Page 8 - HEC - POLICY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AT

d. Applicants who have declared a disability on their application form will be consulted
about their needs and given advice on how the HEI will accommodate their needs.

e. The HEI shall provide contact details for the Disability Coordinators and information
on facilities available for students with disabilities on their prospectus, website, and
advertisement for admission.

f. In case, the HEI does not have appropriate facilities to provide reasonable
accommodations for students with disabilities to study at their institution on
legitimate grounds, and the student has otherwise been deemed eligible to be
admitted to the university in terms of the admission criteria, the Accessibility
Committee shall report the matter to the Vice Chancellor/Rector of the institution
and the HEI shall make necessary arrangements to provide the opportunity for the
student to undertake the program of study at the HEI.

g. Upon admission, students with disabilities will be offered an opportunity to provide
additional information and documentation about their accessibility needs.

4.2. Entrance exam: Several HEIs require applicants to take an entrance exam. Any such exam must
conform to the following requirements:

a. Students with disabilities must be able to request special arrangements for entrance
tests or interviews as per their needs, subject to the requirements of Section 4.1(a).

b. The HEI will ensure the provision of reasonable accommodations for students with
disabilities depending on the type of their disability and need during their entrance
exam. For example, students with visual impairment may be provided modified exam
materials such as Braille papers (Grade 1/un-contracted or Grade 2/contracted),
large print exams: either A4 size (18pt bold font) or A3 size (15.5pt font). Students
with hearing impairments may be provided special materials or lip-reading test.
Depending on the type of disability, including learning disabilities, arrangements
such as the following may be made: extra time (25-100 per cent extra time depending
on the student’s need), supervised breaks during the examination, use of a
computer, use of an amanuensis, use of a reader or a scribe, option for an oral exam,
separate invigilation, or a private area to take tests. For physical disabilities,
appropriate accommodations shall be provided depending on the individual case,
including providing wheelchair access etc. However, the Accessibility Committee
shall ensure that the accommodation provided is reasonably related to the type of
disability, so that while providing the accommodation, no one is given an unfair
advantage.

7 | P a g e