CBSE 2026 Re-Evaluation: Dates, Fees, How to Apply

CBSE's Re-Evaluation Portal Just Went Live — Here Is Exactly What Students Need to Do

The Central Board of Secondary Education opened its Class 12 marks verification and re-evaluation portal on June 1, 2026 — three days later than originally planned. The delay was not routine. It came at the tail end of a weeks-long controversy over the board's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, which the CBSE Chairperson Rahul Singh and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan were both compelled to address publicly. A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh summoned School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar and CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh on June 2 to answer questions about the OSM rollout.

For students holding their Class 12 marksheets and wondering whether they were marked fairly, the window is open now. The process has three distinct stages, each with its own deadline, fee, and eligibility condition. If you miss one step, you cannot jump to the next. Here is what you need to know.

What the OnMark/OSM Controversy Is Actually About

The system and what went wrong

OnMark is the third-party digital platform — accessible at cbse.onmark.co.in — that CBSE used for its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system in 2026. Under OSM, teachers evaluate scanned copies of students' answer books on a computer screen rather than marking physical booklets. CBSE introduced this system at scale for Class 12 board exams this year.

Almost immediately after Class 12 results were declared — with the pass percentage falling to 85.20% in 2026 from 88.39% the previous year — students began reporting problems: blurred scans, apparent unevaluated answers, mismatches between the scanned copies and the marks awarded, and technical glitches on the re-evaluation portal including wildly fluctuating fee displays.

A 19-year-old claimed on social media that the CBSE OSM portal had been compromised. CBSE said this referred to a non-production instance, and that the actual evaluation portal had not been breached. However, it separately acknowledged that security vulnerabilities had been found and contained, and deployed cybersecurity experts from IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, and the Digital Infrastructure Corporation of India to conduct a comprehensive audit (Swarajya Mag, May 2026; Times Kuwait, May 2026).

What the government said

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan acknowledged publicly: "I take responsibility," and said that no genuine student grievance would go unaddressed. He directed IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur to bolster the board's technical systems. CBSE Chairperson Rahul Singh noted that approximately 77,000 teachers took part in the OSM evaluation after training, and defended the process as teacher-led, not AI-driven.

The Hyderabad-based vendor Coempt Edu Teck, which operated the OSM infrastructure under an August 2025 tender, is being penalised in line with contractual penalty provisions for the glitches, according to reporting by Business Today (May 27, 2026). The Week (June 1, 2026) reported that questions are being examined about whether the vendor could be blacklisted.

CBSE delayed the re-evaluation portal launch from May 29 to June 1, attributing the shift to ensuring a "transparent and glitch-free process." It is important to be clear: as of the date of this article, there has been no FIR filed against named CBSE or MoE officials. The parliamentary panel hearing on June 2 was ongoing. Irregularities are under active review by the MoE and IIT experts; no formal adjudication has concluded.

The Three Stages of CBSE 2026 Post-Result Process

Why these are three different things

Students and parents often use "rechecking" and "re-evaluation" interchangeably. They are not the same under CBSE rules, and the fees, outcomes, and risks differ significantly.

Verification of Marks checks for clerical and totalling errors only — whether marks were added correctly, whether all questions were evaluated, whether marks on the answer sheet match what was entered into the system. No examiner re-reads your answers.

Photocopy / Scanned Copy gives you a digital scan of your evaluated answer book. This is a prerequisite for re-evaluation. You cannot apply for re-evaluation without first obtaining the photocopy.

Re-evaluation means a trained examiner re-reads your answers to specific questions you identify and reassigns marks. It is the most consequential step — but also the one with the highest risk, because marks can go up, stay the same, or go down. The revised score is final.

Dates, Fees, and Eligibility — The Complete Picture

The table below covers the three-stage process for Class 12. Class 10 follows a broadly similar structure; check cbse.gov.in for any Class 10-specific notice.

Stage	Application Window	Fee	What It Checks	Risk
Photocopy / Scanned Copy	May 19–25, 2026 (extended twice; closed)	₹100 per subject (Class 12)	You receive a digital scan of your answer book	None — it is a document request
Verification of Marks	Opens June 1, 2026	₹100 per subject	Totalling, unchecked questions, data-entry errors	Marks will not decrease from verification
Re-evaluation	Opens June 1, 2026 (application window likely closes ~June 5)	₹25 per question	Examiner re-reads and re-marks specific answers	Marks can go up or down; revised marks are final

Fee refund rule: If your marks increase after re-evaluation, CBSE will refund the re-evaluation fee in full. The verification fee (₹100) is non-refundable.

