The Congress occasion on Sunday accused the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) of prioritising income technology over the way forward for tens of millions of Indian youths, alleging that the company had netted a revenue of Rs 448 crore within the final six years. Congress Normal Secretary in-charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh, shared particulars on X (previously Twitter) relating to the Minister of State within the Training Ministry, Sukanta Majumdar’s reply within the Rajya Sabha on July 31.
“The Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) is on the very coronary heart of the NEET scandal. It’s a physique of the Training Ministry whose solely function is to operate through outsourcing to personal distributors. Not solely do these distributors fairly often have doubtful credentials, however the NTA itself is headed by an individual who presided over the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Fee, which has seen mega-scams,” Ramesh stated.
The Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) is on the very coronary heart of the NEET scandal. It’s a physique of the Training Ministry whose solely function is to operate through outsourcing to personal distributors. Not solely do these distributors fairly often have doubtful credentials however the NTA itself is headed by a… pic.twitter.com/jFu8YaeHk0
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 4, 2024
In his reply to the Rajya Sabha, Majumdar revealed that the NTA collected an estimated Rs 3,512.98 crore, whereas it spent Rs 3,064.77 crore on the conduct of examinations, leading to a internet revenue of Rs 448 crore over the previous six years. Ramesh identified that this surplus had not been used to construct the company’s capabilities to conduct assessments itself or to strengthen regulatory and monitoring capabilities for its distributors.
“The way forward for tens of millions of India’s youths has finally develop into a mere revenue-raising train for the non-biological PM’s Authorities,” Ramesh added.
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Training Ministery On NTA Utilizing ‘Specialised’ Companies For Exams
Established in 2018, the NTA has performed over 240 examinations involving greater than 5.4 crore candidates. It operates as a self-sustaining organisation, funded by the examination charges it collects. The income generated from these charges has been important, but questions come up relating to the efficacy and transparency of its operations.
The Minister of State within the Ministry of Training, Sukanta Majumdar’s Reply talked about that the NTA has been self-sustaining by examination price collections since its inception, producing substantial income year-wise. Numerous operational and safety measures for conducting exams contain specialised/skilled companies, it added.
“Contemplating the sensitivity concerned in aggressive examinations, varied operational and safety measures are undertaken for his or her easy and truthful conduct. Such measures contain engagement of specialized/skilled companies for offering providers like capturing of Biometric, frisking, CCTV surveillance, Al analytics with a view to determine any potential impersonation, Examination supply, and many others.” the ministry talked about.
The odds of ladies and SC/ST staff working in NTA have been offered, with ladies constituting 17.3% and SC staff 13% amongst these on deputation.