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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released an official statement for the students clarifying the totalling of marks when extra questions are attempted. With the ongoing CBSE 12th reverification 2026 process, students have raised a discrepancy with the totalling and calculation of the actual answers and the marks shown as total marks obtained. According to CBSE, if a student answers extra questions, based on the evaluation system, the best score among the attempted options will be considered for the final score.
Check the Official Notice by CBSE on Extra Questions Here
CBSE, in their official statement, explains that there are many internal choices given in the question paper for the students to choose from while answering the questions.
Many times, students answer more than the required number of questions.
Based on the CBSE evaluation policy, they have taken the best marks obtained by the students.
These questions are mentioned as ‘Over Attempt’.
In such cases, the system considers the better of the two marks for calculating the CBSE 12th results.
Such marks, which were not considered, are shown as star marked asterisk (*)
Along with this, the board also provided an example for the students to understand the policy better.
‘There is an internal choice in question 31 (a) or (b), which means a student has to attempt either the subparts of question 31 (a) or the subparts of question 31(b). The marks obtained by the candidate in Question 31(a) are 3, while those obtained in Question 31(b) are 2. Hence, 3 marks awarded for question 31(a) have been taken in the total, and there is an asterisk mark on 31 (b)_i_l and 31(b)_ii_Il with a footnote which reads marked marks are omitted for totalling. Thus, the total of the candidate becomes 43.5, which has been rounded off to 44.
Example of Calculation Sheet

The application for the CBSE Class 12th revaluation/reverification 2026 is currently being conducted, and the last date to submit the application form is June 6, 2026. Students who have obtained their copy of the answer sheets can only apply for the revaluation process. With the ongoing issues with the answer sheets and marking, the board has also reduced the application fee.
For verification: Rs 100/-
For revelation: Rs 25/-
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On Question asked by student community
Hi Kanha,
You can download all subjects class 12th question paper from the given link .
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-class-12-question-paper-2026
if you need any other resources please let us know.
Dear Student,
You can download the previous CBSE Class 12 marksheet through DigiLocker. You can also access your digital marksheet through platforms such as DigiLocker and UMANG.
Dear Student,
Please refer to the link provided below for the question papers in Hindi :|
https://school.careers360.com/hi/articles/cbse-previous-year-question-papers-class-12
If you need any other resource, do let us know.
Hi Sanjaya,
Please click on the article link below.
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-class-12-question-paper-2026
You will find CBSE Class 12 question papers of All Subjects with solutions in a single place.
Hi Lavkush,
Here is the link of question paper
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-class-12-political-science-question-paper-2026
if you need any other resources please let us know.
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