The Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) today informed the Supreme Court that it plans to introduce Screen Reader Software for visually impaired candidates in the UPSC exam as soon as it has acquired proper infrastructure.

"as soon as the feasibility and availability of proper infrastructure/ software and proper testing is ensured at various Centres to conduct its Examinations in a secured manner, the Commission would conduct its Examinations for Visually Impaired candidates by providing Screen Reading Software ," UPSC has said in its affidavit.

Before a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta , UPSC informed that on May 9, it had orally made a statement that for introducing screen reader software, it does not require an amendment to the Common Services Examin

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