With 1.23 crore registrations, NTA in international major league

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Having already crossed a total registration of 1.12 crore in the current year (January-October 2023), the National Testing Agency
(NTA) is set to cross a total number of registration of 1.23 crore, thus becoming one of the biggest exams conducting body globally, second
only to Gaokao of China, which recorded 1.29 crore registration in 2023.Attendance-wise, in 2022, Gaokao recorded 85% attendance, while NTA
in 2023 recorded a cumulative 77.4% for the 34 exams it delivers
However, for the entrance tests , NTA recorded a 2% higher attendance than its Chinese counterpart
Another big difference is that while Gaokao conducts tests for nine subjects, NTA for SWAYAM alone conducts exams for 380 subjects.Another
differentiator is that while Gaokao conducts exams for admissions to general universities and colleges, the NTA conducts entrances,
recruitment as well as eligibility and certification exams, making it the most diverse exam conducting body
In 2022, NTA recorded registration of around 85 lakh aspirants.Subodh Kumar Singh, director general, NTA said that by December end the total
of technology and AI tools we caught 26 impersonators in the recently concluded recruitment tests for Haryana government, where a total of
level-10 pay scale posts
We will be conducting the exams for the posts of examiner of patents and designs for the department for promotion of industry and internal
trade (DPIIT), ministry of commerce and industry in January 2024