{
  "id": 3963287,
  "title": "Centre Strengthens NTA Leadership With Appointment Of Two Directors, Joint Director Amid NEET Controversy And Examination Reforms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/centre-strengthens-nta-leadership-with-appointment-of-two-directors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/centre-strengthens-nta-leadership-with-appointment-of-two-directors-joint-director-amid-neet-controversy-and-examination-reforms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi, August 28 - The Indian government has bolstered the leadership at the National Testing Agency (NTA), a body grappling with controversy over NEET paper leak and ongoing examination reforms. Ravi Kumar Singh, an Indian Police Service officer, and Prasanna Venkatesh V, an Indian Administrative Service officer, have been appointed as directors to the NTA, revealed in personnel ministry orders dated August 27. Additionally, Amit Samdariya, a 2016 batch Indian Revenue Service officer, has been selected for appointment as the joint director at the agency. These appointments come in response to a directive from the personnel ministry, mandating the new directors to take up their roles within three weeks or face debarment from the Central Staffing Scheme. The government has also initiated a series of reforms at the NTA, including the implementation of a four-tier paper checking process, removal of 600 experts, and hiring of domain specialists.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, Aug 28: The Centre has appointed two directors and a joint director to the National Testing Agency (NTA), which has been facing flak for issues related to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak, among other concerns. Ravi Kumar Singh (Indian Police Service officer) and Prasanna Venkatesh V, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, have been appointed as…",
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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."
}