Unhappy with your board results? You have options

June is a time of jubilation for lakhs of students across the country as the months of suspense come to an end with the declaration of the Class X board exam results. But as many revel in the satisfaction of a job well done, there are many more who grapple with the fact that their marks are disappointingly low or simply not good enough to secure them admission into a college of their choice.

While most make their peace with their results and begin the process of college admissions, there are some who are not content to just accept their low scores. It is for these students that the examination boards for both Class X and XII have instituted the following methods in which they can take recourse:

Re-totaling

Often confused with the 'revaluation' of a paper, re-totaling only means the checking of marks already given for an answer and not the re-assessment of each answer.