NTA to focus only on higher education entrance exams, not conduct any recruitment tests : Dharmendra Pradhan

The move is part of examination reforms based on recommendation of a high level panel set up earlier this year following alleged leak of medical entrance NEET exam and series of cancellations of other exams due to suspected leaks and other glitches.

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The Ministry is also in conversation with the Health Ministry about whether the exam should be conducted in traditional pen and paper based mode or switch to a Computer Based Test (CBT).

“NTA will be limited to conducting only entrance exams for higher education and will not conduct any recruitment exams from next year,” Pradhan told reporters.

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The Minister also clarified that the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG will continue to be conducted once a year.

“The government is looking at moving to computer adaptive test and technology-driven entrance exams in the near future,” he said.

Pradhan said that NTA will be restructured in 2025.

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“The agency will be restructured in 2025, at least ten new posts are being created and there will be many changes in functioning of NTA to ensure there is zero-error testing,” he said.