Can a handicapped person become IFS officer?

This year has its own share of good news: the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is also open to disabled candidates. Now, about 12 of the total 26 Civil Services (including the IAS, IFS, DANICS and Indian Civil Accounts Service) have been opened to persons with disability in the country.

What physical disability can be included in locomotor disability?

Some common conditions giving raise to locomotor disability could be poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, amputation, injuries of spine, head, soft tissues, fractures, muscular dystrophies etc.

What are the types of locomotor disability?

Some main categories of Locomotor Disability are as follows.

• Locomotor Disability of Upper Limb.
• Locomotor Disability of Lower Limb.
• Locomotor Disability of Trunk (Spine)
• Locomotor Disability in case Short Stature/ Dwarfism.
• Locomotor Disability in Amputees.
• Longitudinal deficiencies- Radial and Ulnar are most common.

What are the 4 categories of disability?

The four major types of disabilities include physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional, and sensory impaired disorders.

What is HI in handicapped?

– One Arm & One Leg, BL- Both leg, MW- Muscular weakness, HH- Hearing Handicapped.

Is the UPSC open for physically handicapped candidates?

However, not all services through the Civil Services Examination are open for physically handicapped candidates. In this article, we bring you the various UPSC posts available for handicapped candidates. We have also included the physically handicapped criteria for UPSC.

Can a physically handicapped person apply for IAS exam?

UPSC Physically Handicapped Category The Commission assigns a UPSC category code for different disabilities. The following table lists the various categories of physical handicaps (PH) or disability which are eligible for the IAS exam – The UPSC defines disability as the presence of any one or more of the conditions listed above.

What is locomotor disability in medical education?

New Delhi: The Medical Council of India has informed the Delhi High Court that disabled or ‘divyang’ candidates with more than 80 percent locomotor disability will be eligible for Postgraduate medical courses. Locomotor disability means problem in moving from one place to another, that is, disability in legs.

Are all civil services open to physically handicapped candidates?

The Union Public Service Commission provides various concessions to differently-abled candidates in terms of age limit relaxation for physically handicapped aspirants, reservation of posts and special provisions in exam centres etc. However, not all services through the Civil Services Examination are open for physically handicapped candidates.