The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will permit all Class 10 students suffering from Type 1 diabetes to bring food to the examination hall, as per media report.
While acknowledging that there is a sizeable number of schoolchildren suffering from Type 1 diabetes, the board to facilitate assistance to them will allow them to carry eatables like banana, apple, sandwich and other such items with them to the examination centre.
A student is also allowed to bring a 500 ml bottle of water inside the examination hall. The step has been taken in light of the fact that diabetic people need insulin injections at regular intervals to manage their blood glucose level.
A candidate will have to submit a certificate from a specialist along with full diabetic history and will have to provide information regarding the nature of their diabetes along with the need for snacks during the examination to the school principal.
The eatables will be kept with the invigilators at the exam centre during the exam and the candidate may ask for it when he/she feels the need.
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Assistance to special need students
The board had also approved the proposal to allow children with special needs appearing for class 10 and 12 board examination will be able to use computer or laptops to write their exam from this year.
“The use of computer shall be limited to only for typing the answers, for viewing the questions in enlarged font size and for listening the question items. Concerned candidates shall bring his/ her own computer or laptop duly formatted and the Centre Superintendent (CS) shall allow the candidate only after inspection of the computer by a computer teacher. The computer/laptop should not have any internet connection in order to maintain the sanctity of the examination. The request for such an arrangement will have to be made in advance by the candidate by sending a communication with required documents to the CS through school,” the order said.