Guidelines for Persons with Disabilities using a Scribe

The scribe will be allowed as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum [Link]. P-13013/75/2023-
Policy-DD-III dated 01.08.2025 issued by Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan).

These Guidelines apply to all individuals defined as Persons with Disabilities under Section 2(s) of the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD), Act, 2016. However, the facility of assistance i.e. Scribe during
written exam may be provided to all such candidates who, due to their disability, face functional limitations
in writing an examination, irrespective of the nature or extent of their disability. This includes, but is not
limited to, individuals with physical limitations in writing, visual impairments preventing reading or
writing, intellectual disabilities affecting comprehension or expression, or any other disability that impedes
their ability to participate effectively in the examination process, as certified by a competent authority, as
specified in the said guidelines.
In all such cases where the facility of scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
 The candidate will have to arrange his / her own scribe at his/her own cost.
 In case of persons with disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (Both arms
only) and cerebral palsy, the facility of Scribe/ compensatory time will be given, if so desired by
the person, upon production of valid disability certificate/ UDID card without requiring of
production of any medical certificate as per the proforma at APPENDIX –I.
 In case of all other specified disabilities i.e. except blindness, locomotor disability (both arm
affected- BA only), and cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe/ compensatory time will be allowed on
production of a certificate to that effect that the person concerned has a functional limitation to
write, caused by the specified disability and, therefore, scribe is essential to write the examination
on his/ her behalf. The certificate is to be issued, after due medical examination as per Para-3 of
Office Memorandum [Link]. P-13013/75/2023-Policy-DD-III dated 01.08.2025 issued by
Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) by the Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical
Superintendent of a Government Healthcare Institution as per the proforma at APPENDIX- I of
this Notification.
[Note: The medical authority for certification as mentioned in point above should be a multi-member
authority comprising the following: -

 Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Chief District Medical Officer………. Chairperson]
 Orthopaedic/ PMR specialist……………………Member
 Any other expert, based on the condition of the candidate, as may be nominated by the
Chairperson……………………. Member]

 The candidates will also be required to upload their Disability Certificate/ UDID Card/ APPENDIX
– I, as applicable in the application form.
 The candidates must submit the details of their own scribe as per the proforma at APPENDIX- II
of this Notification.
 The qualification of the scribe must be a minimum of “two academic years below” and a
maximum of “three academic years below” the minimum qualification for appearing in that
examination. (E.g. if the minimum qualification for appearing for the post is Graduate, the
 scribe’s qualification may be in the first academic year of Graduation (for a 3 year course),
but not below the 12th standard running).
 For posts where educational qualification criteria is Bachelor’s Degree/ Graduation/
Equivalent, persons appearing as scribes in the online exam shall produce documentary
evidence such as pass certificate/ mark-sheet of either the 10th standard passed during
academic year 2023-24 or 12th Standard passed during the academic year 2024-25 along with
photo ID card issued by present college/ university to provide their qualification, at the time
of examination.
 The details of the scribe are to be provided through a dedicated link to provide such information
within 15 days of closure of application. Changes will be allowed in case of exigency.
 In case a candidate brings a different scribe other than the one previously informed on the day of
examination, including short notice changes, the same must be updated in the Online Scribe
declaration link. The scribe will be allowed subject to fulfilling the qualifications as mentioned in
the guidelines for the examination.
 Scribes must be impartial individuals with no conflict of interest that could compromise the
impartiality of the examination.
 Candidates availing assistance of scribe will have to communicate with the scribe only in the
language, as the medium of writing the examination, as opted by them in the application (own
scribe proforma/ online application).
 The Scribe may be from any academic stream.
 Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the
scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further, in case it
later transpires that he/she did not fulfil any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material
facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the CRP.

 Deliberate wrong information about the candidate/ scribe in declaration form submitted at the
time of online application or at the time of examination or at any stage would render the candidate
and scribe being debarred either permanently or for specified periods of time for CRP
examinations.
 Those candidates who are eligible to use scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20
minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.
 In view of the importance of the time element, the examination being of a competitive nature, the
candidate must fully satisfy the Medical Officer of the Bank that there was necessity for use of a
scribe as he/ she has physical limitation to write including that of speed by the disabilities as
mentioned in guidelines regarding Persons with Disabilities using the services of a scribe.
 Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination
should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any
subsequent request may not be favourably entertained.
 The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the online examination
under CRP RRB XIV. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the selection
process, candidature for CRP of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled.
 A scribe can act as Scribe only for one candidate for CRP- RRB XIV process. If violation
of the same is detected at any stage of the selection process, candidature of the candidates
for CRP will be cancelled and scribe will be debarred from future CRP examinations.
  Only candidates registered for compensatory time (at the time of online application) will be
allowed such concessions since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system
based, it shall not be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if he / she is
not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time shall not be
allowed such concessions.
 During the exam, at any stage, if it is found that scribe is independently answering the
questions or prompting answers in any direct/indirect manner, the exam session will be
terminated and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such
candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is reported after the
examination by the test administrator personnel that the scribe independently answered
the questions or prompted the answer in any direct/indirect manner. In such cases, the
candidate and the scribe may also be debarred either permanently or for specified periods
from all CRP examinations.
 Those candidates who have been debarred from appearing in CRP examinations for
specified periods in terms of communication made to that effect by IBPS, may act
accordingly.
 The candidates should ensure that the scribes engaged by them should not have been
debarred as a candidate or a scribe, in any CRP examinations for any specified periods.
Also, the Scribes who have already been debarred in any CRP examinations for any
specified periods are not eligible to apply as a candidate for any post under this Notification.
 IBPS reserves the right to share the list of debarred candidates/scribes to other Recruiting
agencies for their information.
 The candidates are advised to possess/ acquire valid Aadhaar card for the CRP process.
IBPS/ Participating Banks may also conduct Online Aadhaar verification of the candidate/
scribe at different stages of the selection process.
 Any candidate who is using scribe/ compensatory time should ensure that he/she is eligible
to use the services of scribe/ compensatory time in the exam and the eligibility of the scribe
should be as per the guidelines mentioned in the OM.
 Any candidate who is not eligible to use scribe/ compensatory time as per guidelines shall
be disqualified to participate further in the recruitment process.
 In case it is found at any stage of the selection process that the qualification of the scribe is
not as declared by the candidate and is beyond the specified qualification for the
examination, candidature of such candidates shall be cancelled.
 In case it is found that any candidate used the Scribe in violation of the above guidelines
then the candidate shall be disqualified and can be removed from service without notice, if
already joined the Bank.

Compensatory time:

Availability of compensatory time is as follows:

 Candidates who opt for Compensatory time at the time of application will be allowed
‘Compensatory time’ of not less than 20 minutes per hour of examination for candidates with
disabilities, having functional limitations in writing as specified in above mentioned guidelines and
assessed by the prescribed medical authority, whether they are using the services of a scribe or not.
  In case the duration of the examination is less than one hour, then the duration of compensatory
time will be allowed on pro-rata basis in a fraction of an hour.
Accommodations:

 In case any candidate reporting disability caused by an incident that happened after filing out the
application form, they may be allowed for reasonable accommodations as specified under the
guidelines after production of a valid certificate of disability and medical certificate as per
APPENDIX- I.

NOTE:

(i) These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any,
from time to time.
(ii) PwBD reservation is not applicable on the basis of temporary certificate of disability.
The reservation is only for persons with Benchmark Disabilities with irreversible
permanent disability in terms of O.M. No. 36035/8/2023-Estt. (Res- II) dated 19.05.2023
issued by Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
(iii) IBPS reserves the right to conduct re-exam if there is doubt about the
genuineness/validity of candidate’s score/ performance.