The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been directed to conduct a thorough audit of all exam processes and submit a report on the corrective action taken, the Union education ministry said on Monday.
Two months ago, the premier testing agency scrapped the May 3 NEET-UG examination after a paper leak. The development came a day after the agency cancelled the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exams for English, commerce and sociology following a raft of factual, typographical and translation errors in the question papers. At the meeting, Joshi directed that strict compliance be ensured of the established exam protocols. He also called for a complete overhaul of Confidential Operations (CONOPS) architecture, secluded rooms, air-gapped systems, device-deposit protocols be implemented on war footing.
“NTA has been directed to conduct a thorough audit of all exam processes and submit a report on corrective action taken,” it added. “Ten new professional leadership positions (Chief Technology Officer, Chief Finance Officer, CISO, GM, Test Security, GM, R&D and Psychometrics, and others) have been advertised and are being onboarded,” it said.
