The controversy surrounding CBSE Class 12 student Vedant Srivastava has taken a fresh turn, with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the student publicly disagreeing over how his revised Physics marks should be interpreted. While both sides agree that his marks increased, they strongly differ on whether the additional nine marks came through the re-evaluation process or were simply restored after CBSE corrected an answer-sheet mix-up.
The dispute, which initially began over an exchanged answer sheet, has now shifted to a debate over the revised marks and the evaluation process itself.
CBSE And Vedant Disagree Over Physics Marks
The latest round of the controversy began after Vedant Srivastava posted a video and a statement on social media challenging CBSE’s recent clarification.
According to Vedant, the board’s claim that he received nine additional marks in Physics after re-evaluation is incorrect. He argued that those nine marks were actually his original marks, which had not been awarded earlier because his Physics answer sheet had mistakenly been exchanged with another student’s paper.
Vedant maintained that the re-evaluation process itself increased his overall score by only two marks—one mark each in Mathematics and Computer Science.
Questioning CBSE’s statement, he asked how the board could describe his claim as a “blatant lie” when the nine marks had already been restored after the answer-sheet exchange was corrected.
According to him, once CBSE acknowledged the mistake and provided him with his actual Physics answer sheet, his marks were revised accordingly. Therefore, he believes those marks should not be counted as gains achieved through re-evaluation.
CBSE Calls Student’s Claim “Factually Incorrect”
CBSE, however, has firmly rejected Vedant’s version of events.
In its official clarification, the board stated that his claim about receiving no additional marks in Physics during re-evaluation was “factually incorrect and a blatant lie.”
According to CBSE, Vedant’s Physics theory marks increased from 35 to 44, resulting in a gain of nine marks. The board also stated that his Mathematics theory marks increased from 46 to 47, while his Computer Science theory marks rose from 61 to 62.
Based on these figures, CBSE said Vedant received a total increase of 11 marks across the three subjects after the review process.
The board also noted that it has already completed the verification and re-evaluation process for more than 99.7 percent of Class 12 applications, with only a small number of cases still under processing.
How The Controversy Began
The issue first came to light in May when Vedant claimed that the Physics answer sheet shown to him during the post-result verification process did not belong to him.
His allegation quickly gained attention on social media, leading to widespread criticism of CBSE’s evaluation process.
Following the public outcry, CBSE admitted that an answer-sheet exchange had occurred and later shared Vedant’s actual Physics answer book.
Once the correct answer sheet was restored, his Physics score increased from 65 to 74 after the correct theory marks and practical marks were considered.
Despite the correction, Vedant remained dissatisfied and applied for re-evaluation, claiming that further discrepancies still existed in the marking.
Dispute Now Centers On Interpretation Of Marks
Although both CBSE and Vedant agree that his final score increased, the disagreement now lies in how those additional marks should be classified.
CBSE considers the final result as evidence that Vedant gained nine marks in Physics during the review process, along with one additional mark each in Mathematics and Computer Science.
Vedant, however, argues that the nine Physics marks were restored much earlier when the board corrected the answer-sheet exchange and therefore should not be treated as marks awarded through re-evaluation.
According to him, the actual re-evaluation exercise added only two marks to his final result.
The disagreement has transformed what initially appeared to be an answer-sheet mix-up into a broader debate about transparency in the evaluation process and the way revised marks are communicated to students.
The controversy has also drawn attention because it comes during CBSE’s first year of implementing its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. Along with Vedant’s case, several students have raised concerns regarding alleged evaluation errors and answer-sheet mismatches.
With both sides continuing to stand by their respective claims, the issue remains unresolved. While CBSE insists its official records accurately reflect the revised marks, Vedant maintains that the board is incorrectly presenting the sequence of events surrounding his Physics score.
As the debate continues, the case has become one of the most closely followed education controversies of the year, raising important questions about answer-sheet handling, transparency and student confidence in the examination system.
