Nagpur: In a New Year bonanza for masses of differently-abled students (divyang), the Nagpur University (NU) has determined to award particular status to them all over assessments. The NU has get a hold of a number of relaxations for the handicapped to assist them conquer demanding situations.
According to the draft norms, that are likely to be soon approved by NU, such students would get particular solution sheets so that you could differentiate them from others. The tagging would assist exam section establish them as the ones belonging to handicapped students and award additional three% marks. The transfer is consistent with govt resolution issued earlier this yr following which the NU had set up a nine-member divyang committee to frame tips for the introduction of the particular scheme. In case the students still fall wanting the minimal marks to cross the exam, they would even be entitled for an additional three% of the total marks they have scored.
NU officials said enjoyable the marking development would make sure less collection of handicapped students fail. Their percentage too would reinforce. “They may get answersheets will a colour code,” they said.
Besides additional marks, the students would get exam centres close to their properties from the upcoming exam season. The GR also calls for different provisions like obligatory seating arrangement on ground floor at exam centre, writer, overtime to put in writing the exam and so forth. The NU has already okayed overtime in exam within the ultimate yr.
Two years in the past, the Central govt and the University Grants Commission (UGC) had announced the coverage for college students with 21 forms of disabilities. The director of higher schooling, Pune, too had written to NU asking it to enforce the coverage.
The NU has incorporated acid assault sufferers and other people with dwarfism, speech and language dysfunction, cerebral palsy, neurological dysfunction, studying disabilities, Thalassemia, haemophilia, multiple sclerosis below its checklist.
Panel head Sanjay Dudhe said the one of the vital benefits have been already in existence however have been never taken significantly by faculties. “The GR has made them obligatory. The committee’s process used to be to look at how these norms will also be offered in any respect faculties. Now, all faculties will have to agree to the recommendations of the divyang panel,” he said.
However, he didn’t reveal in regards to the motion to be taken in case any institute is located to be missing in pleasant the stipulations.
The transfer has been welcomed by students and activists preventing for their rights.
NMC corporator and president of Congress’s divyang mobile Dinesh Yadav said the seating arrangement on ground floor at exam centres used to be a long pending call for. “Finally, the much-needed respite has been equipped to masses of students. We welcome the transfer by college,” he said.
According to the draft norms, that are likely to be soon approved by NU, such students would get particular solution sheets so that you could differentiate them from others. The tagging would assist exam section establish them as the ones belonging to handicapped students and award additional three% marks. The transfer is consistent with govt resolution issued earlier this yr following which the NU had set up a nine-member divyang committee to frame tips for the introduction of the particular scheme. In case the students still fall wanting the minimal marks to cross the exam, they would even be entitled for an additional three% of the total marks they have scored.
NU officials said enjoyable the marking development would make sure less collection of handicapped students fail. Their percentage too would reinforce. “They may get answersheets will a colour code,” they said.
Besides additional marks, the students would get exam centres close to their properties from the upcoming exam season. The GR also calls for different provisions like obligatory seating arrangement on ground floor at exam centre, writer, overtime to put in writing the exam and so forth. The NU has already okayed overtime in exam within the ultimate yr.
Two years in the past, the Central govt and the University Grants Commission (UGC) had announced the coverage for college students with 21 forms of disabilities. The director of higher schooling, Pune, too had written to NU asking it to enforce the coverage.
The NU has incorporated acid assault sufferers and other people with dwarfism, speech and language dysfunction, cerebral palsy, neurological dysfunction, studying disabilities, Thalassemia, haemophilia, multiple sclerosis below its checklist.
Panel head Sanjay Dudhe said the one of the vital benefits have been already in existence however have been never taken significantly by faculties. “The GR has made them obligatory. The committee’s process used to be to look at how these norms will also be offered in any respect faculties. Now, all faculties will have to agree to the recommendations of the divyang panel,” he said.
However, he didn’t reveal in regards to the motion to be taken in case any institute is located to be missing in pleasant the stipulations.
The transfer has been welcomed by students and activists preventing for their rights.
NMC corporator and president of Congress’s divyang mobile Dinesh Yadav said the seating arrangement on ground floor at exam centres used to be a long pending call for. “Finally, the much-needed respite has been equipped to masses of students. We welcome the transfer by college,” he said.
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