Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi held consultations with senior officials on measures to strengthen the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts various major examinations.
The NTA conducts several important examinations, including the NEET-UG, CUET (UG, PG), and JEE Main. Recently, in the wake of the student-led series of protests under the banner of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) condemning the question paper leak in the NEET-UG examination, Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the post of Education Minister on July 26. Following this, Pralhad Joshi took charge as the new Education Minister.
The opposition parties have been insisting that the National Testing Agency should be dismantled and a new, stronger body should be established.
In this context, in New Delhi, Minister Pralhad Joshi held high-level consultations on Sunday with senior officials, including the Secretary of the Union Education Department.
Pralhad Joshi noted in an X post that there was an extensive discussion on the steps needed to structurally improve the National Testing Agency, streamline examination procedures, and make the agency more accountable to students.
He has also said that the central government continues to focus on building a dynamic, transparent, and trustworthy examination system that can serve every student.
