• To provide counselling to differently - abled students on the types of courses they could study at the higher education institutions.
• To ensure admission of as many differently-abled students as possible through the open quota and also through the reservation meant for them.
• To gather orders dealing with fee concessions, examination procedures, reservation, policies, etc., pertaining to differently-abled persons., policies, etc
• To assess the educational needs of differently abled persons enrolled in the higher education institutes to determine the types of assistive devices to be procured.
• To conduct awareness programmes for teachers of the institute about the approaches to teaching, evaluation procedures, etc, which they should address in the case of differently-abled students.

Providing Access to  differently-abled persons

It has been felt that differently-abled persons need special arrangements in the environment for their mobility and independent functioning. It is also a fact that many institutes have architectural barriers that disabled persons find difficult for their day-today functioning. The colleges are expected to address accessibility related issues as per the stipulations of the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995, and ensure that all existing structures as well as future construction projects in their campuses are made disabled friendly. The institutes should create special facilities such as ramps, rails and special toilets, and make other necessary changes to suit the special needs of differently-abled persons. The construction plans should clearly address the accessibility issues pertaining to disability. Guidelines on accessibility laid out by the office of the Chief Commissioner of Disabilities.