Over 22% of CBSE Class 12 Students Requested Scanned Answer Sheets After 2026 Exams
The Indian government informed the Rajya Sabha that about 22.8% of the 17.69 lakh CBSE Class 12 students who appeared in the 2026 board exams requested scanned copies of their evaluated answer sheets. Over 1.68 lakh students applied for verification or re-evaluation, with fees set at Rs 100 for scanned copies and verification, and Rs 25 per question for re-evaluation. The re-evaluation fee is refunded if marks increase. The data follows CBSE's first full implementation of On-Screen Marking, which faced some student complaints about scanning and evaluation errors.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 22%, Centre 78%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (54/100). Lens Score 47/100.
Outlets measured: news18, indiatoday, timesnow. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–62/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 22 Jul, 02:53 pm. Other outlets followed.