UPSC Accessibility

Supreme Court Orders UPSC to Boost Accessibility for Blind Candidates Ahead of Civil Services Exam

Supreme Court Orders UPSC to Boost Accessibility for Blind Candidates Ahead of Civil Services Exam

New Delhi, December 4, 2025— The Supreme Court has taken a significant step toward making national-level examinations more inclusive by directing the Union Public Service Commission to allow blind candidates to change their scribes up to at least seven days before the Civil Services Examination. The court also asked the UPSC to adopt screen reader software and other assistive technologies so that visually disabled candidates receive equal opportunity during the exam process.The bench said that a society’s fairness is not defined only by the freedoms it offers but by the opportunities it ensures for every individual to reach their full…
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