The National Testing Agency operates with only twenty-four permanent officials. It relies heavily on one hundred ninety-seven contractual and outsourced personnel. This agency has conducted over two hundred seventy competitive examinations since 2018. More than sixty-six million candidate registrations have been processed by the NTA. The government has created sixteen additional senior-level posts to strengthen its functioning.

The National Testing Agency operates with only twenty-four permanent officials. It relies heavily on one hundred ninety-seven contractual and outsourced personnel. This agency…

Fifteen of 39 positions at the National Testing Agency remain unfilled, raising concerns amid ongoing student protests over exam management.

The Centre identifies issues with the NTA, urging officials to resolve them within a month amid ongoing scrutiny.