NTA Introduces Four-Tier Question Paper Checks

Key facts

• The Education Ministry announced that the National Testing Agency (NTA) will introduce a four-tier system for checking question papers to catch factual, typographical, and translation errors.
• The NTA has removed 600 experts associated with its examination work and is bringing in new personnel, with 20-25 more officials expected to be inducted within two to three weeks.
• The NTA's offices will be shifted to new premises on a 'war footing' and security will be reinforced through Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) teams.
• The overhaul follows the NEET-UG paper leak controversy and serious errors in UGC-NET question papers, which led to a fresh UGC-NET examination for English, Commerce and Sociology.
• The government had earlier terminated services of 47 NTA officials in July as part of its crackdown.
• Parliament cleared the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, providing for tougher penalties and fast-track courts.