RTI for Revaluation or Rechecking of Exam Results: The Complete Guide
You applied for revaluation or rechecking, paid the fee, and then… nothing. No result, no timeline, no explanation. The RTI Act, 2005 is how you make the university or board answer on record: where your application is, who is handling it, and what has actually been done to it.
Try the official route first
An RTI is the accountability step, not the first step. (1) Apply for revaluation/rechecking within the body’s published window and keep the receipt — RTI cannot reopen a missed revaluation window. (2) Check the result portal and the body’s revaluation notification for the declared timeline. (3) If the declared timeline passes with no result and no communication, file the RTI below and quote your revaluation application details in it.
When should you use RTI here?
- The revaluation result is overdue against the body’s own declared timeline
- Rechecking came back "no change" with no explanation and you want the record behind it
- You want the evaluated answer sheet itself to see what actually happened
- You suspect your revaluation application was never processed at all
Where to file: the correct authority
Address the RTI to the Public Information Officer of the examination body — usually the office of the Controller of Examinations of the university, or the board’s examination wing. Central bodies (CBSE, central universities) take RTIs via the Central RTI portal; state universities and boards via your state portal or Registered Post. Our state-by-state portal help shows the exact route.
What to ask for
Short version — three requests that cover most cases:
- Day-wise file movement of your revaluation application and the designation of the officer handling it
- The current status and the expected date of the revaluation result, as per the record
- Certified copies of the note file / internal communication on your application
Full sample RTI application you can adapt (answer sheet + revaluation record)
Where you also want the evaluated answer sheet itself — not just the status of your request — use this fuller format. It rests on CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay (2011), where the Supreme Court held that an evaluated answer book is "information" under the RTI Act:
To,
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
O/o the [University/Board] (Controller of Examinations), [City].
Subject: Information under the RTI Act, 2005 — revaluation record and certified copy of my evaluated answer sheet.
Under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, I request the following for Registration/Hall-ticket No. [____], Course & Semester: [____], Exam & Year: [____], Subject(s): [____]:
- The current status of my revaluation/re-totalling application dated [____], with day-wise file movement and the designation of the officer handling it.
- A certified photocopy of my evaluated answer script(s) for the above subject(s).
- The question-wise marks awarded, and where re-evaluation has been carried out, the result of the re-evaluation and the marks awarded on re-evaluation.
- Certified copies of the note file / internal communication regarding my application.
As held in CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay (2011), the evaluated answer book is information accessible under the Act. I enclose the RTI fee of ₹10.
Yours faithfully,
[Name] · [Roll/Registration No.] · [Address] · [Phone] · [Date]
What RTI can - and cannot - do here
RTI cannot change your marks, conduct the revaluation itself, or extend a missed revaluation window. What it does: put the status, the file movement, the responsible desk and — under CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay — your evaluated answer sheet on record. That record is what moves a stalled file, and it is the evidence a First Appeal (or a court, if it ever comes to that) works from. Evaluator identity stays protected — you get the evaluated content and marks, not the examiner’s name.
Timeline, fees and what happens if there is no reply
The PIO is ordinarily required to respond within 30 days under Section 7(1) of the RTI Act. The application fee is ₹10 under the Central rules — most states mirror this, but state fee rules vary. If photocopying charges apply, the PIO must intimate them. If there is no proper response, file a First Appeal with the First Appellate Authority of the same body (no fee in most states); if that also fails, a Second Appeal lies with the Information Commission.
How FileMyRTI helps
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