The Government Schools Teachers' Association (GSTA) has urged Delhi education minister Ashish Sood to withdraw show-cause notices issued to teachers over the drop in the CBSE Class 12 Board marks pass percentage.
The association attributed the drop to shortcomings in the newly introduced On Screen Marking (OSM) system, which it said was implemented this year without adequate preparation and practical assessment.
Teachers and evaluators faced several technical and practical difficulties during the evaluation process, including blurred scanned answer sheets, incorrect upload of answer booklets, missing pages and problems in reading scripts due to poor handwriting.
GSTA said these issues led evaluators to adopt 'excessive caution' while marking answer sheets, which allegedly resulted in stricter evaluation in many cases.
The association alleged that several teachers were issued show-cause notices and memorandums and were also threatened with adverse remarks in their Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs), creating stress among the teaching community.
GSTA requested the education minister to treat all notices and memorandums issued to teachers regarding the Class 12 results as 'null and void' and called for a supportive environment to help teachers improve future academic performance.
