Act Number: 49

Act Name: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-12-27

Long Title: An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Section 32: Reservation in higher educational institutions.
    (1) All Government institutions of higher education and other higher education institutions receiving aid from the Government shall reserve not less than five per cent. seats for persons with benchmark disabilities.
     (2) The persons with benchmark disabilities shall be given an upper age relaxation of five years for admission in institutions of higher education.
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