sitiachh<« wea wet volt Visage Dr Vineet Joshi, xs sb National Testing Agency Tr. Director General (are Re ey, Pre sae, Hie AO awa WH KITT ATT (An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of india) F.No.NTA/Exams/PwD/Scribe/2022 11 September 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE ‘The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) who have opted scribe in their respective online application form and appearing in the examiination(s) conducted by the National Testing, ‘Agency (NTA) (including UGC-NET), are hereby informed the following: ‘That scribe shall be given, if so desired by a person with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected-BA) and cerebral palsy. ‘That in case of other category of person with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe can be allowed on production of a certificate from the Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care Institution (as per the proforma prescribed at Appendix-I of the Guidelines dated 29.08.2018 for conducting written examination for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (as amended from time to time), to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf. ‘That a PwBD Candidate can bring his/her own scribe or may avail the same from the examining body (NTA). That in case a PwBD Candidate is bringing his/her own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below of the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. Such candidates have to submit the details of the own scribe at the examination centre as per the proforma prescribed at Appendix-II of the said Guidelines. ‘That in case a PwBD candidate has opted for scribe from the examining body (NTA), the qualification of the scribe shall not be more that the minimum qualification criteria of the examination. However, it should not be less than matriculate. That in case a PWBD candidate desirous of availing scribe from the examining body (NTA), he/she should visit the exam centre two days before the examination to meet the scribe. ‘That the facility of scribe shall be subject to other relevant conditions and documentation as stipulated in the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act (2016), & Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules (2017) & relevant Guidelines, including Guidelines dated 29.08.2018 for conducting written examination for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, as amended from time to time. l. wee (Dr. Vineet Joshi) Director General First Floor, NSIC-MDBP Building, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi -110020 CQ? ue fre, wreromrga rst PAAR, ofr Rr Re, 1G Reet -110020 (ase "FHi/Telophone: 011-69006-217 EaaIgE/ Website: nta.ac.in -A@/e-malt: dgoffice@nta.2cin “mre ee wes, rater 6 gar fe, ons. ea, Ea 110066./ Rog. Offic: West Block-, Wing No. 6, 2nd Foor, RK. Puram, New Delhi-110066.