India's National Testing Agency launches recruitment of four General Managers and 16 young professionals
The autonomous National Testing Agency (NTA) announced a recruitment drive to fill four contractual General Manager posts and 16 young‑professional positions through the Union Public Service Commission's Pratibha Setu portal. The General Manager roles cover assessment research, test‑centre network operations, information‑security (CISO) and vigilance, investigation and forensics, each with an initial three‑year tenure.
The hires are part of a restructuring plan recommended by the high‑level committee chaired by Professor K. Radhakrishnan, introduced after a series of paper‑leak scandals surrounding the NEET‑UG exam. In response to the controversy, the government dismissed 47 NTA officials and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. The agency also cancelled the NEET‑UG exam held on 3 May 2026 and offered compensation to roughly 20 aspirants who died by suicide following the incident.
Entities: Dharmendra Pradhan · Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan · NEET‑UG examination · Narendra Modi · National Testing Agency · National Testing Agency (NTA) · Professor K. Radhakrishnan · Union Public Service Commission · Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The General Manager roles cover assessment research, test centre network operations, information security (CISO) and vigilance/investigation. (8a5de1e5-2469-453e-a5f7-797e366f6574)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The government has not disclosed details of any internal inquiry into the NEET paper leak. (multiple)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The ministry dismissed 47 officials of the National Testing Agency. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from his post. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] NTA announced recruitment of four contract General Manager positions and 16 young professionals through the UPSC Pratibha Setu portal. (multiple)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The government offered compensation to about 20 NEET aspirants who died by suicide following the exam controversy. (a72b0c69-1260-4484-9be8-e39e78776f04)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The recruitment aims to address organisational and information‑system weaknesses that enabled the paper leaks. (multiple)
- [● 5 SOURCES] NTA announced recruitment of four contractual General Manager positions and 16 young professionals via the UPSC Pratibha Setu portal. (NG)