Reservation for Persons with Disability (PWD):

A. Persons with Disabilities:

(i) Persons with Locomotor disability are those who are unable to execute distinctive activities
associated with movement of self and objects resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal or nervous
system or both including leprosy cured persons, persons suffering from cerebral palsy, dwarfism,
muscular dystrophy and acid attack victims. The degree of disability should be minimum 40% in these
cases.
(ii) For being considered as a hearing-impaired candidate, the candidate should fulfil either of the
following conditions:
(a) Deaf means persons having 70DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears;
(b) Hard of hearing means persons having 60DB to 70DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both
ears.
(iii) For being considered as a Visually Impaired candidate, the candidate should fulfill either of the
following conditions:
(a) Total absence of sight.
(b) With visual acuity not less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best
possible correction.
(c) With limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 10 degrees or worse.
(d) Low vision means a condition where a person has visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than
20/60 up to 3/60 or up to 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible corrections.
(e) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree.
(iv) The Persons with Disability (PWD) candidates should possess a latest Certificate to this effect
issued by an authorized Government of India/State Government Department/ Hospital.
(v) Candidates falling in the following categories of the disabled may apply:
OA - One arm affected (Right or Left) –BL – Both legs affected but not arms, OL – One leg affected
(Right or Left), PD – Partially deaf, D – Deaf, B – Blind, LV – Low Vision, 4th category as defined
under RPWD Act.2016.