F.No.

HQ-PP001/14/2024-PP

भारत सरकार, Government of India,

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
कार्मिक, लोक र्िकायत तथा पें िन मंत्रालय,
Pensions,
कार्मिक एवं प्रर्िक्षण र्वभाग,
Department of Personnel and Training,
कमिचारी चयन आयोग,
Staff Selection Commission,
ब्लॉक सं12-,केन्द्रीय कायािलय पररसर, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
लोधी रोड, नई र्िल्ली-110003. New Delhi - 110003.

Procedure of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) regarding Assistance of

Scribe to PwD/ PwBD Candidates (SSC’s Scribe Procedure)

The Commission provides the facility of compensatory time and

assistance of scribe to eligible Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs)
i.e. disability not less than 40% and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) i.e.
disability less than 40%, in its examinations in accordance with guidelines
issued vide OM Nos. 34-02/2015-DD-III dated 29.08.2018 and 29-6/2019-DD-
III dated 10.08.2022 by Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (DoEPD), M/o Social Justice & Empowerment.

2. In case of persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD) in the category of

blindness, locomotor disability (Both Arms affected-BA) and Cerebral Palsy,
the facility of scribe is provided, if desired by the candidate.

3. In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities

(PwBD), the facility of scribe will be provided on production of a certificate at
the time of examination to the effect that the person concerned has physical
limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his behalf,
from the Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a
Government health care institution as per proforma at Annexure-I.

4. The facility of scribe will also be provided to PwD candidates having

disability less than 40% and having difficulty in writing in pursuance to OM
No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022 issued by Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment. The facility will be provided on production of certificate as
per Annexure-IA.

5. The facility of scribe/ passage reader will be provided to the PwBD/ PwD
candidate only if he has opted for the same in the Online Application Form.

6. The candidate will have the discretion of opting for his own scribe or to
avail the facility of scribe provided by the Commission. Appropriate choice in
this regard will have to be given by the candidate in the Online Application
Form.
7. Own Scribe:

7.1 In case of own scribe, the following points may be noted –

(a) A person shall be allowed to act as a scribe only after completing his/her
One Time Registration (OTR) on the website of the Commission.

(b) A scribe shall not assist more than one candidate in the same examination.

(c) A candidate applying for an examination cannot act as a scribe for another
candidate in the same examination.

(d) The qualification of the scribe shall be one step below the qualification of
the candidate taking the examination.

Any violation of above conditions will invite cancellation of candidature,

debarment as per rules, relevant action against the scribe and criminal action, if
so required.

7.2 The candidates with benchmark disabilities (PwBD) opting for own scribe
shall be required to submit details of the scribe at the time of examination as per
proforma at Annexure-II. The candidates with disabilities (PwD) eligible for
scribe as per Para 4 above and opting for own scribe shall be required to submit
details of the scribe at the time of examination as per proforma at Annexure-
IIA. In addition, the scribe has to produce the same original ID proof(s) at the
time of examination which was mentioned by him during One Time
Registration (OTR). A photocopy of the ID proof(s) of the scribe signed by the
candidate as well as the scribe will also be submitted along with proforma at
Annexure-II/ Annexure-IIA.

7.3 The procedure for registration of scribe and opting for the same is as under:-

(a) Before a candidate can choose a person to act as his/her scribe, the person
(scribe) shall be required to complete the OTR on the website of the
Commission. The OTR number generated on the scribe’s mobile number during
registration will be required to be filled up by the candidate so as to choose the
person as his/her scribe.

(b) When the Admission Certificate is live, the candidate will be required to
access the same on the website of the Commission and provide the OTR
number of the scribe. A one-time password will be generated and sent to the
registered mobile number of the scribe. The candidate will need to get the OTP
from the scribe and key in the same in the appropriate field on the portal.
Requisite arrangements in this regard may be ensured by the candidate and the
scribe so that the process of opting for own scribe at the time of Admission
Certificate generation goes smoothly.
(c) After completing the procedure, the Admission Certificate of the
candidate as well as the Entry Pass of the scribe will be generated which can be
downloaded by the candidate.

(d) In case at the time of generation of the Admission Certificate, the

candidate does not wish to go for own scribe despite having opted for the same
in the application form, the candidate can choose to be assisted by a scribe
provided by the Commission. After making such a choice the candidate can
download the Admission Certificate. Facility of scribe will be provided to the
candidate by the Commission at the time of examination.

(e) In case own scribe chosen by the candidate, whose entry pass has also
been generated, does not turn up to assist the candidate during the examination
due to any contingency, the Commission will provide the candidate its own
scribe at the time of examination.

