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CBSE scanned copy, verification and re-evaluation, Class 10 and Class 12
My CBSE Class 10 or Class 12 result looks wrong. How do I get the answer book, check the adding myself, and decide between verification and re-evaluation, and what does each step cost?
Quick answer
CBSE's review after the result has two stages, and you can't skip the first. Stage 1: apply online for the scanned copy of your answer book, subject by subject. Stage 2, only if you got the scan: ask for verification of errors you can point to (missing pages, wrong totals, a mark not carried to the cover table, someone else's book) or re-evaluation of whole questions, with a reason for each. Marks can go up or down, and CBSE applies a drop of even one mark. In 2026 the fees were different for Class 10 and Class 12, and different again for the Class 12 supplementary exam, so use the row for your exam. The 2027 dates and fees are not out yet. CBSE announces them after the results.
CurrentApplies to 2026Last checked 10 October 2026
This page may be out of date. It was due for a re-check on 15 April 2027. Confirm every rule with the official source before acting on it.
Rules and fees from CBSE's 2026 post-result notices. The 2027 notices come after the 2027 results; we update the fees and windows within 48 hours of each.
Refunded to the paying account if your marks go up[8]
📌What re-evaluation covers
Whole questions of the theory paper, not part of a question[8]
The steps, in order
1
Save your marks on result day
Download the marksheet from DigiLocker and note each subject's marks. You'll compare the scan against these numbers.[7]
Have ready
DigiLocker marksheet
Roll number and admit card
2
Apply for the scans, all subjects at once Stage 1 (19 to 25 May, Class 12, 2026)
Apply online yourself, not through a cyber café. There is one application, so include every subject you might question. Scans go out in the order the requests came in, so apply early. In 2026 the fee was Rs 100 per subject for Class 12 and Rs 300 per subject for Class 10.[1]
Have ready
UPI, card or net banking
The list of subjects
3
Print the question paper and marking scheme for your set
Both are on the CBSE website. Check the set number on your question paper first.[10]
Have ready
Your set number
The marking scheme for that set
4
Run the seven checks on every scan
Supplementary sheets present, every question marked, margin steps added right, each margin mark posted right, row totals, column total, and the total against your result. The tool on this page runs checks 3 to 7.[8]
Have ready
The scan
This tool or the printed kit
5
Mark your answers against the scheme
For each answer you think deserved more, write the question number, the page number and one line on the scheme point you covered. Re-evaluation covers whole questions only.[8]
Have ready
The marking scheme
A list of question and page numbers
6
Apply for verification, re-evaluation or both, in one go Stage 2 (2 to 7 June, Class 12, 2026)
Add every subject and question before you press Freeze, because the form locks. The application counts only once the payment goes through. Save the receipt.[4]
Have ready
The mismatch lines from the tool
Question and page numbers with reasons
7
Track the status and the new marksheet
Check the same login: the status reads Changes Updated, No Change or Under Process. A revised marksheet goes to DigiLocker, and if your marks change you return the old Mark Statement cum Certificate.[7]
Have ready
The login details
The old marksheet, if marks change
This tool runs in your browser and sends nothing anywhere. It never asks for a name or roll number. It applies the seven self-checks in Annexure II(A) of CBSE's Class 10 notice of 05.08.2026, the totalling clarification of 04.06.2026 and the fees in CBSE's three 2026 notices, checked 10 October 2026. CBSE's own outcome is final.
From the result to the revised marksheet
Stage 2 is open only to students who got the scan in stage 1. Source[8]
Re-evaluation fee per question in 2026
Use your own exam's row, not a figure from another class. Source[2]
CBSE's over-attempt example: only the better answer counts
The starred 2 stays out of the total of 43.5, which CBSE shows as 44. Source[6]
Fees in 2026, as notified
Exam (2026)
Scanned copy
Verification
Re-evaluation
Notice
Class 12 main (result 13 May)
Rs 100 per subject
Rs 100 per answer book
Rs 25 per question
15.05.2026 and 17.05.2026
Class 10 main and second exam
Rs 300 per subject
Rs 300 per answer book
Rs 100 per question, including all its sub-questions
05.08.2026
Class 12 supplementary
Rs 100 per subject
Rs 100 per answer book
Rs 100 per question
27.08.2026
Each fee is shown with its unit as CBSE printed it. All three notices: online payment only (UPI, card or net banking), and the fee goes back to the account it came from if your marks go up. The Class 12 main fees were cut on 17.05.2026 from Rs 700, Rs 500 and Rs 100.[2]
The 2026 windows, for planning 2027
Exam (2026)
Result
Scanned copy
Verification and re-evaluation
Class 12 main
13 May
19 to 25 May
2 to 7 June
Class 10 main and second exam
15 April (main), 18 July (second)
5 to 9 August
16 to 19 August
Class 12 supplementary
Announced separately
31 August to 1 September
7 to 8 September
Dates as finally notified, extensions included. The Class 12 scan deadline moved twice (the last move by the circular of 24.05.2026) and the second stage moved to 7 June (circular of 05.06.2026). Each window closed at midnight.[8]
CBSE's seven self-checks on the scan
Check
What to look for
Example
1
Every supplementary sheet is in the scan
A sheet you wrote on is not in the scan
2
Every question you answered has been marked
An answer with no mark against it
3
The step marks in the margin add up to the margin total
Steps 1, 1 and 1 make 3, but the margin shows 2
4
Each margin total is copied correctly to the cover table
Q7 got 4 in the margin, the cover table shows 3
5
Each row of the cover table adds up
A row should total 40 but shows 36
6
The column total adds up
The column should be 42 but shows 40
7
The book's total matches your result
The book says 42, the result shows 40
From Annexure II(A) of the Class 10 notice of 05.08.2026; the examples for checks 3 to 7 are CBSE's own. The Class 12 supplementary notice points to the same annexure. The tool above runs checks 3 to 7.[8]
What goes wrong
Skipping the scan
What happens: The verification and re-evaluation window opens, and the student can't apply.[1]
Fix: Apply for the scanned copy of every subject you might question in the stage 1 window.
Applying in parts
What happens: CBSE accepts one application per step, so a subject meant for later is lost.[4]
Fix: Put every subject and question in before you press Freeze.
Adding the starred marks back in
What happens: The total comes out higher than the result, but CBSE has made no error: only the better answer of a choice pair counts.[6]
Fix: Look at the footnote on the mark sheet and leave starred marks out.
Using another exam's fee
What happens: In 2026 re-evaluation was Rs 25 per question for Class 12 main but Rs 100 per question for Class 10 and for the Class 12 supplementary exam.[2]
Fix: Read the fee row for your own exam and year.
Picking the wrong Class 10 book
What happens: Once the Main or the Second exam book is chosen for a subject, the other can't be reviewed.[8]
Fix: Compare both scans before you choose.
Letting a cyber café file it
What happens: CBSE says it is not responsible for errors made by a third party.[8]
Fix: Apply yourself and keep a screenshot of the summary and the payment page.
Variants: when the steps change
If this is you
What changes
Class 12 main exam (2026)
Scan, then verification of issues observed and re-evaluation. Where verification found no change, CBSE said it would offer inspection of the answer book at the regional office, on a schedule to be announced.[7]
Class 10 main and second exam (2026)
Scans of either book or both; verification and re-evaluation on one book per subject.[8]
Class 12 supplementary exam (2026)
The same two stages with their own fees and shorter windows: two days per stage in 2026.[9]
Verification or re-evaluation: which one fits
Verification is for errors you can show on the scan. CBSE's 2026 press release lists them: missing pages, missing supplementary sheets, missing maps or graphs, blurred pages, an answer book that isn't yours, and marking against a different set. A wrong total or a mark not posted to the cover table falls here too. You pay per answer book, and one request can list several issues.
Re-evaluation is a fresh look at whole questions you think deserved more under the marking scheme. You pay per question, give the question number and the page, and say why. CBSE's June 2026 guidance says each Class 12 answer book under re-evaluation was checked by two evaluators. CBSE re-evaluates the theory paper only, and the full question, never part of it.[4]
Why your total can come out higher than the result
If you answered both options of an internal-choice question, CBSE counts the better answer and stars the other. The footnote on the mark sheet says starred marks are left out of the total. CBSE's own Chemistry example: Q31(a) got 3 and counts, Q31(b) got 2 and is starred, and the book adds to 43.5, which CBSE rounds to 44.
