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National Testing Agency

NTA Director General Subodh Kumar Singh was removed from his position on Saturday and placed on “compulsory wait” in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Pradeep Singh Kharola has been assigned the additional charge of NTA DG. The Director General of the National Testing Agency ( NTA), Suborn Kumar Singh, was removed from the post on Saturday amid controversy over irregularities in exams. Singh’s services were put on a “compulsory wait” in Department of Personnel and Training, the government said in a letter.This move comes amidst a growing controversy over alleged irregularities in the conduct of exams. India Trade ... Read more

The Ministry of Education constituted a high-level committee of seven experts to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations. The move to form the expert panel came amid controversy over the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam 2024. “The committee will make recommendations on reforming the mechanism of the examination process and improving data security protocols and the structure and functioning of NTA [National Testing Agency],” the Ministry of Education said in a press release. Also Read | UGC-NET 2024 cancelled: Demands for NTA ban, and CBI probe grow | 10 points The NTA ... Read more

Amid facing criticism over NEET UG result fiasco and cancellation of UGC-NET examination, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday postponed the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination June 2024. The CSIR-UGC-NET which was scheduled to be held between June 25 to June 27, was postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. “The exam is being postponed due to unavoidable circumstances as well as logistic issues,” said NTA in a press release. It further added that the revised schedule for the conduct of this examination will be announced later through the official website. The NTA has advised candidates to keep visiting the official website: https://csimnet.nta.ac.in, ... Read more

SHRESHTA NETS 2024 result: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the results for the National Entrance Test for the Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Classes in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA NETS) 2024. Candidates who took the exam can download their scorecards from the official websites, exams.nta.ac.in and shreshta.ntaonline.in.SHRESHTA NETS 2024 was conducted on May 11 in a pen-and-paper format at 59 centers across 42 cities in India. Through SHRESHTA NETS, students belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category will be admitted to Classes 9 and 11 in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) residential schools. How to ... Read more

NEW DELHI: Amid intense controversy and calls from the opposition to redo the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated on Thursday that isolated cases of misconduct should not harm the thousands of students who rightfully passed the exam. Calling the UGC-NET exam paper leak an “institutional failure” of the National Testing Agency (NTA), he announced that the government would form a high-level panel to investigate the agency’s operations.At a press conference here, Pradhan also appealed to the opposition parties not to politicise the issue and said strict action would be taken against those found guilty, including ... Read more

New Delhi: TThe Union government made a significant announcement on Thursday, stating that a high-level committee would be formed with the purpose of providing recommendations for improving the structure, processes, data management, and security protocols of the National Testing Agency (NTA). This decision was prompted by the occurrence of controversies surrounding two crucial national-level examinations. The committee will consist of technocrats, scientists, educational administrators, scholars, and psychologists. The education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, emphasized the government’s dedication to refining the education system and ensuring transparency. He reiterated their commitment to preventing malpractices and irregularities, assuring the public of the government’s determination ... Read more

NEET UG 2024 row: Anurag Yadav, a 22-year-old NEET UG 2024 aspirant, was arrested after confessing that the leaked question paper he received matched the actual exam question paper, as reported by India Today. The arrest came as part of a larger investigation, which also saw four men from Bihar detained for allegedly accessing the exam paper a day before the test. Anurag Yadav’s confession, detailed in a letter, implicated his uncle, Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu, an engineer at Bihar’s Danapur Town Council, who was among those arrested.  Yadavendu had informed Yadav that all preparations for the exam had been done. ... Read more

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Wednesday cancelled the UGC-National Eligibility Test after reports emerged that the integrity of the examination may have been compromised. The NTA conducted the UGC-NET examination in 83 subjects in OMR (pen and paper) mode on 18 June in two shifts across different cities of the country. In a late-night statement, the ministry of education said that a fresh examination will be conducted, for which information would be shared separately. Simultaneously, the matter is being handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a thorough investigation. Ensuring transparency According to the ... Read more

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2024 June session on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. According to data released by the national autonomous testing organisation, 11 lakh 21 thousand students had registered for the UGC NET 2024 June session, of which 9.08 lakh candidates took the exam.The UGC NET June 2024 exam is the next major nation-wide exam which the NTA has conducted after the NEET UG Result debacle.In its recent notice on ‘successful conduct of UGC NET June 2024’ the NTA highlighted that the UGC – NET June 2024 ... Read more