Education

Reservation in Educational Institutions

To ensure that the students with disabilities who have fair access to higher and technical education, 3% seats in educational institutions are reserved for them. Besides, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment supports 500 Scholarships for students for pursuing theiFacility of cassette recorders for blind students studies at Post School Level.

Scheme for integrated education for the disabled children (IEDC)

This is a centrally sponsored scheme carried out by the Department of Education since 1982. The basic objective of the scheme is to integrate the handicapped children in the normal school system. Hundred per cent assistance is provided to the states/Union Territories for education of handicapped children in common schools with the help of necessary aids, incentives and specially trained teachers.

The disabled children are provided the following allowance and facilities under the scheme:

• Books and stationary allowance up to Rs.600/- per annum
• Uniform allowance at primary level up to Rs.800/- per annum and above primary level up to Rs.1000/- per annum
  
• Transport allowance up to Rs.300/- per month (no transport allowance allowed to disabled students staying in hostels within school premises)
• Reader allowance up to Rs.150/- per month
  
• Actual cost of equipment subject to a maximum of Rs.3000 per student for a specified period
  
• Where there is no state scheme for scholarships to hostellers, the disabled children, whose parents income is not exceeding Rs.7000/- per month, may be paid actual boarding and lodging charges subject to a maximum of Rs.800/- per month

CBSE's circular listing concessions given to physically challenged candidates

In this circular dated August 2006, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) enlists all the concessions that the board provides to physically challenged candidates and should be followed by all CBSE affiliated schools.

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CBSE's circular on integration of children with special needs

This circular dated December 2009 reiterates the need for integration of children with special needs, as stated in an earlier circular of October 2008, and also includes guidelines for the same.

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Click here to read the circular in pdf format

Click here to read the circular in its original location on the CBSE website

Click here to view or download the circular by Central Board of Secondary Education for alternate question papers for visually impaired candidates.

Summary of UGC XI Plan Guidelines for Colleges - - Pattern of Financial Assistance

This PDF file contains GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO COLLEGES dated 24th February, 2009. This includes 14 merged schemes like Assistance for Development of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education, Financial Assistance to visually challenged teachers, HEPSN (Higher Education for persons with special needs) Scheme, Career and Counselling Cell, Equal OpportunityCentre in Colleges, etc.

Circular issued by University Grants Commission

in Universities.