Indian student with dyslexia wins her bid for extra time on exams

From Indian Express:

KOLKATA, India -- Finally, Payel Sarkar’s prayers were answered, as she not only got her admit card but also an hour extra in her Class XII Board exams.

Payel, a dyslexic student, had to fight a legal battle to get the admit card for the CBSE examination.

Alpana Das Sarkar, mother of 18-year-old Payel, had approached Birla High School for Girls — Payel’s examination centre — on March 8 showing the circulars and amended examination bylaws.

According to the new rules set by the CBSE, dyslexic students should be allowed an additional 60 minutes in papers of three-hour duration. They should also get 50 minutes extra for a paper of 2 hour 30 minutes duration.

The Birla School authorities then asked Payel to bring a certificate from the Central School, Fort William, which would certify that the student was suffering from dyslexia. The certificate was issued by Fort William, along with Payel’s medical certificate.