Hi, I recall reading an order of the court regarding the admissions of VI candidate in IIM institutions that examinations conducted by institutes registered under UGC may not provide alternative questions. Basically, the guidelines was a variation of this idea. I gather that UPSC also follows the same system.
However, 2 things can be done. 1. If the graphics and diagrams pertain to a subject that the candidate has already delt with during his education, then he must have devised some kind of method of understanding such problems. The guidelines also state that (here I would ask a lawyer to provide the specific page) that the candidate is allowed to carry any alternative device that may allow him to deal with calculations or diagrams during the exam. 2. Methods can be decided in advance by the candidate to instruct his scribe regarding the way information given in the diagram should be read. If I am wrong, then some one can give a better idea. Regards --- On Wed, 8/27/08, Asudani, Rajesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Asudani, Rajesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [AI] FW: Seeking information about UPSC > To: "accessindia@accessindia.org.in" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 5:09 PM > Any comments/guidance about the matter? > > From: Asudani, Rajesh > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 5:18 PM > To: 'Satguru' > Subject: RE: Seeking information about UPSC > > > > Hello Satguru > > I think they only make provision for scribe, that too of > their choice only and do not give exemption or proportionate > marks or alternative questions to vi candidates. It is done > by bodies like Staff selection commission and UGC. UGC also > seems to have discontinued the practice and expects that > scribes provided by it are capable of explaining things like > vain diagrams to examinee and illicit correct answer. > > However, I will search UPSC judgment of apex or any other > court and let you know. > > Surely, the question merits judicial intervention and we > may approach CCPD to begin with. > > I, however, did clear state services even by omitting such > questions altogether, but one has the equitable right to > reasonable accommodation for inability beyond one's > control. > Rajesh > > From: Satguru [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:53 PM > To: Asudani, Rajesh > Subject: Seeking information about UPSC > > Hi sir, greetings from eyeway. > I was reffered to you by Pranay sir to seek information > about UPSC's exams > we would be glad if you could provide us some information > regarding this issue. One of our caller, has a query that > UPSC does not give alternative > questions or exempt the picture & graphical questions > for the VI candidates in its exams, How to redress this > issue? he says even the guidelines that are > provided do not contain any instructions regarding > exemption or provision of alternate questions for pictures > and graphical questions. > we also tried to search in their instructions given for > exam @ > > www.upscexam.com/notification/upsc/<http://www.upscexam.com/notification/upsc/> > and > www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/csp2008/notcvl.htm<http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/csp2008/notcvl.htm> > but nowhere is written specifically about the exemption of > pictures and graphical questions or alternate questions. > Hope you will throw some light on it. > Waiting for your kind response. > > thanks & Regards, > Satguru Rathi > Trainee Counsellor, > -- > Project Eyeway - A comprehensive information helpdesk for > blind & low-vision > people > C/o Score Foundation. > Y-70, Lower Ground floor, > Hauz Khas, > New Delhi - 110 016. INDIA. > > Helpdesk:+91-11-460 70 380 (Monday to Friday 11am to 5pm) > Office Phone: +91 - 11 - 2685 2559/ 2685 2581 > Website: www.eyeway.org<http://www.eyeway.org> > > ________________________________ > Notice: The information contained in this e-mail > message and/or attachments to it may contain > confidential or privileged information. If you are > not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the > information contained in this e-mail message > and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, > please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and > immediately and permanently delete the message > and any attachments. Thank you > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject > unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any > other changes, please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
