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Kr_iyer · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject:

CBSE readies special package for disabled students

February 17, 2007

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New Delhi: From making seating arrangements on the ground floor to setting up six dedicated centres for blind students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made special provisions this year to help physically challenged students during their board examinations.

'This year a total of 2,132 physically challenged students are appearing for both the Class 10 and 12 board examinations. After discussing the problems they face, we have made a number of arrangements for them,' said CBSE chairperson Ashok Ganguly.
'For the first time, six examination centres have been set up purely for the blind candidates. Besides, we have asked all schools to allow physically challenged students to sit on the ground floor,' Ganguly said.

Of the 2,132 physically challenged students, 1,307 are appearing for the Class 10 board examinations and 825 students will take the Class 12 examinations.

'We had asked all the examination centres to collect their answer sheets and package it separately. It would help us evaluate their papers separately and know the problem areas,' M.C. Sharma, controller of examinations, told IANS.

Sharma said all facilities - use of calculators and computers and amanuensis (writer) - had been taken care of. Blind and spastic candidates would be provided services of an amanuensis free of cost, if they require.

So far, blind students get alternative questions in lieu of questions having visual inputs in English Communicative and Social Science in class 10. In the Class 12 examinations, they avail the benefit for history, geography and economics.

Added Ganguly: 'Like previous years, this year too they would get one hour more to complete their examinations. Separate question papers in enlarged print for Mathematics and Science and Technology in Class 10 are also provided to blind students.'

In 2007, a total of 705,152 candidates from 7,658 schools, will appear for the Class 10 examinations both in India and abroad - an increase of 8.11 percent over last year.

Similarly, 502,688 students from 4,789 schools would take the Class 12 examinations both in India and abroad. This is an increase of 9.59 percent from 2006.(IANS)

source: http://www.indiaedunews.net/Career/CBSE_readies_special_package_for_disabled_students_464/

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THOMASJACOB · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject:

Karthik Please avoid postings of topics that are out of context. I am sorry if I am chiding you quite often but then I consider it a duty to correct a person if he is going wrong somewhere. And check before posting if a topic is already exisitng and then post it, especially the news clips......

My sincere apologies if you are offended....

Two reasons I expect moderators to remove these topics

1.Its out of contect.

2. Both the last two topics have been posted earlier itself. - the news clips are in February 2007 and August 2007 and I think Vikas had earlier itself posted the same.

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Kr_iyer · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:52 am Post subject:

Dear Moderator,

I have no objection if all the topics are removed from the forum, I don't give damn. Sorry I thought it is public forum. It seems to be owned by certain persons.

Thank you

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THOMASJACOB · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject:

Sorry Karthik.............I never thought somebody will become so even with me, for such a small thing.

The same issue about posting a topic more than once, we had faced earlier also and that time i had asked to Moderator to move or delete the topic after checking and the same was done i.e. why i asked the moderator to do the needful in your topic also. I did not ask the moderator to delete all the topics or to delete you - then why are you so angry . Smile please ! Let me see you back in action. !

The earlier topic which faced a similar issue was related to "SMS for Deaf in Mumbai"

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Kr_iyer · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject:

Thomas,

It is not my day I think. My world is small surrounded by so many computers, People tak less to me but I cant talk well, I can not move around from place to place Over that I got a short temper and a depression that follows it Forgive my blowout. I dont have any thing in mind,

It is I who has to say sorry

Good Day

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THOMASJACOB · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject:

OK, I understand

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AccessAbility · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:50 pm Post subject: Hello Thomas & Karthik

Hello Thomas & Karthik,

I'm glad that the two of you have acted responsibly and amicably resolved a trivial issue from developing into a bitter situation.

I do, however, agree with Thomas that the earlier posts in this thread were duplicated bu I have decided not to move/ delete them as otherwise people reading your last posts will not understand their context within this thread.

For everyone else - if you are unconfortable with any particular posting then please click on the

icon on the top right hand corner of the post to report this to us. Please note that you need to be logged in to the forum to use this feature.

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THOMASJACOB · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject:

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Kr_iyer · Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:14 am Post subject:

Cheers

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