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Guidelines for conducting written examinations for persons with specified

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NBER-RCI <[email protected]> Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 10:40 AM

To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
, Vineet Singhal <[email protected]>, Subodh kumar <ddtrci
Cc: Mrityunjay Jha <mrityunjay.jha@nic
[email protected]>, RCI DEPWD <[email protected]>

ilc 25 1/NBER(Policy)/RC/2016

Date.
To
All the Directors of National Institutes
conducting examination of certificate and diploma level course
(as per list attached)

Sub: Guidelines for conducting written examinations for persons with specified Disabilities-reg.

Sir,

Please refer to the subject cited above. Enclosed, please find the DEPwD office memorandum
no. 29-6/2019-DD-1Il dated 10.08.2022 regarding guidelines for conducting written examinationfor
persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016
but not covered under the definition of Section 2() of the said Act, i.e. persons having lessthan 40%
disability and having difficulty in writing
You are requested to implement the same for all examinations of RCI

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully

(Dr. Subodh Kumar)

Dy. Director

Enct: As stated above - Cwm

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information to: Shri Mritunjay Jha, Dy. Secretary, DEPwp, M/oSJ&E, New Delhi
Copy for
As per list attached

1. The Director, NIEPMD, Chennai

2. The Director, AYJNISHD, Mumbai
3. The Director, ISLRTC, New Delhi MS7P
E-CN
4. The Director, NIEPVD, Dehradun PW-
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 F.No.29-6/2019-D)-11
GOVemmient of lndia
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Department of
Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)

Pt. Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan,

CGO Complex, New Delhi - 110003
Dated: the 10" August, 2022

Office Memorandum
Subject: Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with specified
disabilities covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not
covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than
40% disability and having difficulty in writing

The undersigned is directed to say that this Department has issuced guidelines for conducting
written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities (i.e. with 40% or more disability,
for whom the benefit of reservation in Government posts are allowed) on 29.08.2018 and
comrigendum dated 08.02.2019 which inter-alia, provides for grant of scribe and
compensatory time. Hon'ble Supreme Court in its order dated 11.02.2021 in the matter of
Shri Vikash Kumar Vs UPSC and others has directed this Department to frame proper
guidelines which would regulate and facilitate the grant of a facility of a scribe to persons
with disability within the meaning of Section 2 (s) of the RPwD Act, 2016, where the nature
of disability operates to impose a barrier to the candidate writing an examination. These
is
guidelines should also prescribe appropriate norms to ensure that condition of the candidate
as to ensure that
duly certified by such competent medical authority as may be prescribed so
only genuine candidates in need of the facility are able to avail it.
2. Keeping in view the above order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, an Expert Committee was
constituted to consider the issue and suggest guidelines accordingly. The Committee noted
After
that there are various types of clinical problems that can affect the writing capacity.
careful consideration of the matter, the Committee recommended that sole criteria for grant of

scribe and compensatory time should be based on assessment of the capability of a person to

write.

3. The Committee accordingly recommended the following guidelines for conducting written
of Section
disabilities covered under the definition
examination for persons with specified
covered under the definition of Section 2(7) of the said
2(s) of the RPwD Act,2016 but not
and having difficulty in writing:
Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability
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Guidelines for conducting written examination for

(a) These guidelines may be called as
RPwD
specifieddisabilities covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the
persons with
2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r)
of the said Act, i.e. persons
Act,
less than 40% disabilityand having difficulty in writing.
having
 h e d 7 Cmpe safory tinme shall he granted solely to those hav Ing
ntirg subreet to production of a cetificate to the cffect that perso11 concemcd
tation to wite and that seribe Is essential to wite examination on his/her behalf fiom
he conietent medical authority of a Govemment healthcare institution as pe prolorma at

Appendi-

C The medical authority for the purpose of certification as mentioned in point (b) above
should be a multi-member authority comprising the following:-
1

Chief Medical officer/Civil

i. Orthopaedic/PMR specialist
Surgeon/Chief District Medical Officer....Chairperson
11 Neurologist, if available*
iv. Clinical
Psychologist/Rehabilitation Psychologist/ Psychiatrist/Special Educator
v.
Occupational therapist, if available*
Vi. Any other expert based on the condition of the candidate as may be nominated by the
Chairperson.
(the Chief Medical Officer/Civil
efforts for inclusion of
Surgeon/Chief District Medical Officer may make full
neurologists, occupational therapist from the nearest District or the
Medical College/lnstitute, if the same is not available in the
District)"
(d) The candidate should have the discretion of
opting for his own scribe or request the
Examination Body for the same. The examination
body may also identify the scribe to make
pancls at the District/Division/State level as per the requirements of the examination. In later
instances the candidates should be allowed to meet the scribe
two days before the
examination so that the candidates get chance to check and
a
verify whether the scribe is
suitable or not.

