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NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education said on June 22 that it had constituted a high-level committee of experts led by former Isro chief K Radhakrishnan to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through the National Testing Agency (NTA).
The seven-member committee will make recommendations on reforms in the mechanism of the examination process, improvement in data security protocols and the structure and functioning of the NTA, the Department of Higher Education in the ministry said.
It added that the committee will submit its report to the ministry within two months.Central University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor Professor BJ Rao and former director of AIIMS Delhi Randeep Guleria are on the panel.
Meanwhile, as part of the ongoing UGC-NEET paper leak case investigation, the CBI questioned a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar, officials said.
The suspect, who allegedly posted a portion of the paper on instant messaging service Telegram, was taken to PadraunaKotwali in the district where he is being questioned by the team of CBI anti-corruption branch, they said.It is understood that the suspect had undertaken coaching for the examination in Kota, Rajasthan.
Earlier, the CBI had registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on June 20against unidentified people on a reference from the Union education ministry.
