• ¨     National Testing Agency (NTA) announced a four-tier question paper checking system in New Delhi on 18 August 2026.

    ¨     The NTA removed 600 experts from its panels and started the process of onboarding new specialists.

    ¨     The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education that conducts major entrance and recruitment examinations in India.

    ¨     Under the new four-tier checking system, question papers will be reviewed for factual, grammatical, translation and formatting errors before finalisation.

    ¨     The multi-stage checking process aims to reduce errors in printed and digital examination material.

    ¨     The NTA is shifting its offices to new premises on a war footing.

    ¨     The new premises will have enhanced security provided by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

    ¨     Confidential operations will use secluded workrooms, air-gapped systems and strict device-deposit protocols.

    ¨     The NTA plans to induct 20–25 new officials over the next two to three weeks.

    ¨     The agency has advertised 10 professional leadership positions, including Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

    ¨     The NTA issued a notification for the re-examination of the June 2026 UGC-NET papers in English, Commerce and Sociology.

    ¨     The re-examination was scheduled for 9 and 10 September 2026.

    ¨     The decision followed a committee’s finding of serious factual errors and repeated questions in the earlier question papers.