CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION {An Autonomous Organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt, of India) SHIKSHA KENDRA, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI - 110 301 COORD/EC-25.11 /2013 20.02.2014 NOTIFICATION Subject: Amendments/Additions in Examination Bye Laws In pursuance of the recommendations of the Examination Committee held on 25.11.2013 duly ratified by the Governing Body in its meeting held on 11.12.2013 following amendments/additions have been made in the Examination Bye-laws: I. AMENDMENT IN RULE 23(d) OF THE EXAMINATION BYELAWS RELATING TO EXEMPTION FROM EXAMINATION IN THIRD LANGUAGE Existing Rule Amended Rule (d) Blind students, those suffering from speech or hearing defects. Dyslexic and candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. (d) Visually impaired students, those suffering from speech or hearing defects. Dyslexic and candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. II. AMENDMENT IN RULE 24(heading) and 24(i) OF THE EXAMINATION BYELAWS RELATING TO EXEMPTION CANDIDATGES AS DEFINED IN THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 1995 Existing Rule Amended Rule Heading - Exemption to Blind, Physically Handicapped, Autistic, Dyslexic, Spastic and candidates with disabilities as defined In the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 ji) Spastic, Blind, Physically Handicapped, Dyslexic, Autistic and Candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 appearing for the Secondary School Examination or Senior School Certificate Examination is permitted to use an amanuensis or allowed additional lime as given below or both. For paper of 3 hours duration 60 minutes For paper of 2 and half hours duration 50 minutes For paper of 2 hours duration 40 minutes For paper of 1 and half hours duration 30 minutes Heading • Exemption to Visually Impaired, Physically Handicapped, Autistic, Dyslexic, Spastic and candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act. 1995 |i) Spastic, Visually Impaired Physically Handicapped, Dyslexic and Candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 appearing for the Secondary School Examination or Senior School Certificate Examination is permitted to use a Scribe or allowed additional time as given below or both. Autistic candidate is permitted to use the services of a Scribe or an Adult Prompter For paper of 3 hours duration 60 minutes For paper of 2Ys hours duration 50 minutes For paper of 2 hours duration 40 minutes For paper of 1 and half hours duration 30 minutes III. AMENDMENT IN RULE 25(heading) and 25 OF THE EXAMINATION BYELAWS RELATING TO USE AND APPOINTMENT OF AMANUENSIS Existing Rule Amended Rule 25. Use of Amanuensis and Appointment of Amanuensis (i) Amanuensis may be allowed in the following cases: (a) To a Blind, Physically Handicapped, Spastic and candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. 25. Use of Scribe and Appointment of scribe |i) Scribe may be allowed in the following cases: (a) To a Visually impaired, Physically Handicapped. Spastic and candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. Autistic candidate is permitted to use the services of a Scribe or an Adult Prompter b) on sudden illness rendering the candidate unable to write as certified by a Medical Officer of the rank: not lower than Asst*. Surgeon. (c) in the case of an accident rendering the candidate unable to write the examination as certified by a Medical Officer of the rank not lower than Asstt. Surgeon. (ii) The amanuensis must be a student of a class lower than the one for which the candidate is taking the examination. (iii) The Superintendent of the examination center concerned shall choose a suitable amanuensis and forward immediately to the Regional Officer concerned of the Board, a report giving full particulars of the candidate and of the amanuensis for his consideration and approval. (iv) The Superintendent shall arrange a suitable room for the candidate for whom an amanuensis is allowed and appoint one special Assistant Superintendent to supervise his examination. (v) The services of amanuensis shall be provided free of cost. (vi) The amanuensis shall be paid by the Board remuneration as prescribed from time to time. (b) No change (c) No change (ii) The scribe must be a student of a class lower than the one for which the candidate is taking the examination. (iii) The Superintendent of the examination center concerned shall choose a suitable scribe and forward immediately to the Regional Officer concerned of the Board, a report giving full particulars of the candidate and of the scribe for his consideration and approval. (iv) The Superintendent shall arrange a suitable room for the Candidate for whom an scribe is allowed arid appoint one special Assistant Superintendent to supervise h:s examination. (v) The services of amanuensis shall be provided free of cost. (vi) The scribe shall be paid by the Board remuneration as prescribed from time to time. IV. AMENDMENT IN RULE 46(HEADING) OF THE EXAMINATION BYELAWS RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS DEFINED IN THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. 