Government of NCT of Delhi
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)
FC-18, Institutional Area,
Karkardooma, Delhi-110092
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 02/14
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) invites online Applications for recruitment to the following posts under various departments of Govt, of NCT of Delhi and its autonomous bodies.
Taken from Business Standard.
The Department of Disability Affairs (Nishaktata Karya Vibhag) functioning under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been renamed as the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Viklangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag).
National Insurance Company Limited
National Insurance Company Ltd. invites applications for recruitment of 362 Officers in Scale-I cadre from open market.
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
(Fully owned by Govt. of India and Reserve Bank of India)
Applications are invited from Indian citizens for the post of Assistant Manager (Grade ‘A’) in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS), Rajbhasha Service, Legal Service, Protocol & Security Service and Manager (Grade ‘B’) (RDBS)
Tripura Gramin Bank
Head Office : Abhoynagar Agartala, West Tripura Pin-799005
Tripura Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizcns for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2014.
Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
Head Office, Opp.Officers Club,
Rayachoty Road, Kadapa - 516001
Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens
Kaveri Grameena Bank
(A Scheduled Bank established by Government of India, Sponsored by State Bank of Mysore)
Head Office : CA -20, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage,
Mysore – 570017, Karnataka.
Kaveri Grameena Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale III), Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Taken from Times of India.
MUMBAI: A 24-year-old visually impaired law student who fell from a local train in Dadar has alleged that doctors at Sion Hospital did not treat him for nearly six hours, as he lay writhing in pain on a stretcher in the corridor of the casualty ward without so much as a bedsheet to cover him.
Taken from Times of India.
CHENNAI: India has 20.42 lakh disabled children aged between 0 and 6 years. Around 71% of them - 14.52 lakh children - are in rural areas. There are 5.9 lakh disabled children in cities. Of them, 11.04 lakh are male and 9.38 lakh are female children.
Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank
(Sponsored by Punjab National Bank)
H.O.. Meena Plaza, South of Museum (Patna)
Madhya Bihar Cramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale III), Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Rajasthan Institute of Cooperative Education Management (RICEM)
10-B, Jhalana Institutional Area, Jhalana Doongri, Jaipur.
RICEM invites applications from eligible candidates to fill up the following different cadre posts in Rajasthan State Cooperative Bank Ltd. And Central Cooperative Banks.
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Taken from Daily Pioneer.
Politics is a ‘new beginning’ for visually impaired farmer Bipad Baran Ghosh. The negligence of former and present MLAs of his region towards specially abled persons made him choose the path of politics on World Disability Day celebrated on December 3. Ghosh, who had been fighting for the rights of disabled
ones since a decade has filed his nomination for the assembly polls from Nala constituency, going to poll on December 20.
Taken from Tribune News Service.
Tejinder Pal Singh, a 27-year-old blind cricketer from Jalandhar, the first from the state, has made the country proud in the Cricket World Cup for Blind held at Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday.India beat defending champions Pakistan in the 4th Cricket World Cup for Blind.
Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL)
(A Government of India Undertaking)
Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ ST/ PWD
Advertisement Ref. No.: MDL/HR-CR/REC/31/2014
Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) is India’s leading Shipbuilding Company with ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. It is a profit-making Central Government Schedule ‘A’ PSU under the Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production, engaged primarily in the building of Warships and Submarines for the Indian Navy.
Google Nexus phones are running on stock Android platform, giving better accessibility as Google provides in Android platform. These phones are being manufactured by various brands such as LG, Samsung, Motorola etc.
Taken from Zee News.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on an NGO's plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for not complying with an earlier order of three per cent quota in jobs to persons with disabilities.
Taken from The New Indian Express.
NEW DELHI: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has congratulated the Indian visually impaired cricket team for winning the World Cup for Blind by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan.
Taken from Business Standard.
Persons with Disabilities may no longer have to wait for public camps in their localities to purchase assistive devices, as these would now be delivered at their door steps with just a click of a button.
Office of the District & Sessions Judge
Visakhapatanam
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for appointment to the posts of Office Subordinates (Attenders) in A.P.Last Grade Services in the Unit of District & Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam, by Direct Recruitment.
Taken from Times of India.
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to accept the applications of disabled people applying for the posts of vidyasahayak. The state government had recently decided to appoint more than 4,300 vidyasahayaks across the state.
RailTel Corporation of India Limited
(A Government of India Undertaking under Ministry of Railways)
Regd Office: 10th Floor, Bank of Baroda Building, 16, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001
Corporate Office: Plot no. 143, Sector-44, Gurgaon -122003
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd., a Mini Ratna (Category I) PSU under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways, invites applications from eligible candidates for the post of Stenographer Grade-I.
Taken from Snapdeal blog.
Marking the International Day of People with Disability, Snapdeal.com, India’s largest online marketplace, has launched a specialty online Rehab and Support Store to cater to the special needs of persons with disabilities.
