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Equal Opportunity Cell compliance, evidenced and audit-ready.
Every higher education institution in India is required to provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities and to maintain a functioning Equal Opportunity Cell. Most institutions have the intent. Few have the documentation, the trained faculty or the accessibility record to demonstrate it under scrutiny. Think College @ MIHE closes that gap.
The law says colleges must help students with disabilities.
Most colleges do not know how.
We visit. We tell you what to fix. We train your teachers.
What your institution is required to show
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
Non-discrimination, accessibility of premises and services, and reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities.
UGC Accessibility Guidelines
Accessibility across curriculum, teaching-learning, resources, assessment and infrastructure.
UGC regulations — Equal Opportunity Cells
A constituted, functioning Equal Opportunity Cell with a named nodal officer.
AICTE guidelines
Assistive technology, adaptive equipment and support services in technical institutions.
NEP 2020
Equitable and inclusive higher education as a stated national objective.
NAAC assessment
Documented evidence of inclusive practice, accessibility provision and institutional values.
Compliance is not a policy document. It is a record: an accessibility audit, a written accommodation protocol, a trained faculty, and a register of accommodations actually granted. We help institutions build that record.
Free campus accessibility walk-through
Three hours on your campus. A written four-page gap note within one week, benchmarked against the UGC Accessibility Guidelines, with findings ranked by priority and by cost — drafted so it can be attached directly to an IQAC file.
What we assess
- Physical access — entrances, ramps, gradients, handrails, lifts, restrooms, parking, signage
- Environmental access — sensory load, quiet spaces, wayfinding, lighting, acoustics
- Digital access — website, LMS, examination portals, alternative formats
- Equal Opportunity Cell — constitution, nodal officer, records, accommodation protocol
- Examination practice — how accommodations are requested, approved and recorded
- Faculty readiness — awareness of intellectual and developmental disability specifically
We conduct a limited number of these each year. Institutions preparing for a NAAC cycle are prioritised.
EOC-in-a-Box
Four levels. Institutions may enter at any level.
Assess
Campus accessibility audit and Equal Opportunity Cell gap analysis against the UGC Accessibility Guidelines and the RPD Act 2016. Written findings with a prioritised action list.
Establish
Equal Opportunity Policy drafted and adopted. Equal Opportunity Cell constituted. Nodal officer briefed. Reasonable accommodation protocol and accommodation matrix installed. Register and record templates provided.
Enable
Disability sensitisation delivered to faculty and administrative staff, with assessment and certification. Student peer-mentor training. Accessible curriculum and Universal Design for Learning orientation for teaching staff.
Sustain
Annual re-audit and review. Refresher training. NAAC and SSR evidence pack prepared. A named advisor available to your Equal Opportunity Cell through the year.
Quotations issued on request, after the walk-through.
Faculty sensitisation programme
A 90-minute session for teaching and administrative staff covering intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder and specific learning disability: what faculty will encounter, what the law requires, and what to do in a classroom and an examination hall. Delivered on campus or online. Participants complete a short assessment and receive a certificate.
We run one open session online each month at no cost. Institutions may also commission a closed session for their own staff.
We teach your staff about disability.
It takes 90 minutes.
Staff get a certificate.
One session every month is free.
Unlocking Potential
A Comprehensive Guide to Inclusive Higher Education for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Published by Manovikas Charitable Society, 2024. Written for university and college administrators, faculty, Equal Opportunity Cells and disability support offices — covering reasonable accommodation under the RPD Act 2016 and the UNCRPD, accessible infrastructure and universal design, governance and monitoring, transition support, inclusive teaching strategies, and accessible assessment and examination systems.
We wrote a free book for colleges. It tells them how to help students with IDD.
Who we are
Manovikas Institute of Higher Education is part of Manovikas Charitable Society, Delhi, working in inclusive education, rehabilitation and skill development for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1997.
All wording is factual. No university or degree-awarding status is claimed.
Request a walk-through or an engagement
Email thinkcollege@manovikas.family ·
Call +91 99111 07772
Monday – Saturday, 10:00 – 17:00
Illustrations on this page are generic. Photographs of students are published only with written consent. Think College @ MIHE is an independent Indian initiative, inspired by and aligned with the global inclusive higher education movement.
Other programmes
D.Ed. Special Education (IDD)
RCI-approved 2-year diploma. Train as a special educator.
ACE Lab
Aaryaman Centre of Excellence — inclusive IT and multimedia courses.
Vocational Skills & Livelihood
SCPwD and NIOS-accredited skill training, work readiness and placement.
Rehabilitation Services (OPD)
Assessment and therapy — psychology, speech, occupational therapy, special education.
Scholarships and Financial Support
Help with fees, books and equipment. Free help claiming Government scholarships. Open all year.