1995 Existing Rule Amended Rule 46. Exemption to Blind, Physically Handicapped, Autistic, Dyslexic, Spastic and candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 46. Exemption to Visually Impaired, Physically Handicapped, Autistic, Dyslexic, Spastic and candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 V. AMENDMENT IN NOTE BELOW THE FORMAT OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE GIVEN AS ANNEXURE 1 OF THE EXAMINATION BYELAWS Existing Note Amended Note Transfer Certificate should be issued only under the signatures of the regular Principal /vice Principal and it should be countersigned by an officer rot below the rank of District Inspector of Schools/Deputy Director of Education/Education Officer of the Education Deportment of the State/Union Territory concerned. In case of a student migrating from one C3SE affiliated school to another CBSE affiliated school the transfer certificate of a previous school of such a student may be countersigned by the Regional Officer of the Board or the Assistant Commissioner of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangahan o' the Deputy Director, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti in India or an officer of the Board at the Head Quarters and by the First Secretary/Attache/Cultural Attache or an equivalent officer of the Embassy/High Commission of India in the concerned country in respect of students studying in an affiliated school of the C3SE situated outside the Transfer certificate should be issued only under the | signatures of the regular Principal/Vice Principal anti it should be counter-signed by an officer not below the rank of District Inspector of Schools/Deputy Director of Education/Education Officer of the Education Deptt. of the State/Union Territory concerned. In case of a student migrating from one CBSE affiliated school to another CBSE affiliated school the transfer certificate of a previous school of such a student may be countersigned by the Regional Officer of the Board or the Asstt. Commissioner of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan or the Deputy Director, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti in India or an officer of the Board at head Quarters and by the First Secretary/Attache/Cultural Attache or an equivalent officer of the Embassy/High Commission of India in the concerned country in respect of students studying in an affiliated school o; the CBSE situated outside the country. Army Welfare country. Army Welfare Education Society has also Education Society and Ministry of Defense (Navy) been authorized to countersign the Transfer have also been authorized to countersign the Transfer Certificate issued by the schools managed by them. The student shall not be admitted to a school without: such a countersignature. Assistant Commissioners. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan have also been authorized to countersign the Transfer Certificates issued by the schools run by Directorate General. Board 'Security Force. Certificate issued by the schools managed by them. The student shall not be admitted to a school without such a counter signature. Assistant Commissioners. KVS have also been authorized to countersign the Transfer Certificates issued by the schools run by Directorate General, Border Security Force. VI. AMENDMENT IN RULE 36.1 (iv)(c) OF THE EXAMINATION BYELAWS RELATING TO RULES FOR UNFAIRMEANS - GENERAL Amended Rule Writing questions or answers on any material other than the answer book given by the Centre Superintendent for writing answers Writing questions or answers on any material other than the answer book given by the Centre Superintendent for writing answers OR using any other writing instrument/lnk/pencil etc. other than blue/black ball point pen VII. AMENDMENT IN RULE 67(HEADING) OF THE EXAMINATION BYELAWS RELATING TO DUPLICATE PASS CERTIFICATE Existing Heading Amended Heading Duplicate Pass Certificate Duplicate/Triplicate Certificate/Grade Sheet cum Certificate of Performance VIII. AMENDMENT IN RULE 68(HEADING) OF THE EXAMINATION BYELAWS RELATING TO PROVSION OF MOTHER’S NAME Existing Heading Amended Heading Provision of Mother s name Provision of Parent/Guardian's name M.C. SHARMA. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS Copy to: 1. Heads of all the affiliated institutions of the Board. 2. The Director of Education, Govt, of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi - 110054 3. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi - 110016 4. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, EFF, ESS Plaza, Sector 3, Rohini. Delhi-85 5. The Additional Director General, Directorate General of Army Education, A-Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ-PO, New Delhi 6. The Deputy Director o~ Education, Border Security Force. Biccfc - 10, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road. New Delhi-110003. 7. The Secretary, AWES, Army Headquarters, Adjutant General Branch CW-4, Army Welfare Education Society, West Block No.3, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110022 8. The Secretory & D rector Education, Govt, of Sikkim, Gangtok (Sikkim) - 737101 9. The Director of Education, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Port Blair-744101 10. The Director of School Education, Govt, of Arunachal Pradesh, Civil Sectt. Ita Nagar - 791111, Arunachal Pradesh 11. The Director, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samri, A-28, Kailash Colony. New Delhi-110048. 12. The Director of Public Instruction, Chandigarh Administration, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160017 13. All Ihe HODs and other Officers of CBSE 14. PS to Chairman, CBSE 15. The Director. CBSE, Regional Director Office, Delhi 16. The Regional Director/Regional Officers of the CBSE, Ajmer, Panchkula, Guwahati, Chennai. Allahabad. Bhubaneswar & Patna 17. All the Associate Professors and Addl. Directors of the Academic Unit of CBSE 18. Deputy Secretary (IT), CBSE with a request to upload the circular on the Website. 19. Associate Professor and Addl. Director. CBSE with a request to get the circular printed in the forthcoming issue at CENBOSEC. 20. PRO, CBSE Delhi CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS