NTA Chief Changed: Amid NEET Paper Leak Row, Government Appoints Pradeep Singh Kharola as DG of National Testing Agency, Replacing Subodh Kumar Singh
In response to the NEET paper leak controversy, the Education Ministry on Saturday dismissed National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Kumar Singh. Karnataka's retired IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as his replacement.
In response to the NEET paper leak controversy, the Education Ministry on Saturday dismissed National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Kumar Singh. Karnataka's retired IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as his replacement. Singh's services have been placed on "compulsory wait" by the Department of Personnel and Training. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the change. The NTA, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, conducts exams such as NEET and UGC-NET. NEET UG 2024 Paper Leak Case: Bihar Police Detain Six From Jharkhand’s Deoghar in Connection With Alleged Irregularities in Medical Entrance Exam.
NTA Chief Changed
Pradeep Singh Kharola has been given additional charge of the post of Director General, National Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of Education. pic.twitter.com/owLKo75ApU
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