Overview
- A parliamentary standing committee presented its report in Parliament criticizing repeated failures by the National Testing Agency that it said have shaken examinees' trust.
- The panel recorded major disruptions in 2024 across five of 14 NTA exams and noted that 12 JEE Main questions were withdrawn in January 2025 after answer-key errors.
- Recommendations favor pen-and-paper tests, with any computer-based exams restricted to government or government-controlled centers and not held at private facilities.
- Citing a Rs 448 crore surplus accrued over six years, the committee urged using the funds to build in-house capacity, strengthen vendor oversight, and maintain a blacklist of errant contractors.
- The report also called for timely CUET results to prevent admissions delays and sought an internal NAAC probe into bribery allegations, with findings shared for transparency.