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Disabled aspirant recounts horrors from NET exam centre in Delhi

Updated On: 13 July, 2024 10:33 AM IST | Ainie Rizvi

While NET has been rescheduled from August 21 to September 4, 2024, by the Education Ministry, the ableist approach of the National Testing Agency (NTA), in failing to provide accessible exam centres has shaken students with disabilities

Kavya Mukhija

Amid the raging disappointment over National Eligibility Test (NET) exam cancellation, aspirant and wheelchair-user, Kavya Mukhija, has brought to focus the prevalent issue of inadequate accessibility at exam centres for disabled students.
While the exam has been rescheduled from August 21-September 4, 2024, by the Education Ministry, the ableist approach of the National Testing Agency (NTA), in failing to provide accessible exam rooms has shaken students with disabilities. 

Recounting the harrowing incidents from June 18, the 25-year-old took to the social media platform, X describing the exam centre as “inaccessible.” She faced difficulties entering Indraprastha Public School in Rohini, Delhi, which was assigned to her by the NTA. “The road outside was unnavigable. Inside, there were ramps so steep, which were certainly not for wheelchairs manoeuvred by humans,” writes the disability rights advocate.

 

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