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Student with 9As denied admission at varsity due to disability, group claims
Student group Concerned UM Indian Graduates (Cumig) claimed that a disabled student was denied the chance to pursue her tertiary education at a local public university due to her physical disability.
A letter to Higher Education Minister Noraini Ahmad submitted by Cumig and sighted by Malaysiakini shows that Karishma (not her real name), a 2019 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia candidate who uses a wheelchair, received 9As in her examination, thus meeting the minimum requirement making her eligible to pursue higher education at a public university...
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