SCHOOL EDUCATION (Prog.II) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 14 Date:31.01.2019
Read the following:-
1.
G.O.Ms.No. 33, Education (Exams) Dept., dated 19.03.2001
2.
G.O Ms.No.34 (Education (SE-Exams) Dept., dated 05.03.2004
3. From
the Commissioner
of School Education AP., Lr.Rc.No.483/RMSA/
IEDSS/2018, dated:18.12.2018.
ORDER:-
In the reference 3rd read
above, the Commissioner of School Education, AP. has stated that every
child/student needs to successfully complete his/her Secondary Education which
is one of the objectives of the Samagra Shiksha. The enrolment of CwSN is
declining from class to class. Particularly huge dropout rate is noticed from
classes IX to X. Keeping in view of the RTE Act-2009 and Rights for
Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD Act)–2016, it is necessary to provide
certain exemptions and concessions to the CwSN to retain them in schools and
encourage them to complete their secondary education successfully. She has
further stated that Government had issued orders on certain exemptions to the
Physically Handicapped candidates for appearing 7th Class and 10th Class
common - Public Examinations in the reference 1st read above and
also certain exemptions for students with Dyslexia in the reference 2nd
read above.
2. The Commissioner of
School Education AP. has further stated that several representations have been received from parents,
teachers & Head Masters for extension of some more concessions to the CwSN.
She has further stated that representation was received from Inclusive
Education Resource Teachers of SSA with a request to provide exemptions and
concessions to the CwSN as they are being implemented at Intermediate Level in
the State since 2011 as per the orders issued vide Rc.No.81/E2-3/2010-11,
dated:-08.04.2011. Owing to non-issue of said exemptions and concessions to
these CwSN at SSC level, CwSN are discontinuing their studies. Hence, the
IERTs, parents have requested to extend the exemptions and concessions to the
CwSN as issued at Intermediate Level and see that every CwSN does not
discontinue their studies and shall complete their SSC Examination.
3. The Commissioner of
School Education, A.P. has further stated that a State Level “Consultation meeting was organised on 09.10.2018 with
the Officers, professionals from National Institutes, Head Masters, Teachers,
subject experts and parents of CwSN at O/o CSE, AP, for discussing the issues
of providing concessions and exemptions to the CwSN of ID, CP & ASD
alongwith Visual Impairment & Hearing Impairment and Learning Disabilities
in SSC Examinations”. Accordingly, the following are the resolutions evolved
from the experts for the benefit of the CwSN:-
Common Exemptions & Concessions to the below mentioned
disability types of CwSN:-
i. The proposed concessions &
exemptions are applicable to CwSN of classes
VI to X in all schools in the State.
ii. Examination fee to be exempted to all
CwSN to encourage their turnout in SSC examinations.
iii. 20 minutes additional time to be
allotted for every one hour not exceeding 60
minutes in each examination.
iv. Jumbling for examination purpose is to
be abolished for all CwSN and recommended to allot the same school as
examination Centre or nearby Centre.
v. Scribe/Adult Prompter for
the CwSN of one lower class student to be provided (as per requirement).
vi. Trained teachers concerned should be
drafted for examination work like invigilation, valuation etc.
Disability Specific Exemptions &
Concessions:-
Sl.
No.
|
Name of the Disability
|
Exemptions & Concessions
to be provided from the academic year: 2018 -19
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
01
|
Blind
|
a. The qualifying criteria
and pass marks in examinations should be reduced from 35 to 20 (Thirty
five to Twenty) marks for all subjects to students with Blindness from
classes VI to X.
b. For the purpose of
valuation, like Grammatical mistakes and punctuation errors etc., shall be
ignored.
c. To provide suitable
assistive devices (Abacus, Tyler
frame) etc. as per the
requirement.
|
02
|
Hearing Impairment
|
a. The qualifying
criteria and pass marks in final examinations, i.e., classes VI to X
should be reduced from 35 to 20 (Thirty five to Twenty) marks for all
subjects to students with Hearing impairment.
