The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has implemented a new initiative that enables grades 10 and 12 students in the United Arab Emirates to review their answer sheets online, Khaleej Times reported.

According to the CBSE’s recent announcement, candidates will receive a link to access their answer sheets and check the marks awarded to them.

To avail of this service, students are required to pay a specified fee.

The online review facility will become available one day after the board results are declared and will remain accessible for a period of five days.

The CBSE has taken this step to enhance transparency and ensure fairness in the marking process.

By allowing students and parents to view the answer sheets online, the board aims to eliminate ambiguity and enable immediate access to evaluated answer scripts.

In case of discrepancies, students can apply for re-evaluation, which includes re-totalling of marks or complete revaluation.

Educators have also expressed their appreciation for the initiative, highlighting the benefits it offers to teachers.

Principals have showed their appreciation for the new initiative, emphasizing the benefits it brings to educators, highlighting that teachers will now have a clear understanding of the expected responses.

Principal of Amity School Dubai Sangita Chima noted that with the CBSE’s shift towards competency-focused questions in all subjects, teachers and students will gain insights into specific answers related to case-based questions, source-based questions, and constructive responses.

The process of re-evaluation and re-totalling used to be a lengthy physical process taking over a month. This introduction of online review is an unprecedented practice in the history of CBSE results announcements.

Headteachers emphasise that the new system will expedite the process and enhance transparency and fairness.

Students and parents will have immediate access to the evaluated answer scripts, leaving no room for ambiguity.

This empowers students to identify their mistakes and understand where they may have deserved higher grades.

Some stakeholders have raised concerns about its inclusivity as not all students may have the financial means to avail of the paid service to compare their marks with the evaluator’s marking.

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“I have mixed feelings towards this innovative step by the (Indian) government. On one hand, it is a supportive practice for students but not inclusive as all students might not have the paying capacity for the paid service to compare their marks to the marking by the evaluator,” Principal of Shining Star International, Abhilasha Singh said.