22/06/2024
NTA DG Subodh Singh removed after paper leak row
NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, the Centre on Saturday removed National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Singh and set up a seven-member panel headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan to review the agency's functioning and recommend exam reforms.
The Union Health Ministry also announced the postponement of NEET-PG entrance, a night before the entrance exam, as a "precautionary measure" in the wake of recent allegations on the integrity of certain competitive exams.
The move comes a day after the June edition of the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and UGC-NET was postponed. The Joint CSIR-UGC-NET is a test conducted to determine eligibility for junior research fellowship and assistant professor and admission to PhD in science courses.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, however, denied any leak of CSIR-NET paper and said the exam was postponed due to logistical reasons.