GUWAHATI: According to a notification released on its official website, the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to allow students with special needs to use calculators in Class 10 and Class 12 board exams.
"The board has decided to facilitate students under Children with Special Needs (CSWN) category by permitting use of simple basic calculator during Class X and Class XII board examination," CBSE Controller for Examination Sanyam Bhardwaj said in a letter sent to schools.
It is to be mentioned that this is with in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, CBSE has been extending several exemptions and concessions to students with benchmark disabilities.
