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Group B Senior Grade of Indian Information Service

(Vacancy No. 17061101410) Seventy-two posts Senior Grade of Indian Information Service Group ‘B’ (Gazetted), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, (SC-11, ST-05, OBC-20 & UR-36). Of the seventy-two posts, two posts are reserved for Physically Challenged Persons with disabilities i.e. Blindness or Low Vision viz. Blind (B) or Partially Blind (PB) or Hearing Impairment viz. Deaf (D) or Partially Deaf (PD).

The posts are located in different Media Units of the Ministry all over the Country.

Assistant Professor DU

Multiple Openings at Delhi University for Assistant Professor across colleges and disciplines.
1.Miranda House: Computer Science-1 reserved for VH

Last date of application: 24^th June 2017

Disability Activist Slams Termination of New Recruit Over Partial Visual Impairment

A Delhi-based disability rights activist has raised concerns over Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), a multi-state cooperative society, terminating the job of a post graduate in rural management due to his partial visual impairment after making him an offer.

These Schoolkids Created a Sensory Wall Storybook for Their Visually Impaired Friends

Students at SAI International School in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa were troubled that their visually impaired friends only had access to two-dimensional mediums – Braille story books or magazines – to experience stories. They were friends with visually impaired students from the Orissa Association for the Blind (OAB) – home to over 700 visually impaired students, staff, and teachers – for many years, on occasion providing them with Braille Slates and walking canes.

Hi-tech, Low-cost Gift to the Blind

When Surabhi Srivastava from Mumbai was judged the winner of the prestigious 2017 ASME Innovation Showcase competition, it was a reconfirmation of her belief that technology should improve the quality of life for the disadvantaged. BrailleMe, the award-winning product developed by her company, Innovision, makes it possible for the visually impaired to access any digital information instantaneously in their own tactile script.

Assistant Professor in Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form from eligible candidates at web-link http://as1.du.ac.in/colrec2017/index.php for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor at Bhaskarcharya College of Applied Sciences. The last date for receipt of application is June 17 2017.

1 vacancy reserved for VH candidates in the subject of English.

Assistant Professor in Delhi College of Arts & Commerce

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form from eligible candidates at web-link http://as1.du.ac.in/colrec2017/index.php for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in Commerce at Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. The last date for receipt of application is June 17 2017.

1 vacancy reserved for VH candidates in the subject of Commerce.

Assistant Professor in Sri Aurobindo College(Morning)

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form from eligible candidates at web-link http://as1.du.ac.in/colrec2017/index.php for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in Sri Aurobindo College(Morning). The last date for receipt of application is June 9 2017 or within 2 weeks of appearing in employment news.

1 vacancy reserved for VH candidates in the subject of Commerce and 1 vacancy reserved for VH candidate in the subject of Political Science.

Assistant Professor in Economics

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form from eligible candidates at web-link http://as1.du.ac.in/colrec2017/index.php for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in Economics at Lakshmibai College. The last date for receipt of application is June 18, 2017.

1 vacancy reserved for VH candidates for the subject of Economics.

Post of Assistant Professor at Maitreyi College

Online applications are invited in the prescribed Application Form from eligible candidates at web-link http://as1.du.ac.in/colrec2017/index.php for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor. The last date for receipt of application is June 17, 2017.

1 vacancy reserved for VH candidates in Sanskrit Department.

340th UPSC rank despite disability

Visual impairment did not stop Kempahonniah from Tumakuru from working hard to achieve his dream of being an IAS officer.

Mr. Kempahonniah secured the 340th rank in the UPSC examination on his third attempt. “My wife, Anchitha, helped me study by making notes and made me listen to records. My examination and interview was in Kannada,” he said. When asked if visual impairment was a hurdle in writing the examination, he said: “Problems are ubiquitous, but we have to overcome them with confidence.”

Visually impaired Pranjal Patil shines again in UPSC exam

Despite all the challenges that came her way, 29- year-old Pranjal Patil has achieved the feat of clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam for the second time in a row with an impressive All India Rank (AIR) of 124.

DU introduces change in reservation policy, increases categories for admitting students with disabilities

By adhering to the provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and introducing a change in its reservation policy, Delhi University has increased the categories for admitting students with disabilities.

According to the revamped policy to be followed by DU from this academic year, reservation of 'persons with benchmark disabilites' as defined in the act will stand at not less than five per cent.

Anger over GST impact on differently abled

With articles essential for people with disabilities set to be taxed under the new GST regime, organisations representing such people are incensed, and have alleged that the government, which talks about inclusion of persons with disabilities, is in fact depriving them of basics necessities.

The organisations argue that for a person with a hearing impairment, a hearing aid is essential, for someone with a locomotor disability, a wheelchair is indispensable, and for the visually impaired, books in Braille are part of daily life.

Visually impaired UPSC candidate from Tumakuru secures a creditable 340th rank

A visually impaired candidate from Tumakuru, Kempahonnaiah, has secured a creditable 340th rank in the UPSC exam.

Kempahonnaiah, who works as a Kannada lecturer in Vontikoppal Government PU College in Mysuru, cracked the civil services exams in his third attempt. He hopes to get selected to IAS, his dream job.

Maharashtra Board HSC results: They beat visual impairment, cancer to pass with flying colours

WHEN HRITIKA Thakur was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, she had to discontinue studies on account of her strict medical regime. Having battled the illness for two years and after one relapse, Hritika appeared for her Class XII exams, and came out with flying colours.

Equal Opportunities Cell opens up window of opportunity for all

NEW DELHI: Purnima Singh is visually-challenged. She came to Delhi in 2014 and has been studying in a school for the blind at Vikaspuri. "It was always my dream to study in DU," she told TOI, while getting her online form filled in the computer lab of Equal Opportunities Cell (EOC).

Microsoft hosts Accessibility Summit in Hyderabad

Microsoft India today hosted its first-ever Accessibility Summit here aiming to enhance technology access for people with disabilities.

The summit aimed at demonstrating the business value of accessible technology for organisations, the need for a collaborative effort as well as assessing policy's role in creating an accessible India, a company statement said.

‘Life after Dark’ to perform at Wokha

Light after Dark, a band from Shillong comprising four visually impaired young men would be performing for charity at Wokha on World Music Day, June 21.

Visually impaired but focus intact

She has lost her eyes but not her vision. Visually impairedsince birth, class X student Aanchal Saini secured 85.2%in her Board exams. A student of Lucknow Public College, Rajajipuram, Aanchal credited her success to her school teachers and parents for consistent motivation.

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