Court orders CBSE to makes special provisions for the disabled

NGO takes on education board over teachers' eligibility exams

GN Bureau | June 28, 2011



The Delhi high court on Saturday ordere the central board of secondary education (CBSE) to provide for scribes for disabled candiates taking the central teachers' eligibility test (CTET). The court asked the education board to allow visually challenged candidates to bring scribes in case it was not able to arrange adequate numbers at each centre.

City-based NGO Score foundation and CTET candidate Prateek Jain had petitioned the court to direct CBSE to quash its advertisement for CTET and stay the exam as there was no mention of any special provisions for the disabled in the advertisement.

The court turned down Score's request to stay the exam. However, it directed CBSE to make the necessary arrangements and publish the news about the provisions for disabled candidates in various media.

CBSE will also have to inform all centre superintendents to execute the new provisions after candidates produce the disability certificates.

Comments

 

Other News

Master sculptor recalls the making of the Shankaracharya statue

The Golden Chisel: The Story Behind the Making of Ram Lalla  By Seethalakshmi S. and Rahul Nandan Rupa Publications, 168 pages, Rs 395  

Mumbai’s missing affordable homes

Mumbai’s real estate market keeps growing, yet homeownership remains out of reach for much of its population. Three experts – urban researcher Hussain Indorewala, urban planner Vidyadhar Phatak and developer Kamlesh Thakur of NAREDCO Maharashtra, agree that simply constructing more apartments

Rubio denies US foreknowledge of Starlink restrictions in Ukraine

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said he was unfamiliar with the Wall Street Journal report suggesting Elon Musk had decided to throttle Starlink services in Ukraine, but rejected claims that Washington had ordered the restrictions to pressure Kyiv.   “There was no

Can AI change India’s breast cancer story?

Breast cancer has become a public-health challenge in India. The greatest opportunity is to find cancers earlier. Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening a new era in breast cancer detection. AI systems can analyse mammograms and other breast-imaging studies, identify subtle abnormalities and assist radi

Farm stability in the time of climate change

Indian agriculture is experiencing significant climate volatility, while the world economy seems to be in a highly volatile situation. Economic indices from various countries show that they need to recalibrate their strategies to withstand economic headwinds. In such a challenging situation, a country li

El Niño threatens India’s Rabi crops

India’s southwest monsoon ended with a 13% rainfall deficit in 2026, its weakest performance in a decade, raising concerns over agricultural production, water security and the upcoming rabi season. With El Niño expected to persist into early 2027, experts warn that declining soil moisture, dep

Upcoming Conferences



-->

Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter