CBSE says payment glitches caused by alleged hacking by 50 students during answer sheet access process

The major payment issues faced by Class XII CBSE students while applying for access to answer sheets were caused by “mischief” by around 50 students who allegedly hacked into the CBSE portal, a senior education official claimed on Friday.

CBSE says payment glitches caused by alleged hacking by 50 students during answer sheet access process. The major payment issues faced by Class XII CBSE students while applying for access to answer sheets were caused by “mischief” by around 50 students who allegedly hacked into the CBSE portal, a senior education official claimed on Friday. “That was why the payment detail said Rs 67,000 had to be paid for gaining access to the answer sheet for a few and even Rs 1 for some students,” the official said. Defending the On Screen Marking System (OSM), the official repeatedly maintained that the digital evaluation process was “transparent and foolproof”. Referring to complaints where students allegedly received scanned copies of answer sheets belonging to others, the official said only about 20 such instances had surfaced. “Since the process w...