Srinagar, Aug 17: In a latest development, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct thorough audit of all the examination conducted so far and submit a report on corrective actions taken to plug the gaps.
The directions were issued during a meeting chaired by union minister for education Pralhad Joshi on Monday with Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Director Generla NTA and other senior officials of the department.
“NTA has been directed to conduct a thorough audit of all exam processes and submit a report on corrective action taken,” ministry of education posted on its official X handle.
During the meeting, education minister was apprised on the steps taken by NTA in the wake of recent issues, particularly with reference to reforming the overall system.
Director General NTA informed that over 50 staff members were removed from NTA besides 10 new professional leadership positions including Chief Technology Officer, Chief Finance Officer, CISO, GM, Test Security, GM, R&D and Psychometrics, and others have been advertised and are being onboarded.
“Domain specialists are being brought in from the private sector for cyber-security, psychometrics, question-paper design and other specialised areas,” the post reads on X.
During the meeting, the union Education minister has directed that strict compliance be ensured of the established exam protocols and also directed that a complete overhaul of Confidential Operations (CONOPS) architecture, secluded rooms, air-gapped systems, device-deposit protocols be implemented on war footing.MoE directs NTA to conduct thorough audit of all exam processes
