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The Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust’s mission is to provide rehabilitative services to children with disabilities through integrated education, medical care, vocational training, and employment opportunities.  Amar Jyoti was founded by Dr. Uma Tuli in 1981.

With its pioneering concept of integration education, Amar Jyoti runs schools in Delhi and Gwalior, India where over 700 disabled students are placed in regular classrooms with nondisabled peers.  The school curriculum includes math and science, vocational training, sports and extracurricular activities. The school focuses on special education and provides tutors to assist learning disabled students. Additionally, Amar Jyoti runs community-based rehabilitation projects in 30 urban slums in Delhi to support poverty stricken disabled individuals and provides advanced educational opportunities for graduate students studying social work and special education.

Amar Jyoti is an associate member of Rehabilitation International and has also received a national award from the President of India for outstanding services to people with disabilities.  The school has organized integrated sports meets and was honored to host the 6th International Abilympics in India completion.

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For capacity building, Amar Jyoti is running several highly acclaimed courses.:

• A 4-1/2 year course of B.Sc. (Hons.) in physiotherapy in collaboration with the University of Delhi
• A Diploma Course in Special Education (DSE-MR) affiliated to NIMH and recognized by the RCI
• Short-term courses for in-service teachers
• Distant mode course in special education affiliated to Bhoj Open University of Madhya Pradesh.
• The institution is also a recognized study center for National Open School and Indira Gandhi National Open University courses.

The Child Guidance Centre at Amar Jyoti is run by experienced professionals offering services for home training and necessary assistance for intellectually challenged children.