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Open Schooling: A viable solution for
education of Persons with
Disabilities (PwDs)
Presentation by
S K Prasad,
System Analyst, NIOS
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National Policy on Education (1986)
states
“Future emphasis shall be on distance and
open
learning
systems
to
provide
opportunities and access to all the major
target groups, especially the disadvantaged,
viz., women, scheduled castes and scheduled
tribes, the adult working class, and people
serving in the far-flung remote area”
Open Learning : The NIOS Approach
• Open Learning is an approach rather than a
system or technique;
• it is based on the needs of individual learner
and the characteristics of a learning
community.
• Open learning gives the learner control over
what, where, when and how they learn.
• The focus of attention is the learner and the
learning process.
• Elimination of fixed time (daily classes) and a
fixed space (school) enables learners with
disabilities to learn at their own convenience
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and pace.
Reaching the unreached : The NIOS Way
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Potentiality of open learning through distance
mode of education for disabled is far greater;
it is more cost effective and may cover large
number of disabled at a time.
The optimum application of ICT and media
technologies may cover a large number of
learners with acceptable standard of academic
and vocational programmes.
Distance mode of learning package may reach a
learners’ doorstep, sitting in a remote and
tribal village where formal school system could
not reach.
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Features of Open Schooling
• Flexibility in deciding course, place and space of study
• Self-paced learning;
• Freedom
to
choose
subjects,according
to
one’s
needs,interest & abilities;
• Integration of academic with vocational courses;
• Continuous
assessment
through
Tutor
Marked
Assignments(TMA),
• Credit accumulation facility over a period of 5 years;
• Provision of re-admission after 5 years of validity of the
admission;
• Facility of transfer of credits from other Boards of school
Education;
These characteristics of NIOS go in favour of disabled learners
and may prove to be most suitable learning strategies for them.
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National Institute of Open Schooling
The Largest Open School in the World
Providing Alternative Schooling System
1.95 Million students on roll
1. 2342 Academic study centres
2. 1167 Vocational study centres
3. 401 Centres for Open Basic
Education Prog.
23 Study Centres in
Middle East & Nepal
16 Regional Centres: Kolkata,
2.10 Million students
certified since 1989
Hyderabad, Pune, Guwahati,
Chandigarh, Allahabad, Delhi, Patna,
Kochi, Jaipur, Bhopal, Dehradun,
Bhubaneswar, Gandhinagar, Bangalore
& Imphal
2 Sub-Centre : Darbhanga & 6
Visakhapatnam
Disability Wise Enrolment
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Disability
2010-11
Loco Motor
1303
Visually Impaired
49
Hearing Impaired
609
Leprosy Cured
204
Mentally Retarded
229
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Mental Illness
150
7 Multiple Disabilities 254
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Cerebral Palsy
4126
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Learning
2406
Total
9330
2009-10
1337
196
842
181
566
2008-09
7695
283
601
133
710
2007-08
3136
388
657
140
806
107
338
2826
1199
133
1260
1576
992
196
1146
1050
770
7592
13383
8289
No study-centre can deny admission to or compel
withdrawal of a child on the ground of disabilities.
Facilitating PwDs
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To cater to the special needs of people who are physically,
mentally challenged, socially and geographically isolated
marginalized and are from disadvantaged sections such as street
children, working children, rural women, NIOS has special
accredited institutions called Special Accredited Institutions for
Education of the Disadvantaged (SAIED). There are 84 such
SAIED study centres all over India. To name a few are
The Spastic Society of Tamilnadu
Amar Jyoti Rehablitation & Research Centre, Delhi
Asha Kiran Special Needs School Bangalore
IndianInstitute of Cerebral Palsy, Kolkata
Spastic Society of Karnataka
National Association For The Blind, Delhi
Uttar Pradesh Mook Badhir Vidyalaya, Allahabad
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Facilitating PwDs
• There is Fee concession to the extent of 50% for PwDs
• A distance learner is registered for a period of five
years in which a candidate gets nine chances to appear
in a given course / programme.
• A candidate may appear in one/two subjects at a time,
as per his/her preparation. Credit is accumulated till a
candidate successfully completes the requirement of a
course.
• Study-centres are taken as examination centre so that
a candidate with disability may appear in the familiar
environment.
• General and Specific Relaxations (Disability wise)
During NIOS Examination. Disability wise Amanuensis
are given at the time of examination.
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ICT Support
• Online Admission under NIOS-Online.
• On Line Student Information System.
– Admission details, Tutor Mark Assignment (TMA)
– Online Course Material, Syllabus & Sample Question
– Performance chart
• Learner Support Centre IVRS on the pattern of
Call Centre with Tollfree no. 1800 180 9393.
• On Line Counselling through - Ask your Teacher
• Use of Mobile Technology for advocacy
information.
• ICT based On-Demand Examination System :
and
– Freedom to appear in examination as and when feels ready and
prepared for the exam.
– Flexibility in selecting examination dates
The walk-in-exam has been proved to be of great convenience for
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disabled candidates.
Success Stories
Jithin Jose suffering from haemophilia. Due to the
flexibility of the NIOS system, he could do his
Secondary and Senior Secondary Course and further
studied CA.
Manas Harith Swaroopa suffering from Aspergers
Syndrome secured 97% in Economics in class X Exam.
Charu Jain, hearing impaired, could complete her
Secondary and is doing her Sr.Secondary from NIOS.
Vatsal Gupta, mentally retarded, could complete his
Secondary and is doing his Sr.Secondary from NIOS.
Archana, suffering from learning disability, could
complete his Secondary and Sr.Secondary from
NIOS.
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Proposed USOF support
• Setting up of ICT Centres equipped with
appropriate Ats for PwDs in the NIOS Regional
Centres.
• Public/learners access to ICT facilities in
selected NIOS SAIED study centres dealing
with PwDs.
• Support to make NIOS portal truly “accessible”
with WCAG compliant.
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THANK YOU
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