Key Points
- The Supreme Court revised guidelines for visually-impaired students taking law entrance exams.
- Those with qualifications higher than 10 plus 2 are now permitted to use scribes.
- The rule is applicable to exams including AIBE and CLAT.
The Supreme Court has revised the guidelines for visually-impaired students appearing for law entrance exams including All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and Common Law Admission Test CLAT). According to the apex court verdict, the visually impaired students possessing qualifications higher than 10+2 and appearing for AIBE or CLAT exams are allowed to have scribes.
However, the scribe cannot have a law degree, so the scribe can understand the exam rules without giving the student an unfair advantage. Earlier, candidates were restricted to have scribes who had 10+2 qualification or above.
The court suggested, “specially-abled candidates having visual impairment, who are appearing for the All India Bar Examination, are entitled to have the assistance of a scribe, who is an undergraduate and is not pursuing the study of law or any other humanities course. This would necessarily mean that there is no bar on candidates for using a scribe who possesses qualifications of more than 10+2 schooling.”
The Supreme Court, chaired by Chief Justice Surya Kant, has asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLUs) to adopt the changes with immediate effect.
The department has been asked to announce the new rules for AIBE and CLAT well before the exams, allowing students to accommodate an eligible and competent scribe, ensuring fair testing.
Also Read: CBSE Board Exams 2026: Live Webcast to Discuss Guidelines for Board Exams
Comments
All Comments (0)
Join the conversation