Fee exemption for benchmark disability, informs Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC)

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) has informed the Principal of Government BDS Deaf and Dumb School, Kahilipara, Guwahati, that the Council has decided to exempt the students of the school (Government BDS Deaf and Dumb School) with 'benchmark disabilities) from paying the registration fee, examination fee including mark-sheet fee, certificate fee, practical exam fee etc., and centre fee.

According to Section 2(r) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, a 'person with benchmark disability means a person with not less than forty per cent of a specified disability, as certified by the certifying authority.

In another notification, the Controller of Examinations of the AHSEC informed all concerned that the Council extended the last date of online submission of forms for HS final examinations- 2023 till 5 pm on December 15, 2022.

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