So check for stars before you count anything as an error. The clarification shows 43.5 rounded up to 44 and says nothing about other fractions, so the tool shows the unrounded total with that one example next to it.[6]
Class 10 in both exams: you choose one book
A Class 10 student who wrote a subject in both the main and the second exam can ask for both scans. Verification and re-evaluation, though, go on one answer book only, Main or Second. The notice says that once you select one, the other can't be considered.
The Class 10 scan fee is Rs 300 per subject. The notice doesn't say whether two books of the same subject cost one fee or two, so the tool shows the fee as printed and flags the gap.[8]
Tips and tricks
Write your question paper's set number down in the exam season and keep it. You'll need the scheme for that exact set.
Look at the footnote on the scan's mark sheet before you add anything. Starred marks are left out on purpose.
Copy the marks into the tool straight from the scan, not from memory of what you wrote.
In the re-evaluation reason, quote the scheme point you covered and the page of your answer, in one line.
Take a screenshot of the application summary and the payment page before you close the window.
Free printable
Print the working copy
Answer-book check sheet: one page per subject: one A4 page, black and white, with the decision, every step with a date box, and blanks to fill in.
Answer-book check sheet: one page per subject
CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 students and parents, from the result to the revised marksheet
Decide
Your result looks wrong in a subject. What next?
Do it now: Marks lower than you expected: get the scan
Check first: Scan in hand: run the seven checks first
Get help: An answer deserved more: re-evaluation, with a reason
Not for you: Totals agree and the answers match the scheme
Checklist
Done
Step
Date
Scan applied for, every subject at once
Marking scheme printed for the right set
Supplementary sheets all present (check 1)
Every question marked (check 2)
Steps, posting, rows, column and result checked (checks 3 to 7)
One application for stage 2, paid and receipt saved
Status checked; revised marksheet in DigiLocker
Roll number, subject and set number
Marks on the result / DigiLocker
Total written on the answer book
Q no. / step marks / margin / cover table / starred? (one line per question)
Every step above cites a numbered source; the full list is at the end of the page. If the board issues a newer circular, it overrides this page.
Questions people ask
How do I apply for CBSE re-evaluation?
Apply for the scanned copy of your answer book first, in the scan window. After you receive it, apply online in the second window for verification, re-evaluation of whole questions, or both. Only students who got the scan can apply for the second stage.[8]
What is the fee for CBSE re-evaluation per question?
For the 2026 Class 12 main exam it was Rs 25 per question. For Class 10 (main and second exam, 2026) it was Rs 100 per question, including all its sub-questions. For the 2026 Class 12 supplementary exam it was Rs 100 per question. The 2027 fees will come with the 2027 notice.[2]
Can my marks go down after CBSE re-evaluation?
Yes. CBSE's notices say a decrease of even one mark is applied, and the outcome is final with no appeal.[1]
Is the fee refunded if my marks increase?
Yes. All three 2026 notices say the fee goes back to the account it was paid from if your marks go up.[8]
What is the difference between verification and re-evaluation?
Verification is for errors you can show on the scan: missing pages or supplementary sheets, missing maps or graphs, blurred pages, someone else's answer book, marking against another set's scheme, or totals and postings that don't add up. Re-evaluation is a fresh look at whole questions you think deserved more under the marking scheme.[4]
Why is my answer-book total different from my result?
Check the over-attempt rule first. If you answered both options of an internal-choice question, CBSE counts the better one and stars the other, and starred marks are left out of the total. CBSE's own example adds to 43.5 and shows 44.[6]
Can I get my CBSE answer sheet under RTI?
CBSE says a scan under the RTI Act 2005 will be given as that Act provides, but re-evaluation or grievance requests can't be made under RTI.[1]
Where will I see my revised marks?
In the same CBSE login where you applied. The revised marksheet goes to DigiLocker, and CBSE does not send individual messages.[7]