GATE 2023: IIT Kanpur releases guidelines for PwBD candidates

GATE 2023: As per the guidelines, only candidates with a benchmark disability of 40 per cent or above and physical limitation to write the exam will be allowed the facility to use the services of a scribe.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has released guidelines for conducting written examination for candidates belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD). Candidates can check the notice on the official website at gate.iitk.ac.in.  

As per the guidelines, only candidates with a benchmark disability of 40 per cent or above and physical limitation to write the exam will be allowed the facility to use the services of a scribe. The provision of a scribe for persons in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected) and cerebral palsy will be allowed on advance request only.  

The scribe must not be a candidate for a test paper in GATE 2023. According to the Government of India (GoI) guidelines, in case the candidates have opted to bring their scribe, then the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidates taking the examination.  

PwD candidates, if required, can use assistive devices such as abacus, braille slate, wheel chair, etc. Those desiring to make use of these devices have to arrange them on their own and bring along with them, to the examination centre. GATE committee will not provide any of these assistive devices.  

Candidates with scribe can avail of the facility of compensatory time of one additional hour (20 minutes per hour of examination) at a stretch for the three-hour GATE examination. As per GATE guidelines, PwD/dyslexic (similar learning disabilities) candidates with scribes are eligible for a compensatory time of 60 minutes. This compensatory time of 60 minutes will be provided automatically, which needs to be checked in the server and candidate’s console.  

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