New Delhi : The government would soon set up an autonomous body to conduct the entrance examination for the higher educational institutions, Union Minister of State for Education Upendra Kushwaha informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The new body, National Testing Agency (NTA), might conduct the engineering entrance exam JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) and the national medical entrance exam, NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) twice a year, he said in response to a written question in the Lok Sabha.
”The NTA will initially conduct those entrance exams, which are held by CBSE.
The exams will be conducted online at least twice a year, thereby giving an adequate opportunity to the candidates to bring out their best,” Mr Kushwaha said.
Both NEET for admission to medical colleges and JEE for admission to engineering colleges are currently conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
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