The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday, 2 June activated its online portal for Class 12 students wishing to apply for verification of issues in scanned answer sheets and re-evaluation of specific answers. The portal will remain open until midnight on 6 June, giving eligible students a narrow five-day window to file their requests. As a new addition this cycle, the Board has made Aadhaar-based authentication mandatory for all applicants.

Who Can Apply and How

Only students who have already obtained scanned copies of their evaluated answer sheets are eligible to use the portal. Applicants must log in through their accounts on the CBSE website and complete Aadhaar verification before accessing any facility. Students without an Aadhaar card may use the Aadhaar details of a parent, guardian, or close relative, provided the name, date of birth, and gender entered during authentication match the details of the individual whose Aadhaar number is being used.

What Students Can Flag

Under the verification of issues facility, students can report concerns including missing pages, absent supplementary sheets, blurred scans, missing maps or graphs, receipt of an incorrect answer book, or evaluation against a different question paper set. Multiple issues and subjects can be covered within a single application. For re-evaluation, students must specify the question number and page number for each query across one or more subjects, though only one re-evaluation application per student will be accepted.

Fee Structure and Payment

The Board has prescribed a fee of ₹100 per answer book for verification of issues and ₹25 per question for re-evaluation. Payments can be completed through UPI, debit cards, credit cards, or net banking. The entire process — from application submission to payment — is fully online; no offline requests will be entertained, and submissions after the deadline will not be considered. Students have been advised to review all details carefully before selecting the 'Freeze and Proceed to Payment' option, as no changes can be made once that step is confirmed.

Technical Glitches Cloud the Launch

The portal's rollout has not been without friction. Shortly after going live, several students reported login failures, slow page loading, payment errors, and temporary inaccessibility of the website on social media platform X. The complaints have heightened anxiety among students and parents, given the tight application window. Many candidates publicly sought clarification on whether the deadline would be extended if technical problems persist. Despite the reported difficulties, CBSE has urged students to adhere to the prescribed schedule and reiterated that all previously issued terms and conditions remain unchanged.

What Happens Next

The Board has released a visual guide and tutorial to help students navigate the application process and avoid common errors. Outcomes of both verification and re-evaluation requests will be communicated after the review process is completed. With the deadline less than a week away, students experiencing technical issues are advised to attempt access during off-peak hours and keep payment details ready to avoid last-minute delays.