8. In case scribe is provided by the Commission, the qualification of the

scribe shall not be more than the minimum qualification criteria of the
examination. However, the qualification of scribe shall be matriculate or above.

9. A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination will be

provided to the persons who are allowed use of scribe. In case the duration of
the examination is less than an hour, then the duration of additional time shall
be allowed on pro-rata basis. Additional time shall not be less than 5 minutes
and shall be in the multiples of 5.

10. The candidates who are eligible for use of scribe but not availing
themselves of the facility of scribe will also be given compensatory time as
indicated in the previous para.

11. No attendant other than the scribe for eligible candidates will be allowed
inside the Examination Hall.

12. The PwBD/ PwD candidates who have availed themselves of the facility
of scribes/ passage reader and/ or compensatory time must produce relevant
documents for the eligibility of scribe/ compensatory time at the time of
Document Verification. Failure to produce such supporting documents will lead
to cancellation of their candidature for the examination.

Under Secretary (HQs)

25.10.2024
 Annexure-I

Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examinee to write

This is to certify that, I have examined Mr/Ms/Mrs

__________________________________(name of the candidate with disability), a
person with _________________________________(nature and percentage of
disability as mentioned in the certificate of disability), S/o/
D/o_____________________a resident of
____________________Village/District/State) and to state that he/she has physical
limitation which hampers his/her writing capabilities owning to his/her disability.

Signature
Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a
Government health care institution
Name & Designation
Name of Government Hospital/Health Care Centre with Seal
Place:
Date:

Note: Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/disability (e.g.

Visual impairment-Ophthalmologist, Locomotor disability-Orthopaedic
specialist/PMR)
 Annexure-IA

Certificate for person with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2 (s) of
the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e.
persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing.

This is to certify that, we have examined Mr/Ms/Mrs …………. (name of the candidate), S/o /D/o
……………………, a resident of ………………(Vill/PO/PS/District/State), aged …………….. yrs,
a person with ……………………. (nature of disability/condition), and to state that he/she has
limitation which hampers his/her writing capability owing to his/her above condition. He/she requires
support of scribe for writing the examination.

2. The above candidate uses aids and assistive device such as prosthetics & orthotics, hearing
aid (name to be specified) which is /are essential for the candidate to appear at the examination with
the assistance of scribe.

3. This certificate is issued only for the purpose of appearing in written examinations conducted
by recruitment agencies as well as academic institutions and is valid upto __________ (it is valid for
maximum period of six months or less as may be certified by the medical authority)

Signature of medical authority

(Signature (Signature & Name) (Signature (Signature & (Signature

& Name) & Name) Name) & Name)

Orthopaedic Clinical Psychologist/ Neurologist (if Occupational Other Expert, as

/ Rehabilitation available) therapist (if nominated
PMR Psychologist/Psychiatrist available) by the
specialist / Special Educator Chairperson (if
any)

(Signature & Name)

Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Chief District Medical Officer………Chairperson

Name of Government Hospital/Health Care Centre with Seal

Place:

Date:
 Annexure-II

Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe

I __________________________, a candidate with _________________(name of

the disability) appearing for the ___________________________ (name of the
examination) bearing Roll No_________________________ at
_________________ (name of the centre) in the District
_________________________, ___________________(name of the State/ UT) My
qualification is ________________________________

I do hereby state that _________________________(name of the scribe) will

provide the service of scribe/reader/lab assistant for the undersigned for taking the
aforesaid examination

I do hereby undertake that his/ her qualification is ___________________ In

case, subsequently it is found that his/ her qualification is not as declared by the
undersigned and is beyond my qualification, I shall forfeit my right to the post and
claims relating thereto

(Signature of the candidate with Disability)

Place:
Date:
 Annexure-IIA

Letter of Undertaking by the person with specified disability covered under the
definition of Section 2 (s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of
Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having
difficulty in writing

I ____________________, a candidate with __________________ (nature of

disability/condition) appearing for the ______________________(name of the examination)
bearing Roll No. ___________________________ at _______________________ (name of
the centre) in the District ____________________, ____________________________
(name of the State). My educational qualification is _____________________.

2. I do hereby state that __________________________ (name of the scribe) will

provide the service of scribe for the undersigned for taking the aforementioned examination.

3. I do hereby undertake that his qualification is ______________________. In case,

subsequently it is found that his qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is
beyond my qualification. I shall forfeit my right to the post or certificate/diploma/degree and
claims relating thereto.

(Signature of the candidate)

(Counter signature by the parent/guardian, if the candidate is minor)

Place:

Date: