MoE forms 7-member panel to reform process of competitive exams held by NTA

The seven-member committee will make recommendations on reforms in the mechanism of the examination process, improvement in data security protocols and the structure and functioning of the NTA

A high-level committee of experts has been appointed to ensure transparent and fair conduct of examinations through the National Testing Agency (NTA) , said Ministry of Education on Saturday.

The panel will be led by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan. Central University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor Professor B J Rao and former director of AIIMS Delhi Randeep Guleria are on the panel.

As per the PTI report, the seven-member committee will make recommendations on reforms in the mechanism of the examination process, improvement in data security protocols and the structure and functioning of the NTA, the Department of Higher Education in the ministry said.

The committee will submit its report to the ministry within two months.

Ministry of Education constitutes a High-Level Committee of Experts under the chairmanship of Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Former Chairman, ISRO and Chairman BoG, IIT Kanpur, to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations.

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