Taken from Hindustan Times.
Two decades ago, Bhavesh Chandubhai Bhatia lost his vision, and soon after, his 17-year-old job as a hotel manager. The same year, he exhausted his savings on his mother’s treatment for skin cancer.
Taken from Times of India.
BHUBANESHWAR: The state government on Monday distributed laptops free of cost to 100 visually challenged students to encourage them to pursue higher education.
Taken from Economic Times.
NEW DELHI: In some good news to persons with disabilities, the Bihar government today told the
Supreme Court that it will provide three per cent quota to such applicants in the appointment of 3,364 assistant professors in universities in the state.
Taken from PC World.
Microsoft is developing an interesting new system the company believes could radically change the way visually impaired people navigate an urban environment. The new prototype technology doesn't have an official name yet, but Microsoft refers to it as 3D soundscape technology.
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank
(A Govt. of India Undertaking)
HO: Near Bajrang Bhawan, Delhi Road, Rohtak– 124001
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank invites applications for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE-III for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September 2014.
Taken from Indian Express.
A 54-year-old visually impaired professor from Delhi University has been recommended for the coveted ‘National Award for the Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities’ by the government.
Taken from Times of India.
CHANDIGARH: The city's National Association for the Blind has proposed a special community radio for the visually impaired that will give solutions to their problems and keep them aware, updated and educated.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
IBPS invites online applications from eligible candidates for online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts in the Participating Organisations listed below.
Taken from Times of India.
NAGPUR: His mission in life reads, "To work unceasingly to mitigate pain and suffering of human race." And despite not having seen any light since birth, Rajesh Asudani is lighting up the lives of hundreds of disabled persons through his work. His congenital blindness hasn't stopped him from achieving as
many as 19 gold medals at Nagpur University, in the process inspiring thousands to fight against their disabilities.
United India Insurance Company Limited (UIIC)
Regd. & Head Office : 24, Whites Road,
Chennai – 600 014
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. is a leading Public sector General insurance company wholly owned by
Government of India, invites online applications from eligible Indian citizens for the post of ASSISTANT.
State Bank of India (SBI)
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD)
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Advertisement No. CRPD/ABCL/2014-15/07
Recruitment in Clerical Cadre in Associate Banks of State Bank of India
State Bank of India (SBI), invites applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment in clerical cadre in the following 5 Associate Banks of State Bank of India.
Taken from New York Times.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Two groups of scientists, working independently, have created artificial intelligence software capable of recognizing and describing the content of photographs and videos with far greater accuracy than ever before, sometimes even mimicking human levels of understanding.
Taken from Mumbai Mirror.
Research students have created a small watch-sized device that costs Rs 3,700 and can use sonar to help the blind navigate their environment along with other aids like a cane or a dog.
Taken from Telegraph India.
In the ancient Greek city state of Sparta, physically or visually challenged newborns were flung in deep gorges from hilltops to die an instant and cruel death as they would not be able to adapt to the martial culture of the state.
Taken from Daily Pioneer.
While providing the disabled with a friendly studying atmosphere, Delhi University has installed new technology in all colleges where visually impaired students can scan any book of their choice and the preinstalled software will transcribe text to speech. This technology can help visually impaired students
keep up with other students academically and also imbibe more knowledge in the process.
All India Management Association (AIMA)
All India Management Association (AIMA) invites applications from Indian Nationals for the following posts, On behalf of a Premier Schedule-A Mini-Ratna Public Sector Undertaking, providing Warehousing Facilities and Logistic support to Agriculture sector and other Notified commodities.
Taken from Business Standard.
An international festival showcasing films and documentaries made on disability issues will be held in the capital from November 24-26.
Taken from Indian Express.
Directing the railways to come up with a time-bound schedule to provide basic facilities for the differently abled by November 24, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday noted that a large number of suburban stations still did not been provide basic amenities like accessible toilets, railings, low ticketing
counters and low-height water taps.
Taken from Deccan Herald.
Amid all the hoopla about making public office buildings more accessible for the physically-challenged, the footpaths in the City continue to be disabled-unfriendly.
Read this important news taken from Times of India.
NEW DELHI: Smriti Singh, a visually impaired English teacher at Maitreyi College, fell on the tracks at Vaishali Metro station while trying to pick her way out of a train, unescorted, on November 5 (Wednesday).
Taken from Times of India.
Agra: Thirty-year-old visually impaired Neha Agarwal who is working as project coordinator in
IBM (Hyderabad), removed the myths relating to 'blind employees' during the special session organized in national blind convention here on Saturday.
Taken from Economic Times.
NEW DELHI: UGC has asked universities across the country to earmark funds to ensure a barrier-free environment for physically challenged students, seeking a status report within a fortnight.
