CBSE Class X Odia exam error : Dharmendra Pradhan intervenes to ensure quick redressal of student grievances

New Delhi, Mar 15: The performance of students in Class X Term-I examinations was communicated to the respective schools through email by CBSE on March 14. The CBSE also made available a Dispute Rederrsal Mechanism on the same day.
On a serious dispute being brought to the notice of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday regarding the Answer Key of Odia Class-X, it was directed by the Union Minister that the dispute must be resolved within the next 24 hours and students grievance addressed immediately & appropriately.
Accordingly, with a view to ascertaining the factual position, an expert committee was constituted by CBSE for examining the discrepancies mentioned in the representation.
The Committee submitted its report at 6.00 PM on 14.03.2022 and based on the report of the expert committee, the CBSE has evaluated the OMRs of Odia Class-X with the correct answer key approved by the expert committee. The revised performance of students has been since sent to the concerned schools for onward information of the students. A total of 28310 students have benefitted as a result of this revision.