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which are of unforeseeable nature and, thus, not covered under this written Scheme and the
decisions of this Department will be final and binding on the awardees.

18. FREE COACHING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (TO APPEAR IN COMPETITIVE
EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY UNION/STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS FOR
GOVERNMENT JOBS AND ADMISSION TO TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COURSES)

18.1 OBJECTIVE: -

To provide coaching for economically disadvantaged students with disabilities, having
minimum 40% or more disability to enable them to appear in competitive examinations and to
succeed in obtaining an appropriate job in Government/Public/Private sector.

18.2 COURSES FOR COACHING

The courses for which the coaching will be imparted shall be as follows:
(i) Recruitment examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC),

the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and the various Railway Recruitment Boards
(RRBs) for Group 'A' & 'B' posts;
(ii) Recruitment examinations conducted by the State Public Service Commissions for
Group 'A'& 'B' posts in the respective States;
(iii) Recruitment examinations conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
(IBPS), Nationalized Banks, Government Insurance Companies and Public Sector
Undertakings (PSUs) for Officer level posts under them.
(iv) Entrance Examinations for admission in (a) Engineering (e.g. IIT-JEE), (b) Medical (eg.

NEET), (c) Professional courses like Management (e.g. CAT) and Law (e.g. CLAT), and
(d) Any other such disciplines as Ministry may decide from time to time.
18.3 IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

The Free Coaching will be implemented through the reputed coaching institutions/ centre run
by the:

(i) Central Government/State Governments/UT Administrations and PSUs or Autonomous
Bodies there under.
(ii) Universities (under both Central and State Governments) including the Deemed

Universities and Private Universities; and
(iii) Registered private institutions/NGOs.

18.4 INCOME CEILING
Only students with disabilities having total family income from all sources of Rs.6.00 lakh or
less per annum will be eligible to apply under the Scheme.

18.5 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPLYING FOR EMPANELMENT OF COACHING

INSTITUTES
(i) The institute should be a registered body or run by any organization registered under
the Societies Registration Act, 1860/Companies Act, 2013 or any other relevant Act of

the State/Union Territory;

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