CBSE says re-evaluation portal targeted by cyberattack from ‘malicious actors’
The CBSE re-evaluation portal faced significant disruptions due to a cyberattack shortly after its launch. Despite the challenges, thousands of students managed to submit their applications for re-evaluation. The portal will remain active until June 6, allowing students to request verification of their answer scripts.
- ▪The re-evaluation portal was initially scheduled to launch on May 29 but faced multiple delays before going live on June 2.
- ▪CBSE reported a denial-of-service attack that generated 1.5 million hits in two minutes and over 100,000 unauthorized access attempts.
- ▪Many students experienced issues with payment processing and logging into the portal, leading to frustration among users.
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CBSE says re-evaluation portal targeted by cyberattack from ‘malicious actors’The portal, originally scheduled for May 29, the rollout was postponed to June 1, missed that deadline as well, and finally went live around 4.30 am on June 2.Updated on: Jun 03, 2026 7:33 AM ISTBy Sanjay MauryaShare viaCopy link Payment failures, login hurdles, and an alleged cyberattack disrupted the first day of the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) re-launched re-evaluation portal on Tuesday, with several Class 12 students reporting severe difficulties in accessing critical services, even as thousands successfully submitted their applications.‘Malicious actors’ behind cyberattack on CBSE re-evaluation portal, says board (cbseindia29/Facebook)Earlier in the day, CBSE took to social media to allege…
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