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Tel.: +91 22 6141 5555, Fax: +91 22 6141 5577, Email: info@adf-foods.com, Web: www.adf-foods.com Free coaching may rewrite Joshi orders overhaul of NTA system on a ‘war footing’ economics of exam-prep Agencyremoves50members,tofill10newleadershippositionssoon auhonamukherjee “Theministerdirectedthat specialisedareas.Theoverhaul NewDelhi,17August strictcompliancebeensuredof comesafteraseriesofcontro- auhonamukherjee UnionPublicServiceCommis- theestablishedexamprotocols versiessurroundingthecon- NewDelhi,17August Whatexpertssay sion’sCivilServicesExamin- Union Education Minister and also directed that a duct of examinations ationregularlyattracts1.4-1.5 Pralhad Joshi on Monday CompleteoverhaulofConfi- administeredbyNTA,which The central government’s nFreecoachingneedstobe millionapplicantsforabout directedtheNationalTesting dentialOperations(CONOPS) hasfacedquestionsoverexam- proposed free coaching accompaniedbymultilingual 1,000vacancies. Agency(NTA)toundertakea architecture,secludedrooms, inationsecurityanditshand- networkcouldputpressureon content,diagnosticassessment, Thescaleoftheproposed completeoverhaulofitsexam- air-gappedsystems,device- lingofirregularities. India’s private coaching andmentoring programmecouldpushthe inationprocessesandensure depositprotocolsbeimple- Theagencyhasfacedalle- market,particularlysmaller nLargerinstitutescanretaindemand governmenttowardanonline strictcompliancewithestab- mentedonwarfooting,”the gationsofaquestion-paper andmid-tierproviders,while becausetheyoffer,disciplineand model.SSMantha,former lishedprotocols,amidcontinu- ministrysaidinapostonX. leakinNeet-UG2026,following established institutes may personalisedattention chairman of the All India ingscrutinyoftheagency, Healsoaskedtheagencyto whichtheexaminationwas retain demand by offering CouncilforTechnicalEduca- followingrecentexamination- UnionEducationMinister conductathoroughauditofall cancelledandare-testheld.It personalised services, exp- nEasieraccesscouldencouragemore tion(AICTE),saidanationwide relatedissues. PralhadJoshihasaskedNTA examination processes and alsofacedfreshcontroversy ertssaid. attemptsatcompetitiveexams, physical coaching network Joshiheldameetingwith tosubmitareportdetailing submitareportdetailingcor- overtheUGC-NETJune2026 Thescaleoftheprogramme increasingcompetitionforlimited wouldbediicultgiventhe thesecretaryofDepartmentof correctivemeasurestaken rectivemeasurestaken.Joshi examination,withcandidates could also make online governmentjobs numberofexaminations,sub- Higher Education, director tookchargeastheeducation raisingconcernsovertheinteg- deliverynecessary. jectsandstudentrequirements general of NTA and other specialisedfunctions.Tennew ministerlastmonthafterthe rityofthepaper.OnAugust16, Free coaching could involved. senioroicialstoreviewthe leadershippositions,including formerministerDharmendra NTAorderedre-testsinEng- removeamajorcostbarrierto diicultformid-tierproviders alisedmentorshipandout- “Itwillallhavetobeonline, steps taken by the testing chieftechnologyoicer,chief Pradhan resigned following lish,CommerceandSociology exampreparation,butequal tochargeforsimilarstandard- come-driventeachingcould otherwiseitwouldbeahuge agencytoreformitsexamin- financeoicer,chiefinforma- weeks of student protests afteranexpertpanelfound accesstocourseswouldnot isedofferings. continuetoattractstudents. challenge,” Mantha said. ationsystem. tionsecurityoicerandgen- acrossthecountry. multipleerrorsandrepeated necessarilytranslateintoequal “Ifastudentcangetagood Theprogrammecouldalso Heproposedalearningman- Theagencyinformedthe eralmanager-levelrolesfortest NTAisalsobringingin questions.Theagencyfaced chancesofsuccess.Differences teacher,qualitycontentand expand the pool of young agementsystemcombining ministerthatmorethan50staff security,researchanddevelop- domainspecialistsfromthe technicalandlogisticalprob- indevices,connectivity,lan- mock tests at no cost, it peoplepreparingforcompeti- onlineclasses,assessments, membershadbeenremoved mentandpsychometrics,have privatesectorforcybersecur- lemsduringCUET-UG2025, guageproficiency,academic becomesveryhardforamid- tive examinations without additionalmaterialandAI- andthatitwashiringprofes- beenadvertisedandarebeing ity,psychometrics,question- includingdelaysandissuesat foundationsandtimeavailable tiercoachingcentretokeep increasing the number of enabled services. Students sionalsforkeyleadershipand filled,itsaid. paper design and other examinationcentres. forpreparationcouldaffect chargingforthesamelecture, opportunitiesavailable. couldselectexaminationsand howmuchstudentsbenefit, repackaged.That’swhereI Easieraccesscouldencour- subjectsontheplatform,with bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb theysaid. expectenrolmentstosoften agemoreyoungpeople,par- professorsandexpertsavail- are“ nA ’tcc thes es sa an md eo thpp ino gr ,t ”u sn ai it dy a ren ad lpp rr ei sc si un rg efito rsc t,o ”m hee sau in dd .er t ai tc tu el mar ply tfr co om ms pm ea til tl ie vr etow exn as m,to s ta ib ol ne st ,o head sad ir de .ssspecificques- 2 moreA-Igrouppilotsfaildrugtest SyedSultanAhmed,chair- Larger institutes could multiple times, increasing But the effectiveness of personoftheAssociationof retaindemandbecausestu- competitionforlimitedgov- suchaplatformshouldbe InternationalSchoolsofIndia dentsandparentsalsopayfor ernmentjobsandpotentially measuredbyoutcomesrather deepakpatel theroughly5,000pilots—from crewmembers.TheAirbus substancesormedicationsthat (TAISI).Freecoachingwould structure,discipline,personal- delayingworkforceentry,Vas- than scale, Rooj said. “A NewDelhi,17August bothAirIndiaandAirIndia A320,carrying137passengers, arenotpermittedunderprevail- needmultilingualcontent, isedattention,mentoringand anthargued. crediblealternativewillthere- Express—acrosstheAirIndia includingthreeinfants,and ingregulations. diagnostic assessments, doubt-solving,Ahmednoted. “Staing and workforce foreneedconsistentfunding TwomorepilotsofAirIndia(A- Grouphavebeentestedsofar, eight crew members, later Theairlinesaidthetesting mentoring,doubtresolution The immediate impact partner [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]