Rajya Sabha panel presents its 382nd report on reforms and strengthening of the National Testing Agency

9 October 2026

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, chaired by Shri Mukul Wasnik, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, presented its 382nd Report on 'Reforms and Strengthening of the National Testing Agency (NTA)'.
The report relates to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. It was adopted on 25 August 2026 and presented to the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, on 9 October 2026.
The Committee noted that NTA conducts examinations such as JEE Main, NEET-UG, UGC-NET and CUET, with about 1.2 crore students appearing each year, and that over 22 lakh candidates take NEET-UG.
It recommended moving NEET-UG to computer-based testing, with adequate government-owned infrastructure first and a hybrid model where connectivity is weak.
It endorsed the High-Level Committee of Experts' recommendation of 1,000 secure government CBT centres and at least one test centre in every district, and recommended permanent recruitment of NTA officers with specialists in psychometrics and examination security, and an annual Equity Audit of participation rates, pass rates and cutoff achievement rates.
The Committee also recorded that NTA had a cumulative revenue surplus of Rs. 590 crore from FY 2018-19 to FY 2024-25, and recommended limiting NTA to entrance examinations for higher education institutions.