National Testing Agency (NTA) may conduct All Exam twice a year
In order to give an opportunity to the students to bring out their best performance, the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) might be conducted twice a year
National Testing Agency (NTA) may conduct NEET, JEE twice a year
With the Union cabinet approving the creation of a National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct all entrance tests, it is likely that the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) might be conducted twice a year.
According to reports, idea behind conducting exam twice a year is to give an opportunity to the students to bring out their best performance.
Here’s what Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Upendra Kushwaha said:
“The NTA will initially conduct those entrance exams which are held by the CBSE. The exams will be conducted online at least twice a year, thereby giving an adequate opportunity to the candidates to bring out their best,” Kushwaha said in recent PTI report.
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The NTA would initially conduct those entrance examinations which are currently being conducted by the CBSE
Other examinations will be taken up gradually after NTA is fully geared up
The entrance examinations will be conducted in online mode at least twice a year, thereby giving adequate opportunity to candidates to bring out their best.
How NTA will benefit students:
As per HT report, establishment of NTA will benefit about four million students appearing in various entrance examinations. It will, over time, relieve the CBSE, AICTE, IITs, IIMs and other agencies from the responsibility of conducting these entrance tests, thus enabling them to focus more on their core mandate. The agency will also bring in high reliability, standardised difficulty level to assess the aptitude, intelligence and problem-solving abilities of the students.
The NTA will comprise a chairman (an eminent educationist appointed by the ministry of human resource development); a CEO who will be the director general and appointed by the Centre; and a board of governors comprising members from user institutions. The director general will be assisted by nine verticals headed by academicians and experts.
The NTA will receive a one-time grant of Rs 25 crore from the Centre to start its operation. Thereafter, it will function on a self-sustaining model.
An official statement read, “The NTA would initially conduct those entrance examinations that are currently being conducted by the CBSE. Other examinations will be taken up gradually by the NTA,” said an official statement.
(With inputs from PTI)
