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.

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