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The National Testing Agency announced a four-tier question paper checking system at New Delhi on 18 August 2026.
It removed 600 experts from its subject panels and began onboarding replacements, including specialists in cyber-security and psychometrics.
The agency is moving to new premises secured by the CISF, with air-gapped systems, secluded workrooms and device-deposit protocols.
Twenty to twenty-five new officials are to be inducted, and ten leadership posts advertised including Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.
The overhaul follows the cancellation of three UGC-NET June 2026 papers; re-examinations are set for 9 and 10 September 2026.
Union Cabinet approves the creation of the National Testing Agency
NTA conducts its first examination, the UGC-NET
JEE (Main) and NEET-UG brought under the NTA
Abhishek Singh takes charge as Director General of the NTA
Three UGC-NET June 2026 papers cancelled after a committee finds severe factual errors and repeated questions
Four-tier question paper checking announced; 600 experts removed; CISF security and air-gapped systems planned
Re-examination scheduled - English and Commerce on 9 September, Sociology on 10 September
GS Paper II > Governance - statutory, regulatory and quasi-judicial bodies; education administration
General Awareness > National current affairs and education bodies
General Awareness > National current affairs
General Awareness > National current affairs
An autonomous testing body under the Ministry of Education, approved in 2017 and registered as a society, that conducts JEE (Main), NEET-UG, UGC-NET and CUET.
The National Eligibility Test that determines eligibility for Assistant Professor posts and the Junior Research Fellowship in Indian universities and colleges.
A computer or network kept physically isolated from unsecured external networks so that data cannot be transferred over a connection.
Central Industrial Security Force, a Central Armed Police Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs, tasked with protecting industrial units, airports and sensitive installations.