‘No AI Was Used’: CBSE Defends Class 12 Results After 13,000 Answer Sheets Needed Correction

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:43pm on 17 May 2026,Sunday India

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said artificial intelligence was not used to evaluate Class 12 board exam answer sheets. Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar said, “Errors were identified in the evaluation process.” Out of 98 lakh answer sheets, about 13,000 required correction and were later checked manually. CBSE said its On-Screen Marking system was introduced to improve transparency and consistency. Students can apply for scanned copies of their evaluated answer sheets from May 19 to May 22. They can then seek verification or re-evaluation. Fees will be refunded if marks increase after review.

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