Centre Appoints Two More Senior Officers to NTA Amid Overhaul
The overhaul adds new security checks and specialist hires after scrutiny over paper leaks and exam errors.
- On Thursday, the Centre appointed three new officials to lead the National Testing Agency : Indian Police Service officer Ravi Kumar Singh and Indian Administrative Service officer Prasanna Venkatesh V as directors, and Indian Revenue Service officer Amit Samdariya as joint director.
- These appointments follow major restructuring triggered by NEET-UG leaks and UGC-NET errors; the agency removed 600 experts from examination panels and over 50 staff members as part of the overhaul.
- Operational security measures are expanding: the NTA is implementing a four-tier paper checking system, deploying Central Industrial Security Force teams, and relocating offices from Okhla to new premises with air-gapped computer systems.
- The Department of Personnel and Training has launched public consultation on examination reforms through its official portal and toll-free helpline 1800-180-4747, inviting stakeholder input on strengthening examination processes.
- New appointees must assume their roles within three weeks of the orders, "failing which the process of debarment from the Central Staffing Scheme shall be initiated," underscoring government urgency in stabilizing the NTA.
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