Government Sacks NTA Chief as NEET, UGC-NET Controversies Rage

New Delhi: The Ministry of Education on Saturday sacked the National Testing Agency (NTA) Chief. The Director General of NTA Subodh Kumar has been replaced by IAS Pradeep Singh kharola. This comes hours after the Ministry of Education said it has constituted a high-level committee of experts under the chairmanship of Dr K Radhakrishnan, former Chairman of ISRO and Chairman BoG, IIT Kanpur, to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through the National Testing Agency (NTA).

The action comes days after NTA cancelled UGC-NET after its question paper was leaked and amid controversy over the irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam 2024.