b. Students
with Hearing Impairment to study only one Language out of three.
c. For the purpose of
valuation, like Grammatical mistakes and punctuation errors etc.,
shall be ignored.
d. To provide suitable
assistive devices etc. as per requirement.
|
03
|
Specific Learning Disabilities
|
a. Exemption from
writing 3rd language paper to students with Learning
Disabilities.
b. For the purpose of
valuation, like Grammatical mistakes and punctuation errors etc.,
shall be ignored.
c. A concession of 20 (Twenty)
marks for single subject or 20(Twenty) marks divided totally among all
subjects would be given to a student who do not get minimum qualifying
marks in his/her examinations from
classes VI to X.
d. To provide suitable
assistive devices viz., calculator etc., as per requirement.
|
04
|
Intellectual Disability
(Mental Retardation)
|
a. The qualifying
criteria and pass marks in examinations should be reduced from 35 to
10 (Thirty five to Ten) marks for all subjects to students with
Intellectual Disability of classes VI to X
b. For the purpose of
valuation, like grammatical mistakes and punctuation errors, Graphs,
Geometry and Maps shall be ignored.
c. To provide suitable
assistive devices like calculators etc. as per requirement.
|
05
|
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
|
a. The qualifying criteria
and pass marks in examinations should be reduced from 35 to 10 (Thirty
five to Ten) marks for all subjects to students with ASD of
classes VI to X.
b. For the purpose of
valuation, like Grammatical mistakes and punctuation errors, Graphs,
Geometry and Maps shall be ignored.
c. Separate answer
scripts (Thick paper) to be provided to their examinations.
d. To provide suitable
assistive devices like calculators etc., as per requirement.
|
06
|
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
|
a. The qualifying
criteria and pass marks in examinations should be reduced from 35 to 10(Thirty
five to Ten) marks for all subjects to students with Cerebral Palsy of
classes VI to X.
b. For the purpose of
valuation, like Grammatical mistakes and punctuation errors, Graphs,
Geometry and Maps shall be ignored.
c. Separate answer
scripts (Thick paper) to be provided to their examinations.
d. To provide suitable
assistive devices like calculators
and facilities like appropriate chair & table etc.
|
07
|
Low Vision (LV)
|
To provide suitable assistive devices like magnifiers,
optical devices,
calculators as per requirement from
classes VI to X.
|
08
|
Orthopedically Impaired (OI)
|
a. Scribe to be provided for
the students with Orthopedically Impaired whose upper limbs are
affected.
b. To
provide suitable facilities like appropriate chair & table.
|
4. The Commissioner of
School Education, A.P. has, therefore, requested to ensure issue implementation of orders for providing exemptions and
concessions to the Children with Special Needs as proposed at column No.(3) of
the above table duly suppressing the earlier orders issued vide G.Os in the
references 1st and 2nd read above for the benefit of the
CwSN, so as to enable the department to reduce the dropout rate of CwSN.
5. In the circumstances reported in the reference 3rd
read above, as per the resolutions taken in the State Level Consultation meeting
held on 09.10.2018 and after careful examination of the matter, in supersession of
the orders issued in the G.Os 1st and 2nd read above, Government hereby order to provide common
concessions and exemptions as mentioned at
para (3) and also at column No.(3) of table above to the Children with Special
Needs (CwSN) so as to retain them in schools and to encourage them to complete
their secondary education successfully.
6. The
Commissioner of School Education, A.P. and the Director of Government
Examinations, A.P. shall ensure implementation of the orders and issue
directions to the officers concerned and shall accept the disabled certificates
issued by the competent authorities before providing the concessions and
exemptions to the Children with Special Needs (CwSN) in SSC examinations and
other examinations of classes VI to X.
7. All such
certificates shall be verified and cross checked to ascertain genuineness of
the certificates with the data available with RTGS. Commissioner of School
Education, A.P. will ensure that no
harassment is caused to the parents/guirdians of such CwSN.
8. The Commissioner of School
Education, A.P. and the Director of Government Examinations, A.P. shall take further
action accordingly.
