CBSE on-screen marking row hit 18 lakh students but drew little attention

The unresolved CBSE On-Screen Marking controversy affected nearly 18 lakh Class 12 students in 2026, yet received far less attention than NEET. Around 98 lakh answer scripts were digitised, but only about 4 lakh students could access 11 lakh evaluated scripts. Complaints of glitches, blurred scans and missing pages persisted, and the Supreme Court has voiced concern over 'frustrated young minds'.