following complaints from Class 12 students about evaluation discrepancies. Over four lakh students have requested scanned copies of answer sheets due to issues like blurry scans and wrong totalling. The expert team aims to provide recommendations for improving the evaluation process and addressing technical problems with the CBSE's portal.
- ▪A four-member expert team will conduct a full check-up of the CBSE's IT ecosystem.
- ▪Over four lakh students have raised complaints regarding the evaluation of their answer sheets.
- ▪The team will investigate issues related to the CBSE's portal for re-evaluation applications.
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Following multiple complaints by Class 12 students about discrepancies in the evaluation of their answer sheets, a four-member team with two experts each from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and IIT Kanpur will conduct a “full check-up” of the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) IT ecosystem, and submit a confidential report to the board, V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras told The Hindu. Over four lakh students have requested scanned copies of 11 lakh answer sheets amid complaints of blurry scans, wrong totalling, mismatched or missing sheets, and a pass rate of 85.20%, the lowest since 2019.
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