Concessions for Differently Abled Students(PWD)-Guidelines, Forms, Circular

Guidelines have been issued by the Dept of General Education, with regard to the educational concessions provided to the students under RPWD Act 2016 for qualifying written, supplementary and competitive exams. 

The various kinds of disabilities considered are- Visually impaired, low vision, leprosy cured persons, deafs and hatd of hearing, loco motor disability, dwarfism, mentally retarded, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, muscular disability, thalassemia. Hemophilia, sickle cell diseases. Multiple disabilities. Acid attack victims. Parkinson’s disease etc. 

To avail of the benefits or the concessions of the students, prescribed medical certificate by the board/authority is must. Such students should submit the sufficient documents to the principal. 

Considering the physical and mental limitations of the students, the DEO/RDD/Asst Director concerned would recommend and the RDD would sanction the order for allotment of scribe/interpreter/grace time or marks. 

Comfortable seating arrangement like ground floor or room adjacent to the entrance would be provided. The visually impaired would be allowed to use the magnifying glass. Guardians of students with autism, cerebral palsy and intellectual disability may be allowed with the permission of the chief superintendent on the condition that they should not help the students for exam. 

The students with less than 40% disability will get remedial time on submission of certificate in the prescribed format. 

Detailed guidelines on concessions allowed for differently abled students are given in the govt order. Click the link below to download it.

Circular & Guidelines 2023-24
Concessions for Differently Abled Students-Guidelines by General Education Department dtd 22-11-2023
Previous Circular & Govt Order
Concessions for Differently Abled Students-Guidelines by General Education Department
Annexure 1: Application for Concessions for Differently Abled Students-Guidelines by General Education Department
Annexure 2: Letter of undertaking for Scribe/Interpreter
Annexure 3: Letter of undertaking for using own Scribe
Annexure 4: Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examination to write
Annexure 5: Certificate for person with specified disability covered under definition 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
Annexure 6: Letter of undertaking by the person with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPWD Act, 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
Related Downloads
Unique Disability Identity Card(UDID). Circular dtd 22-06-2023