After CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay (SC, 2011), evaluated answer-sheets are 'information' under §2(f). The candidate can demand the answer-sheet, mark-book extract and evaluator notes via RTI. Most boards moved to a formal reval/recheck/photocopy regime, but RTI remains the safety net for unjustified denials.

• RTI Act, 2005 §6, §7(1), §2(f).
• CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay (SC, 2011) — evaluated answer-sheet is 'information'; disclosure to candidate is mandatory.
• ICAI v. Shaunak Satya (SC, 2011) — fiduciary defence does not apply to candidate's own record.
• Conducting body's own bye-laws on revaluation.

To:
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
[Office name + address].

Subject: RTI under §6 — Exam Revaluation query

Sir/Madam,

Under the RTI Act, 2005 read with CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay (SC, 2011), kindly provide:

1. Photocopy of evaluated answer-sheet, [EXAM], Roll No. [NUMBER], [SUBJECT].
2. Mark-book / award-list extract showing my marks question-wise.
3. Status of revaluation request dated [DATE], application no. [NUMBER].
4. Comparison of total marks before and after revaluation.
5. Written reasons if revaluation has not changed marks.

Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Name]
[Address + phone + email]
[Date]

• Day 31 — First Appeal to FAA.
• Day 76 — Second Appeal to CIC / SIC.
• Parallel — Conducting body's revaluation grievance cell.

• CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay (SC, 2011) — Foundational — answer-sheets disclosable to candidate.
• ICAI v. Shaunak Satya (SC, 2011) — Examining body's fiduciary defence narrowed to third parties.
• Kendriya Vidyalaya v. CIC (Delhi HC, 2013) — Internal evaluation records disclosable.

• Asking for the evaluator's identity — protected under §8(1)(g).
• Asking before the bye-law revaluation window opens.
• Forgetting to enclose original revaluation receipt.

No — §8(1)(g) protects evaluator identity. You can ask for the marks-record + answer-sheet copy.

Boards charge Rs. 700-1500 for photocopy under their own bye-laws. RTI fee is separate Rs. 10.

• Exam result delay RTI
• Answer-sheet RTI
• File RTI online — 12 steps
• RTI — 25 questions answered

• RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
• Citation chain in body.
• Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
• Case-law database at /cases/search.

Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.