INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A protest over the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG 2024 results in Lucknow
(Photo: PTI)2 min read Last Updated Jun 22 2024 | 10:50 PM IST
The central government on Saturday announced the removal of National
Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Kumar Singh in the wake of allegations of irregularities in the conduct of NEET-UG and UGC-NET
department of personnel and training till further orders.
India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) chairman and managing director Pradeep
committee of the cabinet has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Director General, National Testing Agency, Ministry
of Education to Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, IAS (Retd), chairman and managing director, India Trade Promotion Organisation, till the
Saturday.
The move comes hours after the government announced the constitution of a high-level committee led by former Indian Space
Research Organisation (Isro) chairperson K Radhakrishnan to look into the functioning of the NTA.
The move is also part of a promised
overhaul of the testing agency, which has been spoken about by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The agency had come under fire after
allegations of paper leaks and other irregularities in conducting the NEET-UG examination for admission into medical and allied sciences
colleges.
This was followed by the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam, which is used to determine the eligibility for the post of assistant
professors and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in universities and colleges, after inputs from government agencies.First Published: Jun 22