(c) In case the examination body provides the scribe, it shall be ensured that qualification of
the scribe should not be than the minimum qualification criteria of the examination.
more

However, the qualification of the scribe should always be matriculate or above.

In case the candidate is allowed to bring his own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should
be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking examination. The person opting
for own scribe should submit details of the seribe as per proforma at
own
Appendix-II
(f) There should also be flexibility in accommodating any change in scribe in case of
emergency. The candidates should also be allowed to take different scribe for writing
different papers especially for languages. However, there can be only one scribe per subject.

(g) The candidate should be allowed to usc aids and assistive devices such as prosthetics &
orthotics, hearing aid as mentioned in para 2 of the certificate issued by medical authority as
per Appendix I.

(h) Compensatory time not less than 20 minutes per hour of the examination should be
allowed for persons who are cligible for getting seribe. In case the duration of the
 he duruton o the compensatory time should be
cd or pr3ta has Compensare time should not bc less than 5 minutes and should
he i the multiple ot S.

i) The examination bodies shall modify their application forms to incorporate specific needs
of this category of persons. in casc. any incident has been reported after filling up the form,
the examination bodies shall inform the candidates to obtain medical certificate as per these

guidelines for facilitating grant of scribe and or compensatory time.

ground floor The
G) As far as possible the examination for such persons may be held at

examination centres should be accessible for persons with disabilities.

written examinations conducted by central recruitment

(k) These guidelines are applicable to
well academic institutions. The States/UTs may adopt these guidelines or issue
agencies as as

similar guidelines to maintain uniformity.

0) These guidelines are independent of the Guidelines for conducting written examination for
persons with benchmark disabilities issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities on 29.08.2018.

(m) The examining bodies shall ensure strict vigilance to check misuse of facility of scribe.

4. All the recruitment agencies, Academics/Examination Bodies etc. under the

administrative control of cach Ministry/Department may be advised appropriately to ensure
compliance of implementing these guidelines.

5 The above guidelines are issued with the approval of Hon'ble Minister (Social Justice
& Empowerment).

(Mrityunjay Jha)
Deputy Secretary to the Govermment of India
Tel. No. 24369045
To

. Secretary of all Ministrics/Departments

2. Sccretary, UPSC, Shahjahan road, New Delhi.
3. Chairman, SSC, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi road, new Delhi-110003
4. Chairnman, UniversityGrants Commission with a request to issue
necessary
instructions
all universities including Deemed Universities for
to
compliance.
5. Chaiman, Railway Board

3
 6. All National Institutes and RCI under administrative control of
Department of
Empowement of Persons with IDisabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of SJ&E, new
Delhi

Copy of in formation to: CCPD, sth Floor, NISD Building, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi-
110075
 Appendix-I

Certificate for person with specified disability covered undcr the definition of
Section 2 (s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of
Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and
having difficulty in writing

This is to certify that, we have examined Mr/Ms/Mrs . (name of the

candidate), S/o /D/o a resident of
....(Vill/PO/PS/District/State), aged . . yrs, a person with

(nature of disability/condition), and to state that he/she

has limitation which hampers his/ her writing capability owing to his/her
scribe for writing the
above condition. He/she requires support of
examination.

2. The above candidate uses aids and assistive device such as prosthetics
essential for the
& orthotics, aid (name to be specified) which is /are
hearing
assistance of scribe.
candidate to appear at the examination with the

appearing in written
This certificate is issued only for the purpose of
3.
well as academic
examinations conducted by recruitment agencies as

valid for maximum period of

institutions and is valid upto it is
less may be certified by the medical authority)
six months or as

Signature of medical authority

(Signature (Signature & Name) (Signature | (Signature &| (Signature

Name)
& Name & Name)
8 Name)
Psychologist/|Neurologis |Occupationa |Other
Orthopedic Clinical
Rehabilitation 1 therapist Expert, as
Psychologist/ Psychiatrist (if if available) nominated
PMR available) by the
/ Special Educator
specialist
Chairperso
n
if any)
(Signature & Name)

Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Chief District Medical

Chief
Officer.......Chairperson

Seal
Name of Government Hospital/Health Care Centre with

Place:

Date:
 Appendix.-II

Letter of Undertaking by the person with specificd disability covered under

the definition of Section 2 (s) of the RPwiD Act, 2016 but not covered under
the definition of Section 20r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than
40% disability and having difficulty in writing

a candidate with (naturc of

disability/condition) appearing for the (name of the
examination) bearing8 Roll No. at
(name of the centre in thne District
(name of the State). My
educational qualification is

2. I do hereby state that . (name of the scribe)

will provide the service of scribe for the undersigned for taking the
aforementioned examination.

3 I do
hereby undertake that his qualification is In
case, subsequently it is found that his qualification is not as declared by the
undersigned and is beyond my qualification. I shall forfeit my right to the
post or certificate/diploma/degree and claims relating thereto.

(Signature of the candidate)

(counter signature by the parent/guardian, if the candidate is minor)

Place
Date: