Extra time in CBSE exams for students with type 1 diabetes: Kerala SHRC seeks report on plea
Press Trust of India | November 16, 2024 | 09:45 PM IST | 1 min read
Plea seeks extra 20 minutes in CBSE board exams 2025, every hour, just like Kerala SSLC, plus two exams saying over 8,000 suffering from type 1 diabetes.
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Attempt NowTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has sought a report from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a plea seeking extra time in exams for students with type 1 diabetes. SHRC chairperson Justice Alexander Thomas sought the report within a month, from the CBSE and the Principal Secretary of the General Education Department, a statement issued by the Commission on Saturday said.
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The direction came on a plea filed by one Bushra Shihab who said the Kerala government is providing an extra 20 minutes for every hour of an exam for students suffering from type 1 diabetes in SSLC and plus two exams. He has demanded that the same pattern be adopted in the CBSE exams . He also said in his plea, that there are more than 8,000 children in the state and over 8 lakh in the country are suffering from type 1 diabetes.
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