Former Delhi Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, has raised concerns regarding the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) reevaluation process, alleging that students are encountering difficulties due to limited payment options on the board’s reevaluation portal.
In a post on social media platform X, Atishi pointed out that payments for reevaluation can currently be made only through four banks—State Bank of India (SBI), Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, or Indian Bank. She criticized this system by stating, “So if a student or their parents don’t have an account in these banks, they can’t apply for reevaluation! Mismanagement taken to new heights by the PM and his Cabinet.”
This criticism follows the delayed launch of the CBSE reevaluation portal amid the ongoing OSM tender controversy. Students have reported issues such as blurred answer sheets, missing pages, mismatched scanned copies, and repeated technical glitches during the reevaluation process.
Other opposition leaders, including Aaditya Thackeray and Kapil Sibal, have also criticized the central government’s handling of the CBSE situation, particularly after the transfer of the board’s chairman and secretary. Thackeray questioned whether the transfers represented significant action by the BJP government, calling them insufficient. Sibal termed the incident a “CBSE fiasco,” accusing the government of “blaming the small fish and protecting the big fish.” He demanded investigations into alleged irregularities surrounding a controversial contract and inquired about the involvement of agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
In response to the criticisms, CBSE officials provided an update on the verification and reevaluation portal. They stated that the platform was currently accommodating nearly 14,000 concurrent users and had recorded over 28,000 successful submissions by 10 p.m. Officials mentioned that further improvements, including extended session time limits, had been implemented based on student feedback to enhance the user experience and assured that their teams were continuously monitoring the platform to ensure it remains secure and user-friendly.
