KSEAB permits visually impaired students to write SSLC, II PUC exams on computers
Bengaluru: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has decided to allow visually impaired students appearing for SSLC and II PUC examinations to write their papers using computers from the current academic year.
The decision follows repeated requests from students and parents seeking an alternative to the reader-cum-scribe-only model. Calling it a significant shift in examination access for students with visual disabilities KSEAB Director Gopalakrishna H.N. said eligible students who wish to opt for the digital mode will have to register separately, after which the board will make arrangements based on the number of such candidates.
While the reader-cum-scribe facility will continue to be available, the computer option will be restricted strictly to typing answers. Students will be required to bring their own laptops or computers, which must be formatted and cleared after inspection by the centre’s computer teacher. The devices will not be permitted any internet connectivity to ensure the integrity of the examination process.
The board has specified that only approved software such as Windows 10 or 11, MS Office, Multilingual Nudi 6.5, Mathcad, and other software cleared by the National Association for the Blind may be installed on the devices. Permission for using a computer will be granted only on the recommendation of a competent medical authority.
During the examination, the reader-cum-scribe will read out the questions, while the student types the answers. In the event of a technical failure, the scribe may write the responses dictated by the student, with the examination superintendent authorised to allow additional time if required.
Once the examination is completed, students must submit a printed copy of their typed answers. The KSEAB has instructed centre superintendents to ensure the availability of printers at examination centres for this purpose.
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Expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil gets bail in sexual assault case
Pathanamthitta(Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday granted bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the third sexual assault case against him, in which he was arrested earlier this month.
The bail was granted by the Pathanamthitta District Sessions Court, which was considering an appeal filed by the MLA against a judicial magistrate's court that had denied him relief, stating that the allegations against him were serious and that he had "similar antecedents".
The third sexual assault case was registered against the Palakkad MLA under Sections 376 (rape) and 506(1) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), following a complaint lodged by a woman from Kottayam district on 8 January. He was arrested in the case on January 11 in Palakkad.
The Kerala High Court and a sessions court in Thiruvananthapuram had earlier protected the MLA from arrest in the first two sexual assault cases, which were registered based on complaints from two different women.
