National Testing Agency

NTA to conduct only higher education entrance exams from 2025: Pradhan

The NTA will not conduct any recruitment exams from 2025, instead focusing only on higher education entrance tests, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. The agency will be restructured next year and new posts are being created, he added. The move is part of examination reforms based on the recommendations of a high-level panel set up earlier this year following alleged leaks in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) medical entrance exam and a series of cancellations of others due to suspected leaks and other glitches. The education ministry is also in conversation with the health ministry on conducting NEET in the traditional pen-and-paper mode or switch to a Computer Based Test (CBT). "The National Testing Agency (NTA) will be limited to conducting only entrance exams for higher education and not conduct any recruitment exams from next year," Pradhan told reporters. He clarified that the Common University Entrance Test - Undergraduate ...

UGC NET December 2024: Registration window ends today, check details

UGC NET Last Date: The last date to register for the UGC NET December 2024 is December 10. Interested candidates can submit the examination form before the window closes

NITTT 2024: September results announced at official website; details here

The National Testing Agency has announced the results of the September 2024 National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training (NITTT) exam on its official website at nittt.nta.ac.in

Centre's panel on exam reforms mulls reduced outsourcing, online exams

Minimising outsourcing of staff and exam centres, holding maximum entrance exams online and capping the number of attempts in major entrances are among the measures being contemplated by a high-level panel set up by the Centre to review functioning of National Testing Agency (NTA). The Centre had on October 21 sought two weeks time from the Supreme Court to submit the final report of the panel led by former ISRO chief R Radhakrishnan. "The report is almost ready. Several recommendations are being made to streamline the functioning of NTA and the conduct of major entrance exams in the country," a source said. Among the recommendations that the panel is likely to make are reducing offline exams or opting for hybrid exams where switching to online mode completely is not feasible; capping the number of attempts in major exams including medical entrance NEET and reducing the role of outsourced staff and centres to ensure sanctity of exams is not affected. "The panel held 22 meetings to

JEE Main 2025 registration begins; check last date, eligibility, and more

The National Testing Agency (NTA) started JEE Main 2025 Session 1 registration on October 28. The exam is likely to take place between January 22 and 31. The last date to apply is November 22

SC grants two weeks more to expert panel to file report on NEET-UG reforms

The Supreme Court on Monday extended by two weeks the time granted to the Centre-appointed seven-member expert panel to file its report on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding the NEET-UG. The top court on August 2 had passed its formal order and expanded the remit of the seven-member expert panel, headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan, to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and recommend exam reforms to make the controversy-ridden NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate), transparent and free from malpractices. The NEET-UG is conducted by the NTA for admission in undergraduate medical programs. The top court had also refused to annul the NEET-UG of 2024, saying there was no sufficient material on record at present to indicate a systemic leak or malpractice compromising the integrity of the examination. On Monday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, ...

JEE Main 2025: NTA changes exam pattern, scraps optionals in Section B

From JEE Main 2025 onwards, candidates will no longer have the flexibility to select questions in Section B

NTA announces results of UGC NET; 112,070 candidates qualify for PhD

The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the much-awaited results of the UGC National Eligibility Test on Thursday, with 1,12,070 candidates qualifying for PhD admission.Additionally, 53,694 candidates have cleared the exam for the post of Assistant Professor, while 4,970 have secured eligibility for the prestigious Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).This year's UGC-NET saw 11,21,225 candidates register for the exam, out of which 6,84,224 appeared.The re-test was conducted over 11 days, from August 21 to September 5, 2024, across 280 cities in India.The exam covered 83 subjects and was held in 21 shifts using Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.Along with the results, NTA has also released the subject/category-wise cut-off list for UGC NET Result 2024.The UGC NET is conducted to determine the eligibility for 'Assistant Professor' as well as 'Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) & Assistant Professor' positions. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been entrusted by the University ...

UGC NET 2024: NTA expected to release results soon on official website

The NTA is expected to declare the UGC NET June 2024 results anytime now on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The final answer key for the exam was displayed on October 12, 2024

NTA Exam Calendar 2025 out: Know JEE Main, NEET UG, CUET UG & UGC NET dates

The NTA exam calendar 2025 has been released. The detailed information for JEE Main, NEET, CUET and UGC NET exams will be available on the official exams' websites

NEET UG row: CBI files third chargesheet against 21 in paper leak case

CBI initiated investigations earlier this year following a controversy over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2024

NTA UGC NET answer key 2024 objection window closes today, check details

Today is the last date to raise objections for the UGC NET 2024 provisional answer key. Candidates can apply until 11.50 pm today through the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in

CSIR UGC NET 2024 results expected to be out soon, check details here

The NTA may release the CSIR UGC NET 2024 result soon. Know more about the status of cut-off, normalization method, categories, toppers, and more.

SC refuses entertaining plea against govt decision to cancel UGC-NET exam

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a fresh plea filed by some examinees challenging the government's decision to cancel the UGC-NET examination following alleged question paper leak, saying that entertaining it at this stage will create "chaos". A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the government is conducting the exam afresh on August 21 and the students, who are around nine lakh, must have some kind of "certainty now". "The Supreme Court stepping now will have a serious effect and there will be chaos all over," the CJI said while declining to entertain the plea filed by Praveen Dabas and others. The bench said the exam was held on June 18 and was cancelled a day after that. "Entertaining the plea at the present stage would only add to uncertainty and add to utter chaos," the CJI said, adding the Central government must be "doubly cautious after the NEET-UG fiasco and thus it was cancelled. Let this process g

NEET-PG 2024: SC refuses to postpone exam, to be conducted on August 11

NEET-PG 2024: The Supreme Court bench said that it will not put the careers of 200,000 candidates in jeopardy for the sake of five individuals

NEET-PG: Exam to be held at 500 'trusted' centres in two shifts on Aug 11

NEET-PG 2024: To prevent cheating incidents, candidates have been assigned to centres located in the same cities as the addresses provided on their application forms

Private member resolution seeking repeal of NEET, NTA introduced in RS

A private member resolution asking the government to bring a law to remove education from the concurrent list, and repeal NEET and NTA to allow states to conduct medical entrance tests was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. DMK member from Tamil Nadu M Mohamed Abdulla moved the resolution during the private member business in the afternoon session of the Rajya Sabha amid opposition from the government, contending it would be against the Supreme Court's verdict on the NEET issue. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions. The resolution sought that the Rajya Sabha urges the government to bring legislation to remove education from the concurrent list and move it to the state list in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. It also sought to repeal NEET and NTA and revert to medical admissions based on the criteri

SC says no major breach in NEET-UG, raises concerns over NTA's exam conduct

Asks Centre's high-level committee to review NTA's ops and recommend reforms

NEET-UG 2024 row: SC rules out 'systemic breach' in exam, says leak limited

The NEET or National Entrance cum Eligibility Test conducted on May 5 this year, triggered a huge uproar after aspirants alleged that the exam was likely compromised due to suspected paper leaks

'It serves nation': Rajya Sabha chairman rebuts SP leader over RSS remark

Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar, said RSS has full constitutional rights to participate in the development journey of this nation