CBSE cyber experts monitor OnMark portal as re-evaluation process begins tomorrow
New Delhi, May 31
On the eve of accepting applications for revaluation and verification of answer sheets, the Central Board of Secondary Education said on Sunday that its cybersecurity team is monitoring the portal vulnerabilities, assuring smooth functioning in coming days.
Starting on Monday, the CBSE's Post-Result Activities portal will become operational allowing Class 12 students to file applications for verification and re-evaluation of answer books, an official said.
On Sunday, the CBSE assured a close watch on the portal for a smooth processing of applications.
"We have been closely monitoring the vulnerabilities in the OnMark portal of our service provider that are being flagged in the public domain. An expert team of cybersecurity professionals has been deployed over the last few days from across various arms of the government as well as the IITs to fortify these systems, including taking them over to a more secure set up," the Board said.
The Board also asked citizens to report weaknesses in the system for quick rectification and minimisation of hardships for students.
"The identified vulnerabilities have been contained, and other exploitable weaknesses are being ruled out. We are grateful to all alert citizens and ethical hackers pointing out such weaknesses and have gotten in touch with some of them directly. We request any others to reach out to our security teams at secy-cbse@nic.in for any further inputs," the Board said.
The CBSE also advised students to seek help on its helpline in case of any problem.
"Students who may have queries may reach out to the CBSE Tele-Counselling Helpline - 1800 11 8004 and Email- resultcbse2026@cbseshiksha.in," the CBSE added.
The option to seek verification and re-evaluation of answer books is available only to students who have already received scanned copies of their evaluated answer books.
So far, nearly four lakh students have accessed around 11 lakh scanned answer sheets through the portal, the CBSE said.
Upon receiving an application for re-evaluation, the questions will be reviewed by subject experts, who will update the marks if discrepancies are found.
Earlier, glitches forced the CBSE to repeatedly extend the deadline for filling revaluation applications and depositing the fee.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Finally some proactive action! As a parent, I was worried about data privacy with all those glitches reported earlier. But now CBSE is asking citizens to report vulnerabilities - that's actually smart. Ethical hackers can help make the system stronger. Just hope the revaluation process itself is fair and transparent. Students have worked too hard for marks to be decided by a faulty system. ✊
Honestly, it's about time CBSE upgraded their systems. In 2023, my cousin's answer sheet was evaluated incorrectly by 40 marks due to a portal glitch. Spent months in correspondence! Now they say IIT cybersecurity team is involved. Good. But I hope they also train their staff properly - what's the use of a secure portal if the manual re-evaluation process is still slow and error-prone?
Nice to see CBSE being transparent about cybersecurity for once. But I'm skeptical - they said "vulnerabilities have been contained" but we've heard similar assurances before. Students in small towns like mine already struggle with slow internet. Hope the portal works smoothly across India. And that helpline number 1800 11 8004 - let's hope someone actually answers! 🤞
While I appreciate the cybersecurity steps, I wish CBSE would also improve the re-evaluation timeline. Last year, a friend got his marks revised after 4 months! By that time, college admissions were long over. What's the point? Plus, charging again for revaluation when their system initially made errors feels unfair. But yes, better late than never for security upgrades.
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