CBSE issues Dehradun Class 12 student two marksheets for same exam, stalling college admission

Questions are being raised about the functioning of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The board has issued two separate Class 12 marksheets to a student of Kendriya Vidyalaya ITBP Seemadwar in Dehradun. The lapse has made the student's path to further studies difficult.

The student had taken the improvement examination in mathematics to raise their marks, and expected a combined or revised result. Instead of one marksheet, the board handed over two independent ones.

For the same year and the same examination, the student now holds two marksheets. The first carries the old marks and the second the new marks. A single consolidated marksheet is normally expected from the board so that no hurdle arises at the time of admission.

After an improvement examination in any subject, a single updated marksheet should be issued. However, under CBSE's current rules, separate documents are given for the main examination and the improvement examination. The Dehradun student is facing this problem.

When the student presents two marksheets at counselling, university admission and job verification, even the officials checking the documents are left confused. Because of this technical glitch and the board's rule, the student is facing considerable difficulty during the college admission process.

Fed up with the situation, the student has written a formal letter to the school principal, explaining the problem and demanding that it be resolved at the earliest.

A reputed board such as CBSE is expected to correct such errors promptly in the digital age. Since the board holds the student's complete record, there should be no technical obstacle to adding the marks of both examinations and issuing a single digital or physical marksheet. For now, the student is awaiting the board's next decision.