Who checks your CBSE board papers?

CBSE selects trained and qualified teachers for checking the answer sheets of board exams. The multi-layer checking system ensures equity and transparency in marking.

Every Board examination season, students anxiously speculate about who will be evaluating their answer sheets. Are the examiners strict? Are they fair? Do they understand what students write?

Here it is-the fact, based solely on the rulebook of CBSE.

YOUR PAPERS ARE CHECKED BY CBSE-APPOINTED TEACHERS

According to the CBSE Confidential Works Byelaws, the Board appoints:

Examiners - those individuals who grade the answer sheets.

Head Examiners - these are personnel who review the work of an examiner.

Chief / Deputy Chief Examiners - supervise the entire evaluation

Approvers/ Scrutinizers - they recheck totals, missed answers, and errors.

CBSE makes the final decision - selection is only as per CBSE Regulations.

The teachers appointed should be qualified: According to the Assessment & Evaluation Handbook, only teachers who conform to the academic and professional requirements stipulated by CBSE can be appointed.

Training is compulsory: Before checking papers, teachers undergo CBSE training on:

• Using the marking scheme
• Awarding partial marks
• Avoiding strict/lenient marking

This is explicitly stated in the Assessment & Evaluation Handbook.

HOW YOUR ANSWER SHEET IS ACTUALLY CHECKED

CBSE's evaluation process has well-defined steps:

Step 1: Examiners mark your paper

They follow:

• A detailed marking scheme
• Sample answers
• Instructions in marking clearly.

Nobody marks according to "their mood" or "their own rules."

Step 2: Head Examiner checks the checker

• The Head Examiner cross-verifies answer sheets marked by every examiner to ensure:
• No unfair strictness
• No arbitrary leniency
• Correct use of the marking scheme

Step 3: Scrutiny (Recheck by Scrutinizers)

• Scrutinizers ensure that:
• All questions are peer-reviewed
• Totalling is correct
• Marks are transferred accurately

This scrutiny happens before your result is declared.

The Byelaws make this clear:

Which teacher checks which paper?

The teachers are selected from the place where the evaluation centres are located.

How many marks do you get before scrutiny?

Internal examiner performance reports This secrecy exists to prevent: Outside influence Pressure on teachers Leaks Partiality 

IS THE PROCESS FAIR? 

It was devised to be thorough and fair per CBSE's own rulebooks. Each answer sheet is checked under supervision, and multiple layers of evaluation are built into the system. The examiners are required to follow uniform marking schemes. The Head Examiners cross-check the work of examiners to maintain consistency. Scrutiny teams correct mistakes thereafter. All put together, the steps ensure that the system is kept structured, is transparent within CBSE, and is fair to the students. 

STUDENT KEY TAKEAWAY 

Your answer sheet is not judged by just one person. It passes through: Examiner - Head Examiner - Scrutinizer - CBSE A multi-check system that exists entirely to ensure you get the marks you deserve.