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SBI PO Scribe Declaration Form for Persons With Disabilities

GUIDELINES REGARDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES USING THE SERVICES OF A SCRIBE

The facility of Scribe / Reader would be allowed to Visually Handicapped (VH) and Orthopedically Handicapped (OH) candidates who have disability of 40 % or more if so desired by the person. The facility of scribe is meant for only those candidates with disabilities who have physical limitation to write including that of speed. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:

The scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F. No. 16- 110/2003-DD.III dated February 26, 2013 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi and clarification issued by Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Deptt. Of Financial Services vide letter F. No.3/2/2013 - Welfare dated 26.04.2013.
The candidate will have to arrange his/ her own scribe at his/ her own cost.
Both, the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking, in the prescribed format with passport size photograph of the scribe. Further, in case it later transpires that the candidate/scribe has suppressed any material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the test/ examination.
Candidates with disability who have physical limitation to write including that of speed shall be allowed compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of the examination whether availing the facility of scribe or not
Any candidate who is not eligible to use scribe as per the guidelines referred to above, but uses scribe in the written examination shall be disqualified to participate further in the recruitment process. Any candidate who is using scribe should ensure that he is eligible to use scribe in the examination as per the above guidelines. Any candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines shall stand disqualified and can be removed from service without notice, if has already joined the Bank.