Supreme Court to Hear Plea on CBSE's On-Screen Marking System on August 21
The Supreme Court will hear on August 21 a plea seeking clear regulations for the Central Board of Secondary Education's On-Screen Marking (OSM) evaluation system, where teachers grade scanned answer sheets digitally. The court expressed concern over students affected by discrepancies in OSM scores, which have impacted their eligibility for higher education admissions, some of which have already started. The bench asked CBSE to explore measures to protect these students' interests. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was unavailable for the hearing, which was presided over by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (56/100). Lens Score 51/100.
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AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 14 Aug, 03:27 pm. Other outlets followed.