Port Blair, June 30: The A&N Administration has published Vacancy Notice for various Group ‘C’ Matric Level Posts in the Daily Telegram dated 30.04.2023 and also released Admit Card for Written Examination dated 09.07.2023 on the A & N Administration’s Portal: https://karmic.andaman.gov.in/grpcmatric vide Vacancy Notice No. 4-13/2022-R&E Cell dated 29.04.2023.

In this regard, the following guidelines for Visually Challenged /Cerebral Palsy & Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) candidates for Written Test (Tier-I) of Common Matric Level Group ‘C’ Posts have been provided:

The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) in the category of blindness, Locomotor Disability (Both Arms Affected - BA) and Cerebral Palsy are provided the facility of Scribe, if desired by the person. In case of other category of person with Benchmark Disabilities as defined under section 2(r) of the RPWD Act, 2016, the facility of scribe is allowed to such candidates on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution in the prescribed proforma.

The candidates have discretion of opting for his/her own scribe or request the R & E Cell of A&N Administration, Secretariat to provide for the same. However, the qualification of the scribe should be below Matriculate.

The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) in the category of blindness, Locomotor Disability (Both Arms Affected - BA) and Cerebral Palsy are allowed additional Compensatory Time of twenty minutes per hour of the examination. In case of other PwBD categories, this facility is provided on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution in the prescribed proforma.