New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has listed the disabilities and the Designated Centres to issue Disability Certificate to PWD candidates for NEET Counselling 2020 with respect to MBBS and BDS admissions this academic year.
As the UG Counselling for the current academic year 2020-21 is scheduled to start from 27th October 2020 as per schedule uploaded on MCC website, the candidates will be approaching Disability Centres designated by MCC of DGHS (as per the list attached below) across India to obtain Disability Certificate after getting their disability assessed at the centre in order to avail the benefit of 5% PwD reservation in medical courses.
The MCC has directed these centres to arrange for issuing of Disability Certificates for 21 Benchmark Disabilities given under Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016 as per MCI's guidelines, so that inconvenience is not caused to the candidates, desiring to avail the benefit of PwD reservation. The format of Disability has been enclosed below.
 List of Centres who will issue Disability Certificates as per 21 Benchmark Disabilities given under RPWD Act-2016.
S/No.
Centres who will issue Disability Certificates as per 21 Benchmark Disabilities given under RPWD Act-2016
City/State
1.
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital,
New Delhi
2.
All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (for Locomotor Disability only)
Mumbai
3.
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research
Kolkata
4.
Madras Medical College
Chennai
5.
Grant Government Medical College, J.J. Hospital Compound
Mumbai, Maharashtra
6.
Goa Medical College
Goa
7.
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
8.
SMS Medical College
Jaipur, Rajasthan
9.
Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector32
Chandigarh
10.
Govt. Medical College, Agartala, State Disability Board
Agartala/Tripura
11.
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi/ Uttar Pradesh
To view official notice, click on the following link:
https://.in/pdf_upload/pdf_upload-141424.pdf
Moreover, the MCC has further listed the Disabilities for which the designated MCC Disability Centre are capable of issuing Certificate as per MCI Guidelines
In reference to Letter No. U-11011/ 04/ 2020- MEC dated 25th Sept., 2020 issued by MCC clarification had been sought from the Disability Centres asking them to identify Disabilities for which they are capable of issuing Certificate as per MCI Guidelines
The Designated Disability Centres have identified disabilities for which they can issue disability certificates as enclosed below. This is for the information/ knowledge/ benefit of the candidates so that they may not have to be redirected to some other centre by the institute and to avoid undue inconvenience to candidates.
AIIMS, Nagpur has been added in the List of Designated Disability Centres making the number of centres as 12.
Identifying Disabilities out of 21 Benchmark Disabilities for which the designated Disability Centre is capable of issuing Certificate as per MCI Guidelines
S/No.
Disability Centre Designated by MCC
Disabilities for which the designated Disability Centre is capable of issuing Certificate for 21 Benchmark Disabilities as
per MCI Guidelines
1.
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines except Ophthalmology Tests
2.
All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (for Locomotor Disability only), Mumbai
Only for Locomotor Disabilities
a)Leprosy cured Persons
b)Cerebral Palsy
c)Dwarfism
d)Muscular Dystrophy
e)Acid Attack Victims
f)Others such as Amputation. Poliomyelitis
3.
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines
4.
Madras Medical College, Chennai
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines
5.
Grant Government Medical College,
J.J. Hospital Compound, Mumbai
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines
6.
Goa Medical College, Goa
Response Awaited
7.
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines.
Ophthalmology Tests to be conducted at Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram under GMC, Thiruvananthapuram
8.
SMS Medical College, Jaipur
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines except
the following:
1.Neurology- Genetic Testing
2.ENT- Speech & Language Disability Testing
3.Orthopaedics/ PMR- Gonitometer Adult.
Plumb Line, Hand Dynomometer, Laser

Height Measuring Equipments
9.
Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector32, Chandigarh
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines
10.
Govt. Medical College, Agartala, State Disability Board, Agartala, Tripura
Response Awaited
11.
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UttarPradesh
All 21 disabilities as per MCI Guidelines
12.
AIIMS, Nagpur, Maharashtra (Newly included)
a)Locomotor Disability:- CP, Leprosy cured persons with disabilities, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy, Amputation, Congenital deficiencies of limb, club foot,
Acid attack victims
b)Visual Impairment:- (Blindness, Low Vision
c)Speech and Language Disabilities
d)Disabilities due to blood disorders:- (Thalassemia, Haemophilia)
To view official notice, click on the following link:
https://.in/pdf_upload/pdf_upload-141432.pdf