The original fee structure before CBSE cut it for 2026: Verification was ₹500, photocopy was ₹500–₹700 (Class 10/12), re-evaluation was ₹100 per question. The board reduced these sharply — photocopy by up to 86%, re-evaluation by 75% — in part as a response to the OSM controversy (Aakash, May 2026).

Eligibility conditions

Only students who have appeared for the CBSE Class 12 (or Class 10) board examinations 2026 are eligible.
To apply for re-evaluation, you must have already obtained the scanned copy of your answer book during the photocopy window (May 19–25). If you missed that window, you cannot apply for re-evaluation at this stage.
Each stage requires a separate application and a separate fee per subject.
Applications are accepted in online mode only, through cbse.gov.in and pvr.cbseit.in.

Step-by-Step: How to Apply Right Now

Verification of marks (open from June 1)

Go to cbse.gov.in or directly to pvr.cbseit.in/pvr/
Log in with your Class 12 roll number, school number, and admit card ID
Select "Verification of Marks"
Choose the subject(s) you want verified
Pay ₹100 per subject via the payment gateway
Download the confirmation receipt and keep it

Re-evaluation (open from June 1; for students who already got their photocopy)

Log in to the same portal at pvr.cbseit.in/pvr/ or cbseit.in/cbse/web/rchk/reeval.aspx
Select "Re-evaluation"
Identify the specific question numbers you want re-evaluated (review your scanned answer book before applying)
Pay ₹25 per question per subject
Download the confirmation receipt

Practical tip: Do not apply for re-evaluation impulsively. First study your scanned copy thoroughly. Identify questions where you believe the examiner's reading of your answer was genuinely incorrect — not simply questions where you expected more marks. Re-evaluation means a new examiner reads your work. If your answer was borderline, the new marks may be lower.

What Happened to the OSM Portal During the Earlier Windows

The photocopy application window (May 19–25) was itself turbulent. Students reported:

Blurred or incomplete scans of their answer books uploaded to the portal
Payment failures and fee amounts fluctuating erratically on-screen
Difficulty accessing the portal under high traffic

CBSE extended the photocopy deadline twice — first to May 24, then to May 25 — to accommodate students affected by technical issues (Shiksha, May 2026; Republic World, May 2026). The board said the OnMark vulnerabilities identified during this period had been contained, and that the June 1 re-evaluation portal launch incorporated additional security hardening under IIT expert guidance.

If you applied for a photocopy during this window and your scanned copy appears incomplete, blurred, or missing pages, contact your school principal immediately and write to the CBSE regional office with your roll number, a screenshot of the issue, and the transaction reference from your fee payment. The board has stated that no genuine grievance will go unresolved.

What to Watch / What Students Should Do Now

Act immediately if you are in the verification/re-evaluation window. The application window that opened June 1 is expected to close around June 5. CBSE has not announced a formal last date beyond June 1 as of this writing; check cbse.gov.in daily for any updated notice.
If you missed the photocopy window (May 19–25) due to portal errors, document everything. Keep screenshots of failed transactions, error messages, and any confirmation emails. Raise a complaint through your school to the CBSE regional office. The parliamentary panel's June 2 hearing may result in directions to CBSE on student relief — watch for any MoE or CBSE notification in the coming days.
Before applying for re-evaluation, read your scanned answer book cover to cover. Note question numbers where evaluation appears clearly wrong, not just insufficient. Remember: marks can go down.
For Class 10 students: A separate notice is expected on cbse.gov.in. The fee structure and process are parallel; check the official notifications page at cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/ regularly.
Use only official portals. The two authorised URLs are cbse.gov.in and pvr.cbseit.in. Any third-party website offering to file your application for a fee is unauthorised. CBSE has not appointed any agent or intermediary for this process.
Track the IIT audit outcome. IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur are conducting a technical audit of the OnMark OSM platform. If the audit finds systematic evaluation errors affecting a category of students, CBSE may announce additional remedial measures. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said "no one will be spared" if irregularities are confirmed. Watch CBSE official notifications and MoE press releases on pib.gov.in for any such announcement.
Parliamentary panel findings: The Education Standing Committee chaired by Digvijaya Singh met on June 2. Its recommendations, if any, would be addressed to MoE and CBSE and could influence timelines or relief measures. No formal findings have been issued as of this article.

The portal is open. The window is short. The fees are the lowest CBSE has charged in years. If you have any doubt about your Class 12 marks, now is the time to act — methodically, with your scanned answer book in hand.

CBSE 2026 Re-Evaluation Portal Is Open: Dates, Fees, How to Apply