{
  "id": 1876699,
  "title": "NTA Overhaul After NEET And UGC-NET Lapses As 600 Experts Removed, Four-Tier Checks And CISF Security Ordered",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nta-overhaul-after-neet-and-ugc-net-lapses-as-600-experts-removed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:55:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/nta-overhaul-after-neet-and-ugc-net-lapses-as-600-experts-removed-four-tier-checks-and-cisf-security-ordered"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government of India has announced extensive reforms to the examination system overseen by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in response to recent lapses in the UGC-NET and NEET-UG exams. Amid scrutiny over these errors, Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi called for enhanced security and infrastructure measures for the smooth running of future examinations. In a meeting chaired by Joshi, steps were outlined which included the termination of 600 experts, the hiring of new talent, and the implementation of a four-tier paper checking system to improve the rigor of examination scrutiny. The move comes after the NTA faced criticism from opposition parties and student groups over the re-testing of UGC-NET papers for three subjects, alleging that the agency's repeated mishaps have jeopardized students' academic and career prospects.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: The government on Tuesday announced a major overhaul of the examination system at the National Testing Agency, including a four-tier paper checking process, removal of 600 experts along with onboarding of new ones and CISF-secured office premises. Under fire over the recent lapses in the UGC-NET papers and earlier the NEET-UG exam paper leak, the Education Ministry has gone into…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}