The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed the Supreme Court that it has decided in principle to introduce the use of screen reader software for visually impaired candidates in various examinations conducted by it, PTI reported. The UPSC has said that as soon as the feasibility and availability of proper infrastructure/ software and proper testing are ensured at various centres to conduct its examinations in a secure manner, it will conduct its tests for visually impaired candidates by providing screen-reading software.

What UPSC said in its affidavit

The commission revealed the development in its additional affidavit filed in the court on a plea raising the issue of a lack of proper opportunity to persons with blindness/ low vision in the civil services examination being co

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