Updated On: 16 February, 2026 05:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Supreme Court has given UPSC one week to file a compliance affidavit on using screen-reader software and allowing scribe changes for visually-impaired candidates, emphasizing accessibility as a constitutional right

SC has asked UPSC to submit plan for screen-reader software in exams for visually impaired. File Pic
The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) one week to submit a compliance affidavit detailing its plan for providing screen-reader software and other accessibility measures for visually-impaired candidates in its examinations, reported the PTI.
The matter was heard by a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. During the hearing, the counsel for UPSC said, "We are completely complying with it (directions). We just require a period of one week to place the compliance affidavit on record." The bench accepted the request and posted the matter for further hearing on February 23 as per PTI.