Wow! IIT's always have a problem. It is perhaps the third documented instance of being dragged to court by a physicallly disabled candidate in a single year. Really unfortunate!
On 8/6/13, Kanchan Pamnani <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Today's Times of India. > > HC tells IIT-B to consider case of 'disabled', let her attend classes > MUMBAI: The Bombay HC on Monday offered relief to a student with learning > disability (LD), who had sought admission to masters in design at the Indian > Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. The HC, in an interim order, directed > IIT-Bombay to consider her case for admission > > and allow her to attend classes immediately from Tuesday as they had already > begun on July 18. > > The bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M S Sanklecha admitted a > petition filed by a Chembur girl, who said the IIT was violating her rights > but not considering her case for admission to Masters in Design on > "incorrect" grounds that LD does not fall under "person with disability" > category for which there are concessions. > > The student, who completed her bachelors from a Pune college, the Common > Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) 2013 for admission to the PG degree in > design at IIT. She scored 50% in Part A of the two-part entrance exam. She > had initially applied under the open category. But after the results were > declared, she approached the IIT for a change of category. In the persons > with disability category, the minimum cut-off score was 32% and that made > her eligible, said her counsel R K Samal in the HC on Monday. He said, the > IIT was not considering her case despite a 2010 Delhi HC order that recorded > an opinion of Directorate General of Health Services that dyslexia can be > considered as a disability under the mental retardation category if the > person has 40% or more disability. He said such a person was then eligible > to claim benefits of reservation under the provisions of The Persons with > Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full > Participation) Act, 1995. > > The IIT did not even appear for a hearing in Delhi held in June by the > ministry of social justice, which she had approached earlier, he said. The > girl had been pursuing IIT since March for admission. The HC took this into > consideration while directing her to deposit semester fees and attend > classes. > > The IIT said she has learning disability of "dyscalculia" only and it > "cannot be considered a disability" that would fall within the HRD ministry > "guidelines for reservation for persons with physical disability". In its > affidavit, it said it denied "malafides or malice" as alleged and added that > "every case is dealt with utmost sympathy for any student in a friendly > manner and in their best interest". It said that the "student had not > informed the authorities about a change of category even on the day of the > examination". The IIT said it had limited seats and that qualifying in both > parts of the entrance test was essential. > > The HC told the IIT to declare Sharma's result in Part-B of CEED by treating > her Part-A scores as being under the persons with disability category. It, > however, clarified that the IIT could "carry on the selection process for > taking the final decisionwhether the petitioner should be granted admission > in Master Design in the category of persons with disability". The matter > will be heard on September 2. > > Kanchan Pamnani > Advocate & Solicitor > 9, Suleman Chambers, > Battery Street, Colaba, > Mumbai - 400 039. > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > 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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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