Letter for Institutions
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
All India Online Aptitude Test for Admission to Diploma Courses in Special Education Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), a statutory body under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, is entrusted with the responsibility of standardizing and monitoring of training programmes in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education.
Applications are invited for admission to
1. Diploma in Education – Special Education (Deaf & Hard of Hearing,
2. Diploma in Education – Special Education (Mental Retardation),
3. Diploma in Education – Special Education (Visual Impairment) for the academic session 2012-13 through an All India Online Aptitude Test.
These Courses are offered by RCI recognized institutions to train special teachers to teach children with special needs. The schedule of important dates is given below:
Sl. No. AIOAT-2012 SCHEDULE DATE
1. Release of advertisement & Awareness exercise 24th December 2011
2. Application Form/ Prospectus availability – Hard copy 30th December 2011
3. Online registration begin and online prospectus 26th December 2011
4. Online Registration close 21st February 2012 (5.00 P.M.)
5. Request for Prospectus Last date 10th February 2012
6. Manual Receipt of application Last date 28th February 2012
7. Admit Card Generation – Begins 10th March 2012
8. Admit card dispatch - End 15th March 2012
9. Examination Window 7th April to 30th April 2012
10. Declaration of Results 10th May 2012
Note: Candidates may avail the facility of Mock/Sample Online Test 30 minutes before the commencement of Exam.
The demand for trained special teachers has increased considerably by a landmark judgment by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court for appointment of special teachers in each school of NCT of Delhi and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) granting approval to B.Ed. Special Education and D.Ed. Special Education qualifications for appointment of elementary teachers in general schools. Some of the States like NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan, etc. have already started the process of recruitment of special teachers.
Dr. J.P. Singh, Member Secret
Instructions for Online Aptitude Test:
1. Eligibility Criteria:
(a) Passed in 10+2 or equivalent examination recognized by Central/State Board
of Education.
(b) Appeared/Appearing in 10+2 or equivalent examination recognized by
Central/State Board of Education.
For more details, refer Prospectus (to be available w.e.f. 26th December, 2011)
2. The All India Online Aptitude Test will be conducted at selected examination centres all over the country, details of which are given in the prospectus. The facility of Paper Pencil Aptitude Test will also be available at Centres where online test can not be conducted.
3. Detailed information is available in the Prospectus for Online Aptitude Test (2012-13) and also at the website:
www.rehabcouncil.nic. and
www.satvatonlineexams.com
4. Request for Prospectus and Application Forms by Registered/Speed Post addressed to
Satvat Infosol, 23 Lattice Bridge Road, III Floor Pizza Corner Building, Adyar,
Chennai – 600 020 and accompanied by a Bank Draft for Rs. 500/-(Rs. five hundred)
for General/OBC and Rs. 300/-(Rs. three hundred) for SC/ST/PH drawn in favour of
“Member Secretary, RCI” Payable at New Delhi must reach latest by 28th February,
2012. RCI will not be responsible for any postal delay.
5. Application Form can also be downloaded from the websites:
www.rehabcouncil.nic.in
and/or
www.satvatonlineexams.com. Duly completed Application Form with requisite
fee of Rs.500/- (General/OBC)/Rs.300/- (SC/ST/PH) should be sent only to Satvat
Infosol, 23 Lattice Bridge Road, III Floor Pizza Corner Building, Adyar, Chennai –
600 020.
6. Online Application Form can also be submitted through
www.satvatonlineexams.com
7. RCI reserves all the rights regarding admission to various courses.
8. Only one Application Form is required for admission to any of the courses listed above.
9. Hall Tickets (Admit Card) can be down loaded from the websites
www.rehabcouncil.nic.in and/or
www.satvatonlineexams.com .
10.SCORE CARD/RESULT will be available on website
www.rehabcouncil.nic.in. Student can download the scorecard from the said website.
11. Cut off marks for admission will be declared on the website
www.rehabcouncil.nic.in on 10th May, 2012.
12. The passed candidates will seek admission on their own at any RCI recognized Institutions.
The admission will be made by the institutions following State Govt. rules.
NOTE: THE PROSPECTUS AND APPLICATION FORM SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND
ALSO AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE WEBSITES FROM 26TH DECEMBER, 2011 ONWARDS
Rehabilitation Council of India
(A Statutory Body under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment)
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION IN REHABILITATION
B-22, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016 
