Class 12 CBSE student trolled, called 'Pakistani' after claiming mismatch in physics answer sheet: 'Not my handwriting'

As the outcry against the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) over blurred answer sheets, payment glitches and other issues continues, Supreme Court advocate and social activist Vineet Jindal has extended legal support to Class 12 student Vedant Shrivastava, who has alleged irregularities in his physics answer sheet.

In a post on X, Jindal said he had spoken to Vedanta’s brother and described the family’s concerns as “genuine”. He claimed that the family was facing serious difficulties due to several posts on social media that allegedly referred to Vedant as a “Pakistani” and targeted him personally.

According to Jindal, the family is already suffering because of what he described as CBSE’s “incompetence and mistake”. He went on to say that the family is currently in contact with the board regarding the matter and may take legal action if the matter is not resolved.

“I have discussed everything in detail with his brother and assured him of my full support. I will not charge any professional fees for any legal action in this matter,” Jindal said in his post.

“Horrified by people calling us Pakistanis”

Ever since Vedant posted his concerns on social media, he has been the subject of vicious trolling, with several calling him anti-national while others questioned the suddenness of his X account.

In response to the student’s backlash, brother Siddhant Srivastava shared a post defending him and explaining why the account was created.

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“I am a Vedanta brother and I am horrified to see people calling us Pakistanis,” he wrote.

He further explained that Vedant previously did not have a Twitter/X account as he was focusing on his studies during the trial period.

“Yes, Vedant didn’t have Twitter because he was busy studying instead of tweeting,” the post said.

What is the controversy?

Vedant claimed that the Physics answer sheet uploaded by CBSE under his number during the photocopy access process “does not belong” to him. The student claimed that the handwriting, answers and overall presentation in the recorded copy were completely different from his own writing style, raising questions as to whether his actual answer sheet had been evaluated.

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In a series of posts on X, Vedant said his family and teachers noticed the discrepancies after comparing the uploaded physics answer sheet with his English and computer science papers.

“The physical answer sheet sent by CBSE is not my answer sheet at all. I know it is not my handwriting and it did not contain the questions I attempted,” he wrote.

“Not only me – my family, teachers and everyone who knows my writing noticed the difference immediately.”

The student further claimed that the English and computer science answer sheets were “unambiguous matches”, while the physics paper appeared to belong to a “completely different student”.

“The handwriting style, the letter formation, the spacing, the slant, the flow of the sentences – everything is different. This is not a small variation. It is a completely different typeface,” he wrote.

Vedant claimed that the discrepancy affected his overall marks and eligibility criteria.

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“I am getting 50% marks for answers written by some other student. Where is my real answer sheet? Where are my real marks? Because of this I am not getting 75% in PCM aggregate,” he said.

The student questions the transparency of the OSM system

The student also linked the issue to broader concerns raised by Class XII students about the digital assessment process.

“CBSE said OSM will improve transparency and fairness. But if the answer sheets themselves don’t match, then how are students supposed to trust the process?” he wrote

He called on the board to verify his “original physical record sheet,” audit the scanning and tagging process, and investigate whether record sheets were exchanged during digitization.

Vedant also said in a later post that he was informed by ABP News that the CBSE would take “necessary action” in the matter.