National Testing Agency" for conducting entrance exams
supriya, Published On:02-Feb-2017
National Testing Agency" for conducting entrance exams to higher education institutions in a "professional way". Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his announced in his budget speech on Wednesday to setting up an autonomous and self-sustainable "National Testing Agency" for conducting entrance exams to higher educational institute. The Programme of Action, was first proposed in 1992 for implementation of the National Policy on Education (1986). Now 15 years later, the National Knowledge Commission (2006-2009) also proposed National Talent Service for conducting independent test. As we all know that More than 40 lakh students appear for seven tests such as CAT, JEE (Main), JEE (Advanced), GATE, CMAT, NEET, NET — conducted by the CBSE, IITs, IIMs and AICTE every year. This would free the CBSE and the AICTE from administrative responsibility so that they can focus more on academics responsibilities. The NTS registered as a society under the Indian Societies Act by June 2017. It will conduct the UGC-NET exam by 2017 end followed by NEET and JEE from 2018 as MHRD official news.