GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS/CONCESSIONS BY CBSE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Medical Certificate

The medical certificate issued by the following agencies/organizations will be considered for granting concessions to Differently abled candidates:

1. Disability Certificate(s) issued by Government hospitals controlled by either the Central or State Governments;
2. Disability Certificate(s) issued by Recognized institutes of national level viz National Association for the Blind, Spastic Society of India etc; and
3. Disability Certificate(s) issued by Non-governmental Organizations/practitioners registered with Rehabilitation Council of India/Central Government/State Government of the Respective State.
4. The disability certificate issued by the competent authority at any place shall be accepted.

Facility of Scribe and compensatory time

Candidates with disabilities as defined in The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016 are permitted to use a Scribe or allowed Compensatory time as given below or both:

For paper of 3 hours duration 60 minutes

For paper of 2½ hours duration 50 minutes

For paper of 2 hours duration 40 minutes

For paper of 1½ hours duration 30 minutes

Scribe and compensatory time	Compensatory time	Scribe/Reader and compensatory time	Scribe/adult propter*/Reader and compensatory time
Leprosy cured person Cerebral palsy Dwarfism Muscular Dystrophy Acid Attack Victims Blindness Low vision Multiple Disabilities	Deaf Hard of hearing	Speech and language disability	SLD (Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dysprasia, Developmental aphasia) Autism spectrum disorder Mental behavior Chronic neurological condition (Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease) Blood disorder (Haemophilia, Thalassemia , Sickle cell disease)

Appointment of Scribe and related instructions

1. A person to be appointed as scribe should not have obtained his/her qualifications in the same subject (s) in which the candidate shall be appearing for the examination
2. Candidate shall have the discretion of opting for his own scribe and shall have the flexibility in accommodating change in scribe in case of emergency.
3. Candidate shall also have the option of meeting the scribe a day before the examination.
4. Centre Superintendent of the examination centre concerned shall forward to the concerned Regional Officer of the Board, a report giving full particulars of the candidate and of the scribe.
5. Suitable room shall be arranged for the candidate for whom a scribe is allowed and a separate Assistant Superintendent shall be appointed by the Centre Superintendent to supervise his/her examination.
6. Services of Scribe shall be provided free of cost
7. The Scribe shall be paid by the Board remuneration as prescribed from time to time.

Other General instructions/ facilities

1. To facilitate easy access, a few selected schools are made examination centers for special students.
2. Teachers from schools for visually impaired are appointed as Assistant Superintendent(s) (Invigilators) at the special examination centers. However, precaution is taken to appoint different subject teachers on different days.
3. Answer books of differently abled candidates are sent separately by the Centre Superintendents
4. A separate column is provided on the title page of the answer book for indicating the category of differently abled candidates.
5. Visually Impaired candidates are permitted use of screen reading software (like JAWS- Job Access with Speech) with prior approval of the Board. They also have the facility of using a computer or a typewriter for writing answers.
6. Students of the central board of secondary education (CBSE) schools, who are diagnosed with dyscalculia, can use simple basic calculators during their board examinations (X and XII)

Exemption from third language: Candidates with disabilities as defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 will be exempted from third language (Class 5^th onwards).

SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS/CONCESSIONS (CLASS X)

Flexibility in choosing subjects :

1.  Candidates with disabilities as defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 have the option of studying one compulsory language as against two. This language should be in consonance with the overall spirit of the Three Language Formula prescribed by the Board. Besides one language any four from amongst the following groups can be offered: Group 1- Mathematics, Science, Social Science, another language, Music (Any one), Painting, Home Science, Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy, Computer Applications Group 2- Any One Skill Subject (except Automotive) for Regular Candidates Only Note: Information Technology from Group 2 cannot be offered if Computer Applications from Group 1 is opted.
2. Bonafide residents of Delhi appearing as Private candidate as per provisions of Examination Byelaws cannot take subjects having Practical Component at Secondary level. However, candidates with disabilities as defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 have the option of taking up Music, Painting, Home Science as the subjects of study.
3.  Physio-therapic exercises are considered as equivalent to Health and Physical Education course of the Board.

Alternate questions/ Separate Question Paper :

1.  Alternative type questions are provided in lieu of questions having visual inputs for visually impaired candidates in the subject Social Science. 
2. With effect from 2020, in lieu of large font Question Papers, candidates will be allowed to use magnifying glasses/portable video magnifiers.

SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS/CONCESSIONS (CLASS XII)

Flexibility in choosing subjects:

      Bonafide residents of Delhi appearing as Private candidate as per provisions of Examination Byelaws cannot take subjects having Practical Component. However, candidates with disabilities as defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 have the option of taking Music(Any one), Painting, Home Science as the subjects of study.

Separate question paper and questions in lieu of practical component :

1.       Disabled candidates are given separate question papers containing Multiple choice questions based on Practical component in lieu of practicals in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology
2.   Question papers administered in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology are without any visual input
3.     Alternative type questions are provided in lieu of questions having visual inputs in the subjects of History, Geography and Economics

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR AVAILING EXEMPTIONS

STEP I: Parents should go through the consolidated instructions issued by CBSE. STEP II: Parents get the child examined by the Competent Medical Authority and obtain requisite Medical Certificate of Disability. STEP III: For availing any exemption, parents will have to make a request to school along with copy of certificate of disability. School will acknowledge the request made by the candidate. STEP IV: School will forward the request to concerned Regional Office of the Board, along with specific recommendation. In case of rejection by the school, the same should also be sent to Board along with reasons of such rejection. STEP V: Regional Office will examine the request in accordance with the rules of the Board. In case of rejection, reasons for the same will be intimated.

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