Delhi student Vedant Shrivastava endured xenophobic slurs and false accusations after exposing a CBSE digital marking error, prompting public support and an official apology.
He has received an apology from the board over the mix-up
May 26, 2026
03:13 pm
What's the storyA Class 12 student from Delhi, Vedant Shrivastava, was abused and trolled online after he flagged a discrepancy in the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.
The controversy started after Shrivastava received unexpectedly low marks in his Physics board exam, prompting him to request scanned copies of his answer sheets.
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