CBSE answer sheet copy under RTI — is it still allowed?
My nephew got low marks in CBSE Class 12. We want a copy of the evaluated answer sheet. Heard there were some restrictions. What's the current position?
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3 repliesGood news — answer sheets ARE accessible under RTI thanks to CBSE v Aditya Bandopadhyay (2011) by the Supreme Court. CBSE tried to wriggle with §8(1)(e) (fiduciary) and lost.
Process: 1. CBSE has a built-in 'verification of marks' + 'photocopy of answer sheet' + 're-evaluation' process — start with the photocopy request via cbse.gov.in (fees ₹700 per subject). 2. If they delay or refuse — RTI to CPIO, CBSE asking for the answer sheet copy + reason for delay. 3. Cite Aditya Bandopadhyay explicitly in the RTI.
Template: https://righttoinformation.wiki/rti-for-cbse-answer-sheet Full education-RTI playbook: https://righttoinformation.wiki/education-rti-india
For universities (not CBSE), the same Aditya Bandopadhyay logic extends. Chapter 13 of The RTI Playbook collects all 14 leading judgments on education RTIs.
Confirming — used this for my own engineering university exam. Got photocopy in 22 days. Discovered 3 questions were not evaluated at all. Got 14 marks added on revaluation.
Important: do not file the RTI before the official verification window closes. CBSE rejects it as 'process pending' otherwise. Wait for the official re-eval result, then file RTI if unsatisfied.