Attention Folks!
Here comes the biggest announcement for all those aspirants who’re going to appear in any of the CBSE Entrance Exams such as UGC NET, NEET & IIT JEE.
All these exams will be held twice a year and sadly CBSE is no more the convener body anymore.
In replacement to CBSE, the National Testing Agency has taken over the exam conducting authorities. However, in the case of JEE, the NTA is taking over only the responsibilities to conduct the JEE Main Exam. Therefore, the JEE Advanced will be continued to be held by one of the IITs every year.
The Union Cabinet decided that all those exam authorities who’re currently holding dozens of exams every year will be replaced by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions. As per the approval of Union Cabinet, the NTA is created as a Society registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act, 1860.
To ensure the smooth functioning of the National Testing Agency, the Union Cabinet has decided to keep an eminent educationist (appointed by MHRD) as its Chairman. The CEO of NTA is the Director-General appointed by the Government and assisted by 9 academicians/experts.-*
NTA took over all the CBSE governed entrance exams like - JEE Main, NEET, UGC NET, CTET, GATE, AICTE, IITs and IIMs etc.NTA took over the CBSE governed entrance exams like - JEE Main, NEET, UGC NET, CTET, GATE, AICTE, IITs and IIMs etc.
The decision to make the National Testing Agency, a replacement of CBSE, was made to bring a positive Education Reform in India. Considering various crucial factors, the Union Cabinet has reached to this final decision.
Here we’re presenting the highlights of the decision made on 10th November 2017 as well as its upcoming benefits. Please have a look below -
1. The National Testing Agency will benefit around 4 Million Students across India.
2. Initially, NTA will conduct only those entrance exams which are currently under the authorities of CBSE.
3. Gradually, it will take over other entrance exams too.
4. All the exams are being conducted in online mode.
5. To proffer more opportunities to candidates, the NTA is to hold all the exams twice a year. The aspirants will have more chances to showcase their talent and ensure their selections.
6. The Rural Area Students are to be benefitted greatly with this decision. As NTA is to locate the exam centers at sub-district/district level. Sooner, it may also start the training sessions of such candidates to take online tests effectively.
7. The agency will also bring in high reliability, standardized difficulty level to assess the aptitude, intelligence and problem-solving abilities of the students.
To fill in all the gaps within the Indian Testing System and make it an enhanced one, the National Testing Agency will be granted a fund of INR 25 Crore by the Indian Government.
The NTA has already started conducting the exams from 2018 onwards. For more such updates, keep visiting the following blogs & stay tuned!
UGC NET Notifications & Latest News
JEE Mains Latest News, Updates & Notification
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