India, May 17 -- Amid anxiety among students over this year's Class 12 results evaluated through the new on-screen marking (OSM) system, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday reduced post-result re-evaluation charges and promised full refunds if marks increase after review.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Sanjay Kumar, secretary, department of school education and literacy (DoSEL) said the move was aimed at reassuring students and ensuring "no child feels, for any reason whatsoever, that they have received lower marks than they deserve".

"There is anxiety among our children...We are equally concerned about this because whether it is the ministry of education or CBSE, the welfare and concerns of all our child...