{
  "id": 18879765,
  "title": "NTA invites schools, colleges to set up CBT, PPT exam centres; need 285 workstations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nta-invites-schools-colleges-to-set-up-cbt-ppt-exam-centres-need-285",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T06:26:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/education/nta-invites-schools-colleges-set-up-cbt-ppt-exam-centres-jee-main-cuet-ugc-net-need-285-workstations-10955345/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Testing Agency (NTA) is inviting educational institutions, universities, and test service providers in India to partner with the agency in expanding its nationwide assessment infrastructure for both computer-based tests (CBT) and pen-and-paper tests (PPT). The invitation comes as the NTA seeks to rebuild its examination setup following the NEET paper leak incident earlier this year.\n\nEligible institutions include schools, colleges, universities, and other training centres, such as IITs, NITs, IIITs, IIMs, IISERs, and AIIMS. Government, aided and private schools, polytechnics, ITIs, and observation personnel from government institutions are also eligible to apply. The last date for submitting applications is December 6, 2026.\n\nTo conduct CBT, institutions must have at least 285 workstations per shift. For PPT, the minimum requirement is 250 seats per shift. For CBT, institutions must have at least four separate computer labs or halls, each with 30 workstations, or an equivalent configuration. For PPT, a minimum of six separate examination halls, each accommodating 40 candidates, or an equivalent arrangement is required.\n\nInstitutions meeting the specified workstation and seating capacities are encouraged to partner with the NTA in this national initiative. Interested candidates can find further details and the application procedure on the NTA's official website.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "NTA invites schools, colleges to set up CBT, PPT exam centres.",
    "285 workstations needed per shift for CBT, 250 seats for PPT.",
    "Application deadline is December 6, 2026."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Outsourcing infrastructure to diverse educational institutions represents a strategic effort to rebuild testing security and expand nationwide capacity following recent examination integrity failures.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}