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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1497865724651","data":"While preparing for and writing competitive exams is something every student does at least a couple times in their life, there is a largely ignored\/nich\u00e9 category of exam writers that a lot of us don't think much about; those who use scribes to write their exams.<\/p>I have been writing for a friend as a scribe for quite some time now, the most recently being to write the UPSC Exams on 18th June, and understand the challenges and fears that come with it. Scribe are allowed for physically handicapped people who, for various reasons, may be unable to write the exams without help. My friend is visually challenged and cannot read the questions or fill in the answers. She requires me to read them out loud for her and either click on or fill in the bubble for the answer she selects.<\/p>While the organisations hosting the exams are doing their best to equalise the playing field by provisions like allowing extra time for those with a scribe, putting reservations for them into place, etc, there are still some difficulties that hinder those with disabilities. The most prominent among these would be the Quantitative Aptitude section that nearly every competitive exam has. The often have questions like 'Radha sits two seats to the left of Jai, who doesn't sit beside Krishna...' which require you to draw the diagram and modify it according to the information given in the question. Some of the questions like 'There are six people A, B, C, D, E, F who are of six different professions and each wear differently coloured shirt...' which required you to draw complex tables and organise all the information. Expecting a person to be able to do all that in their heads is ridiculous. At the same time, it is really difficult to keep asking the scribe to describe what is drawn there and making changes to it.<\/p>While I do understand that it would be really difficult to keep the needs of the whole spectrum of the different types of people who make up humanity while setting a question paper, the challenges they face are something that more people should be aware of.<\/p>The UPSC Exam that I went for had a separate center for those with scribe and had helpful signboards and guides to lead you personally to your examination room. The center had ramps and each candidate and scribe team had an invigilator assigned to them who helped in filling out the details in the OMR sheet. It is heartening to see instances like these in which the administration is sensitive to the needs of the disabled.<\/p>"}]

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