Notification

8. Reservation against vacancies for Persons with Benchmark Disability:

The eligibility for availing reservation against the vacancies reserved for the Persons with BenchmarkDisabilities shall be the same as prescribed in “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act,2016)”. The candidates of Multiple Disabilities will be eligible for reservation under category (e)-MultipleDisabilities only of Section 34(1) of RPwD Act, 2016 and shall not be eligible for reservation under any othercategoriesofdisabilitiesi.e.(a)to(d)ofSection34(1)ofRPwDAct,2016onaccountofhaving40%andaboveinanyofthesesub-categoriesofPwBD.

ProvidedfurtherthatthecandidatesfromPersonswithBenchmarkDisabilitycategoryshallalsobe required to meet special eligibility criteria in terms of ‘Suitable Category of Benchmark Disabilities’ and‘FunctionalRequirements’[erstwhileFunctionalClassificationandPhysicalRequirements(abilities/disabilities)(FC&PR)]consistentwithrequirementsoftheidentifiedService/postasmaybeprescribedbytheGovernment.

Note-I:Thedetailsof‘SuitableCategoryofBenchmark  Disabilities’  and  ‘Functional  Requirements’  ofServicesparticipatinginCSE-2024areindicatedinAppendix-IVoftheRuleswhichareidentifiedandprescribed by theGovernmentaspertheprovisionsof Section 33 and 34 of theRightsofPersonswithDisabilitiesAct,2016.

Note-II:Persons with Benchmark Disability with only those category(ies) of disability(ies) mentioned inPara-1ofthisExaminationNoticeshallbeeligibletoapplyfortheExaminationunderPwBDcategory.Therefore, candidates concerned areadvised toread itcarefully  before  applying appropriately for admissiontotheExamination.

Note-III:CandidatesbelongingtoPersonswithBenchmarkDisabilitycategoryarelikelytohavebeenpreviously tested and in possession of related medical certificates even before applying for admission to theExamination.However, itis to be noted clearlythattheprescribed MedicalExamination as per these  Rules,also including that for benchmark disability category(ies), shall be mandatory and only the resultsof theprescribed Medical Examination shall be  deemed valid for assessing whether a PwBD category candidatemeetstherequirementstobeappointed.