Department of Post
Office of the Chief PostMaster General
Delhi Circle, New Delhi-110001
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the direct recruitment to the cadre of Postman and Mailguard in Postal department, Delhi circle.
Taken from Times of India:
At the age of 12, Shubham Banerjee, closed an early-stage funding round with Intel Capital for his prototype for a low-cost Braille printer. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA: If Shubham Banerjee cannot lay claim to being the world's youngest venture capital-backed entrepreneur, he comes very close.
United India Insurance Company Limited (UIIC)
24, Whites Road, Chennai – 600014
United India Insurance Company, is a leading Public Sector General Insurance Company wholly owned by Government of India, invites applications from
young and dynamic candidates for the post of Administrative Officer (Scale I) in Generalist and Specialist discipline.
Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University (JRHU)
Chitrakoot (U.P.) - 210 204
(Established by an U.P. Act No. 32 of 2001 and Recognized Under Section 2(f)&12(b) of UGC Act)
Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, first University of its kind, invites applications on prescribed proforma for the following faculty and non - faculty posts.
Government of Assam
Secretariat Administration(ESTT.) Department Dispur,Guwahati-6.
No. S(E).71/2014/54 Dated Dispur the, 29th September, 2014.
Applications are invited from the intending eligible candidates who are citizen of India for filling up of the vacancies as indicated below in the cadre of Junior Administrative Assistant in the Assam Secretariat under Assam Secretariat Subordinate Service Rules,1963(as amended).
Taken from Times of India.
AGARTALA: A young Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, posted as sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) in Dhalai district, Tripura, plans to launch a website for those without vision that will help them in their career. The officer, Ajit Kumar Yadav, a resident of Kheri village under Mahendranagar in
south Haryana, is himself visually challenged.
The New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL)
(A Government of India Undertaking)
The New India Assurance Company Ltd., a leading Public Sector General Insurance Company and wholly owned by Government of India, invites applications from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment of Assistants in Class III cadre.
Taken from Telegraph India.
The Union social justice and empowerment ministry is working on what will be the first central government pilgrimage scheme to benefit the disabled. The two largest existing pilgrimages funded and monitored by the Centre — Haj and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra — bar the physically or mentally challenged.
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB)
Indian Railways Centralised Employment Notice No. 03/2014 for various posts of Teachers / Ministerial and Isolated categories.
The New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL)
(A Government of India Undertaking)
The New India Assurance Company Ltd., a leading Public Sector General Insurance Company & wholly owned by Government of India, invites applications for recruitment of 509 Officers in Scale I cadre.
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT)
(formerly Delhi Institute of Technology)
An Autonomous Institute of GOVT. OF N. C. T. OF DELHI & Affiliated to University of Delhi ,
Delhi Azad Hind Fauj Marg, Sector 3, Dwarka, NEW DELHI 110 078.
Applications in the prescribed format are invited from eligible candidates for recruitment to the following faculty positions in Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology.
Taken from The Hindu.
The Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) has directed the Bihar State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to take suitable action to ensure the statutory three percent reservation for differently-abled candidates in the recently advertised posts of Assistant Professorship in
universities of Bihar.
Taken from The Hindu.
The Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disability has directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw its “discriminatory performa”. It has directed the UPSC to refrain from asking differently-abled people to submit photographs showing their disabilities and to consider the ‘permanent disability certificate’ issued from a government hospital as a valid proof.
Taken from Daily Pioneer.
Chief Minister Raman Singh has announced that disabled persons will be given six per cent reservation in government jobs as per rules.
The State Government will issue notification in this regard by the end of this month, he informed. The announcement has come after a delegation of speech and hearing impaired children called on the Chief Minister on Sunday evening at his residence here.
Taken from Hindustan Times.
The World Health Organisation estimates four in five cases of blindness globally are avoidable. World Sight Day is marked on October 9, and calls for 'No More Avoidable Blindness'.
Taken from New Indian Express.
KASARGOD: Nalin Sathyan has successfully hidden his other identity — Nalin.x.Linux — for long. He is as obscure as his home, a two-bedroom blind teacher’s quarters hidden by outgrown grass on Seethangoli Road at Vidyanagar in Kasargod.
Taken from Times of India.
KOCHI: Supporting the special rights of people with disabilities, the Kerala high court held that an employee who took voluntary retirement due to a disability while in service should be reinstated if he or she wishes so later on.
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Taken from Business Standard.
Inching closer to the ambitious project of issuing Unique Disability Identification Card for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Disability Affairs has released the draft Detailed Project Report for this purpose.
Taken from The Hindu:
Writer Balan Pootheri inaugurating the Vidyarambhom ceremony organised for the visually challenged at the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.
In the background, a computer voice could be heard while a large, diverse group of participants interacted with one another, had tea and tried their hand at cooking sambar. It was a Vidyarambhom ceremony unlike any other.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Shahjahan Road, Dhopur House, New Delhi – 110069
Advertisement No. 16/2014
UPSC invites Online applications for following various posts in various Government of India Ministries and Departments.
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur 713209,
West Bengal, India
Advt. No.: NITD/08/08/2014 Date: 08/09/2014
Special Recruitment Drive for SC, ST, OBC and PWD Candidates
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Indian Ordnance Factories, Ordnance Factory.
Ambarnath Dist. Thane (Maharashtra) Pin: 421 502.
Ordnance Factory, Ambarnath invites online applications from the eligible Citizens of India for filling up the following Non-Industrial posts (Group 'C').
Department of General Administration, Punjab
Advt. No. GAD/1/2014
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for the following posts to be filled in the Department of General Administration, Punjab.
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Taken from NDTV Gadgets:
Google on Thursday announced an update to Drive and its Web-based editors - Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, and Forms - specifically designed with blind and low-vision users in mind.
Taken from Times of India.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday held that three per cent reservation for disabled people be given in all categories of government jobs including in appointments and promotions to IAS, while pulling up the Centre for "blocking" the very purpose of this empowering legislation by opposing it.
Deccan Grameena Bank (DGB)
(Sponsored by State Bank of Hyderabad)
Head Office, # 2-1-520, 2nd Floor, Vijayasri Sai Celestia, Street No.9
Shankermutt Road, Nallakunta, Hyderabad, A.P. -500 044.
Deccan Grameena Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale III), Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Punjab Gramin Bank
(Sponsored by Punjab National Bank)
Head Office, Jalandhar Road,
Kapurthala 144601
Punjab Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle Management (Scale III), Officer in Middle Management (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
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State Bank of India
Central Recruitment and Promotion Department (CRPD)
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) in Associate Banks of State Bank of India; State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT).
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (HQ)
18, Institutional Area, Saheed Jeet Singh Marg
New Delhi-110016.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), henceforth mentioned as KVS, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India invites Online applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment to the Officers’ Cadre and Non-Teaching posts for the year 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC)
Bays No. 1-10, Block-B, Sector-4, Panchkula
The Haryana Public Service Commission invites online applications from eligible candidates for 119 posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in the Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Examination – 2014.
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Taken from Deccan Herald.
It was an event to open the eyes of fellow citizens to the daily struggle of those who have to navigate without a vision. And, what a way it was to make them meander around blindfolded.
Taken from Business Standard:
In a first, engineers have designed a robotic walking stick for the visually impaired that can detect the user's immediate path and store localised geographical information.
Taken from The Hindu.
The Centre’s first conference of State Ministers and Principal Secretaries of the Social Justice department to review disability affairs on Saturday received a rather lukewarm response with barely ten States sending Ministers and half that number of Secretaries.
District and Sessions Court
Nizamabad.
Applications are invited in the proscribed format for appointment to the posts of Process Servers and Office Subordinates, by direct recruitment in A.P. Last Grade Services in the Unit of District Judge, Nizamabad from the eligible Candidates.
Taken from The Hindu:
Pressure from disability rights activists has prompted the Court of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to issue a stern warning and ultimatum to the Election Commission of India (ECI) asking it to make its website user friendly for persons with disability.
Taken from The Hindu:
Fourteen years ago on a trip to the United States of America, G. Gopalakrishna noticed the importance of having proper signage for differently-abled persons, specifically for the visually impaired.The observations he made complemented his ongoing research in the area of developing accessible signage back home in Bangalore, and it recently culminated when he discovered an easy design that brought the cost down by nearly 30 per cent in the international market.
Taken from Times of India.
NEW DELHI: Students at the All India Confederation of Blinds in Rohini often get knocked by cars while finding their way to the school premises. Drivers backing without warning or looking around had left three of the girls bruised earlier. The students have a tough time weaving through the vehicles parked haphazardly.
Taken from Times of India:
AHMEDABAD: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is changing its architecture to make the disabled feel enabled.
IIM-A gets a high number of disabled students — up from two in 2003 to 23 at present. And, to make these special students feel special, IIM-A is renovating itself to create ramps, railings and smoothing rough edges for easy access in campus.
Taken from DNA India.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Centre for not filing its reply on a PIL seeking quashing of an examination notice of the UPSC for the upcoming Civil Services Examination on the ground of non-compliance of one per cent quota for visually impaired applicants.
News taken from Times of India:
BELGAUM: Channamma Marihal lost her vision at eight and suddenly her colourful life turned dark. The girl, who would play happily with other children, started withdrawing into a shell. Many started giving up on her and thought she'd end up in a corner of the house.
Taken from Indian Express:
Seven players from Gujarat have been selected as part of the Indian Cricket team for Blind for the World Cup Tournament 2014 in South Africa to be held in November. Gujarat has the largest representation in the Indian team of 17.
Government of NCT of Delhi
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)
FC-18, Institutional Area, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092
DSSSB revised the notification advt. no. 01/2014 for the following teaching and non-teaching positions. Attention: Candidates for Post Codes: 146/14, 147/14, 150/14, 152/14, 156/14, 192/14, Advt.No. 01/14
Taken from Indian Express:
For nearly 60 visually-impaired college students in Mumbai, detecting obstacles in front of them will no longer require physical contact. ‘Smartcanes’ developed by a team from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) team will enable the students to detect open windows, electric poles, hanging branches
and protruding AC units, open car door at a distance of three metres using ultrasonic ranging sensors attached to their regular canes.
Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank (BRKGB)
(Govt. of India Undertaking)
Head Office, Citi Plaza, 1st Floor, Vaishali Nagar,
Ajmer-305004 ( Raj. )
Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer Junior Management - Scale I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE-II for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/October 2013.
Andaman and Nicobar Administration
The Andaman and Nicobar Administration invites applications from eligible candidates for the post of Lower Division Clerks (Group C, Non-Gazetted). This includes 146 vacancies of the notification published in the "Daily Telegram" and other media on 04.06.2013
Taken from Bangalore Mirror:
The five-foot deep ditch in front of EnAble India on Sarjapur Road, Koramangala I block, into which Timy Sebastian fell headlong and broke his arm. A 31-year-old blind youth was lucky to survive with a broken arm after falling headlong into a 5-foot deep ditch; now he has taken on BBMP's callousness
with an FIR. Even for a person with 20/20 vision, it is quite a feat to safely cross the three-foot wide, uncovered shoulder drain just outside the commercial building that houses EnAble India, a charitable trust for persons with disability, located on Sarjapura Road in Koramangala I block near Wipro Junction.
Taken from Economic Times:
BANGALORE: A host of applications that help the visually impaired navigate the world- both digital and real- is being developed by about half a dozen startups that are also gaining investor attention.
Banking major State Bank of India dedicated its 5555 the Talking ATM to the nation on the occasion of State Bank Day on 1st July 2014. This was inaugurated by Smt. Anshula Kant, DMD (Operations - National Banking) at Wodehouse Road Branch, Colaba, Mumbai.
Taken from The Hindu:
They RJ shows, report news, network for content, manage software platforms, handle web hosting and design, and take care of finance, administration and marketing — all this, without the support of sight. Tune in to Radio Udaan, an amazing pan-Indian online radio initiative for the blind, manned exclusively
by the blind.
Department of Posts
Office of The Chief Postmaster General,
A.P. Circle, Hyderabad - 500 001
Applications are invited from the desirous & eligible Applicants to fill up the posts of Postman and Mail Guard in the following Postal Divisions / Units in Andhra Pradesh Circle.
Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB)
Head Office: KGB Towers, AK Road
Malappuram, Kerala- 676 505
Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB) invites ONLINE applications for the posts of Officers in Junior Management Scale I (Assistant Managers) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) Cadres from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013.
State Bank of India (SBI)
Central Recruitment and Promotion Department (CRPD)
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/SCO/2014-15/05
State Bank of India invites on-line applications from Indian citizens for recruitment in the post of Special Management Executive (Banking) in MMGS-III and MMGS-II scale.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2014
Staff Selection Commission will hold on Sundays ( 02.11.2014 & 09.11.2014), an All India Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the Group-“C” posts of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk in various Central Government Ministries / Departments / Offices.
Karnataka Teachers Recruitment Board
Karnataka Teachers Recruitment Board invites applications from eligible candidates for
recruitment of 49 Assistant Teachers for Visually Impaired candidates in Government Primary Schools at District Level.
Taken from Business Standard:
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to modify its 2013 office memorandum after considering the representation of NGO National Federation of Blind on computation of seats to be reserved for disabled persons in four category posts in government departments.
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Taken from Telegraph India: “Cry for suspension of Utkal faculty”
Bhubaneswar, July 23: Visually challenged students today sat on a protest before the disability commissioner’s office here demanding immediate suspension of the Utkal university faculty Sujit Acharya.
Government of India
Department of Space
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
ADVT. No. ISRO HQ:ICRB:04:2014 dated 17.07.2014
Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO] of the Department of Space [DOS] is looking for young, dynamic and dedicated candidates for filling-up the posts of ASSISTANTS (administrative support staff) in various ISRO Centres/Units, across India.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
The Reserve Bank of India invites applications from eligible candidates for 506 posts of “Assistant” in various offices of the Bank. Selection for the post will be through a country-wide competitive Online Examination and Interview.
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New Delhi : Even as the nation writhes in agony over the Bangalore school rape incident, another shocking case of brutality against children has to come light, this time from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.
Taken from Hindustan Times:
In a unique initiative aimed at empowering disabled people, the government is planning to issue a pan-India multipurpose identity card to the about 27 million persons with disability (PwD) in India.
Taken from Times of India:
MYSORE: The Times Foundation, in collaboration with JSS Mahavidyapeetha, has introduced a mass communication and journalism course for visually-impaired students at JSS Polytechnic For The Differently Abled.
Indian Bank
(A Govt, of India Undertaking)
Corporate Office, 254-260, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai 600014
Indian Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank, with headquarters in Chennai having geographical presence all over India and abroad invites ON-LINE applications from Indian Citizens for the following post of SPECIALIST OFFICERS.
Taken from Times of India:
AHMEDABAD: For blind people, Union Budget 2014-15 presented on Thursday was historic - for the first time, the word 'Braille' was given the importance of being mentioned in a central Budget. The role of a teacher from Gujarat, Geeta Vaghela, who wrote the Braille version of Narendra Modi's book on education, 'Kelve te Kelavanikar', may be behind this sudden impetus given to Braille in the central Budget.
Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank (UBGB)
Head Office, Kalambagh Chowk,
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, 842 001
Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale III), Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
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Taken from other source:
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them affordable and immediate access to printed words.
Bank of Baroda (BOB)
Baroda Corporate Centre, Plot No. C-26, Block G, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051
Bank of Baroda is looking for young, qualified, mobile and active minds who can be imparted with the necessary knowledge and skills required to be good all-round bankers through the 1 year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance course in Baroda Manipal School of Banking.
Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
IDBI Tower, WTC Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 1/2014-15
IDBI Bank Ltd., a banking company under the Companies Act, 1956, having majority share holding by Government of India. IDBI Bank has entered into a MoU with Manipal Global Education Services Private Limited, to provide training in Banking and Finance to prospective candidates aspiring to join IDBI bank as Assistant Manager Grade „A‟.
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank
(Govt. of India Undertaking)
HO: Near Bajrang Bhawan, Delhi Road, Rohtak-124001.
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank invites applications for the post of Officer Junior Management (Scale-I from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE-II for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013.
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
Western Offshore Unit, Mumbai
Advertisement No. 04/2014
ONGC, a “Maharatna” Public Sector Enterprise, and India’s energy anchor is engaged in Exploration and Production of Oil & Gas in India and abroad. ONGC Western Offshore Unit, Mumbai invites applications from Candidates with valid registration in any of the Employment Exchanges located within the State of Maharashtra for the following posts.
National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC)
(A Government of India Enterprise)
Advt. No. 4/2014
NBCC, a Schedule "A” Mini Ratna Category-I CPSU requires dynamic and result oriented persons on regular basis through Direct Recruitment for its operation.
Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD)
CORRIGENDUM: Faculty Positions for Persons with Disabilities
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for faculty positions (Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor) in the following Schools/Centres of Studies as detailed below:
RailTel Corporation of India Limited
(A Government of India Undertaking under Ministry of Railways)
Regd Office: 10th Floor, Bank of Baroda Building, 16, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001
Corporate Office: Plot no. 143, Sector-44, Gurgaon -122003U64202DL2000GOI107905
RailTel Corporation of India Limited is a Mini-Ratna (Category-I) Public Sector Undertaking under Government of India, require professionals in the fields of Data Centre, IT, MPLS, Marketing, Finance and Company Secretaryship.
“The city fails them”, published in Indian Express describes How accessible are the Delhi Metro, DTC Buses and the Railways to the disabled?
Mahesh Kumar (40) takes the Blue Line Metro daily from Uttam Nagar, where he lives, to Tagore Garden, where he teaches in a government school. In November 2013, this visually impaired man reached the Uttam Nagar (West) Metro station to board the train as usual.
Taken from Times of India:
CHENNAI: The dream is to enter the IAS cadre and N L Beno Zephine, who is visually impaired, is holding her breath until the marks for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam results are released in 15 days.
Taken from tribuneindia.com:
Government employees who have differently abled children to take care of will be exempted from routine transfers and they will not be asked to take voluntary retirement on refusing such postings, the Centre has said.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Commission will hold a Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ (Non-
Gazetted ) in Pay Band 2) and Grade ‘D’ (NonTechnical) in Pay Band 1), to be recruited in various Central Government Ministries / Departments / Offices.
News taken from Times of India:
BHUBANESWAR: The state government is planning to make government web portals disabled-friendly with screen readers, resizing of texts and colour contrast scheme by August 15.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd.
(Wholly Owned by Govt. of India)
Regd. Office: 9th Floor, IFCI Building, 61, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd., the first women’s public sector bank in India has become operational from 19th November, 2013, invites applications from eligible candidates for the following posts.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Applications are invited for the post of Officers Grade-B in Reserve Bank of India (RBI/Bank) from Indian citizens.
Taken from Times of India:
NEW DELHI: The city police informed the Delhi high court that they have installed 57 auditory devices at traffic signals in the capital for safety of visually impaired people.
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed Northern Railways to publish a revised merit list and appoint the 100% visually impaired candidates, who qualified on merit as well as under the disability quota. The news is taken from Indian Express.
Below is the news taken from Times of India about RBI’s new guideline to make all new ATMs accessible from July.
MUMBAI: All new ATMs to be installed by commercial banks from July 2014 onwards would provide audible instructions and Braille keypads to customers,
RBI said on Wednesday.
Taken from Times of India:
LONDON: A London-based company claims to have put the world's first Braille phone, which costs just 60 pounds, for sale in UK.
The phone has been designed to provide an instant connection between blind users and their friends and family, its manufacturers said.
Tripura Public Service Commission (TPSC)
Agartala, Tripura.
Applications are invited in the prescribed form from bonafide citizens of India for selection of candidates for recruitment to the post of Personal Assistant Grade-II, Group-C Non-Gazetted under GA(P&T) Department, Govt. of Tripura.
Taken from Indian Express:
In an effort to disseminate information to visually-impaired visitors, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has put up signs in Braille, explaining
the cultural and historical significance of the structures at the most-visited monuments in Delhi.
Taken from The Hindu:
I did it because of my love for the sport, says Divyanshu Ganatra
On Wednesday afternoon, at Kamshet near Pune, a 36-year-old undertook his first solo paragliding flight. As soon as he landed, his trainers ran out and huddled around him. Amid cheers, one said, "We did it. You made history."
Taken from Digital Trends:
Researchers from MIT Media Labs are developing a wearable device that can read out printed text using a synthesized voice, helping the sight-impaired read books without the use of braille. Called the FingerReader, the ring-like device has a mounted camera for scanning text.
Taken from Business Standard:
India has signed the "Marrakesh Treaty" to facilitate access to published works for blind, visually impaired or print disabled persons.
The treaty was signed yesterday at a ceremony organised by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) during the 27th session of Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).
Taken from Hindustan Times:
For the visually impaired, navigating through neighborhoods can be a struggle, but apps aim to shed light on places, people, and obstacles that lie in their paths.
Public Service Commission, Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC)
Advertisement No: A-1/E-1/2014 Dated: 24/04/2014
Combined State / Lower Subordinate Services Examination – 2014.
UPPSC shall hold preliminary examination for the various posts of Combined State / Lower Subordinate Services (Preliminary) Examination-2014 in various centres of Uttar Pradesh.
Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Tiruchirapalli-620025
Applications are invited from Indian Nationals to fill up the following vacancies of Industrial Establishment at Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project, Tiruchirapalli - 620 025, Tamilnadu State.
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University Grants Commission (UGC)
National Eligibility Test (NET)
The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 29th June 2014 (SUNDAY) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Indian universities and colleges.
Sarva Haryan Gramin Bank
Head Office, Rohtak – 124 001.
Advertisement No. : SHGB 01/2014 (2nd Phase)
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) who have appeared in the Online CWE-II for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013 and declared qualified.
State Bank of India (SBI)
Central Recruitment and Promotion Department
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers(POs)inStateBankofIndia.
Taken from New Indian Express:
The Election Commission (EC) in Odisha, in its initiative to encourage physically handicapped people to vote in large numbers, has roped in national blind cricket team captain Md Jafar Iqbal as its 'icon'.
Taken from The Hindu Business Line:
After smartphones and smartcards, here comes the SmartCane – a home-grown, affordable electronic device for the visually impaired. The ultrasonic device, launched by IIT Delhi on Monday, can be fixed on the top fold of the white cane to detect obstacles above knee-level at a distance ranging from one metre to three metres. Its carrier is alerted by different vibratory patterns.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
New Delhi-110067
JNU invites applications for faculty positions at the level of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, available in various Schools/Centres of the University. Candidates with good academic record, teaching and research experience and working in related areas, are encouraged to apply.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Staff Selection Commission will hold a Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts of Junior Hindi Translators (in Subordinate Offices) , Hindi Pradhyapak in Central Hindi Training Institute and Senior/Junior Translators under Ministry of Defence. The Examination will comprise of a Written Examination followed by Interview.
Taken from Times of India:
NEW DELHI: Heeding to years of pleas and protests by differently-abled people, government has finally come out with detailed rules governing their air travel by making it clear that no airline would refuse to fly them.
Uttarakhand Gramin Bank
Uttarakhand Gramin Bank invites applications for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013.
MSTC Limited
225- C, A.J.C. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA-700020
MSTC Limited is a Mini Ratna Category-I PSU under the Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India, is looking for young, energetic and motivated persons for the post of MANAGEMENT TRAINEES for achieving its ambitious plans of significantly expanding its business activities.
Taken from Times of India:
BANGALORE: A wearable device developed by a 23-year-old Indian based Kerala has just concluded an overwhelmingly successful campaign on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. Fin, a tiny hardware product that you can wear on your thumb as a ring and which converts your whole palm into a gesture interface, has raised about $200,000 from some 1,600 people around the world who have pre-ordered the product.
Public Appointments
High Court of Delhi: New Delhi
The High Court of Delhi will hold Delhi Judicial Service Examination, in two successive stages:- Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination (objective type with 25% negative marking) for selection for the main examination and Delhi Judicial Service Main Examination (Written) for selection of candidates for calling for Viva voce.
India Post
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology,
Department of Posts (Recruitment Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001.
Applications are invited from the eligible persons for filling the vacancies of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants/Postal Assistants (Savings Bank Control Organization)/Postal Assistants (Foreign Post Organization)/Postal Assistants (Returned Letter Offices)/Postal Assistants (Mail Motor Services) And Postal Assistants (Circle And Regional Offices)
Haryana School Shiksha Priyojna Parishad, Haryana
Shiksha Sadan, Sector – 5, Panchkula –134105
Online applications are invited for filling up of various 260 posts of Block Resource Persons (BRP) purely on contractual basis initially for a period of one year and extendable on yearly basis on performance basis in Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parisad, Haryana.
Central Silk Board
Ministry of Textiles – Government of India
Bangalore – 560 068
Advt. No. CSB/2/2014
Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for filling up of the following posts in the Central Silk Board.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
(An autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI)
Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre,
Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) invites Online applications for the following posts on deputation /Regular /Contract basis.
Dyal Singh College
(University of Delhi)
Lodi Road, New Delhi
Advt.No.T/2013-2014/1275
Applications are invited on the prescribed application form for the 109 posts of Assistant Professor in the following subjects in Dyal Singh College, New Delhi.
Power Finance Corporation Limited
(A Government of India Undertaking)
Urjanidhi, 1 Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi-110 001.
Advertisement No: 02/2014
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC), a Navratna Company providing financial assistance to the various entities in the power sector, is looking for dynamic, committed and self-motivated professionals for its CSR unit.
State Bank of India (SBI)
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD)
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2013-14/14 for Specialist Officers in State Bank Group
State Bank of India invites online applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment for following 393 posts of Specialist Officers in SBI and its Associate Banks including SBH, SBM, SBP and SBT.
Canara Bank
Recruitment Cell, Human Resources Wing
Head office, 112, J C Road, Bangalore – 560 002
CB / RP / 1 / 2014
Canara Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank with Head Office in Bangalore and pan India presence with over 4500 branches, invites ON-LINE APPLICATIONS, from the eligible candidates for Recruitment of Managers in Middle Management Grade Scale-II – Specialist cadre.
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS)
(An Autonomous Organization under Ministry of HRD)
Department of School Education and Literacy),
Government of India
B-15, Institutional Area, Sector-62,
Noida, District GautamBudh Nagar,
Uttar Pradesh – 201 309
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education & Literacy, Government of India, invites ON LINE applications from eligible Indian nationals
About 50 differently abled people protested against the Disability Rights Bill that was introduced in the Parliament on Friday. The protesters, who gathered near Sathya Murthy Bhavan in Triplicane, demanded that changes be made in the bill after due public consultation.
Taken from Times of India:
LONDON: Cells taken from the donated eyes of the dead may enable blind people
to see the world, a new study has found.
Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank
Head Office: Indore
201, Arcade Silver 56, Near 56 Shops,
01, New Palasia, Indore (M.P.) – 452001
Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during in September/ October 2013.
Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank
(Sponsored by Bank of Baroda)
Head Office : A-1, Civil Lines, Raebareli
Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank invites applications for the post of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) from Indian citizens
Taken from Times of India:
WASHINGTON: Doctors in US have successfully implanted an artificial retina in two near-blind patients to allow them to see objects, light and people standing before them.
Taken from The Hindu
Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Prasanna Kumar Pincha on Thursday urged the State government to ensure that posts reserved under the 3 per cent quota for persons with disabilities were filled.
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology (GJUST)
(Established by State Legislature Act 17 of 1995)
‘A’ Grade NAAC Accredited
Hisar, Haryana
ADVT. NQ.1/2014
GJUS&T invites applications from the eligible candidates for the following Teaching and Non-Teaching posts.
Taken from Indian Express:
Students wishing to spend more time reading and researching in JawaharLal Nehru University (JNU) will now be able to do so at their own ease. Acting on a long-standing demand of students, the central
library at JNU will now be operational round the clock.
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Taken from Indian Express.
For 18-year-old Sangeeta Gaikwad,one of the visually impaired girls at Poona School and Home for Blind,mornings are about visiting her kitchen garden and checking on the plants in the kitchen garden — brinjal,chillies,bottle-gourd,methi ,onion,tomato,etc,harvesting vegetables and so on.
Taken from DNA India.
Right from stations to coaches, metro aims to give the differently abled and visually challenged a smooth ride.
Those who are disabled or visually impaired have nothing to worry about while using the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro rail once it is opened to the public.
