- National Testing Agency (NTA) has been established as a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions.
- To assess competence of candidates for admissions has always been a challenge in terms of matching with research based international standards, efficiency, transparency and error free delivery. The National Testing Agency is entrusted to address all such issues using best in every field, from test preparation, to test delivery and to test marking.
Vision NTA
The right candidates joining best institutions will give India her demographic dividend.
Mission
To improve equity and quality in education by administering research based valid, reliable, efficient, transparent, fair and international level assessments. The best subject matter experts and IT delivery professionals will ensure that the current gaps in existing assessment systems are properly identified and bridged.
Core Values
NTA will create a system which will promote teaching (by teachers), learning (by students) and assessment (by parents and institutions).NTA strongly believes in quality, efficiency, effectiveness, equity and security of assessments. To practice these values, NTA will constantly engage with its stakeholders, viz. students, parents, teachers, experts and partner institutions
Objectives
- To conduct efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admission purposes.
- To undertake research on educational, professional and testing systems to identify gaps in the knowledge systems and take steps for bridging them.
- To identify experts and institutions in setting examination questions.
Functions
- To identify partner institutions with adequate infrastructure from the existing schools and higher education institutions which would facilitate conduct of online/offline examinations without adversely impacting their academic routine.
- To create a question bank for all subjects using the modern techniques
- To establish a strong R&D culture as well as a pool of experts in different aspects of testing
Governing Body
The administration of the NTA has been entrusted to the Governing Body, the first members of which are as under:
| # | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Prof. (Retd.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi, (Former Chairman, UPSC) | Chairperson |
| 02 | Shri Abhishek Singh, IAS Director General (NTA) | Member Secretary |
| 03 | Three Directors of IITs in their ex-officio capacity as the present, preceding and succeeding Chairpersons of JEE (Advanced) | Member(s) |
| 04 | Two Directors of the NITs in their ex-officio capacity as the present and preceding Chairperson of CSAB | Member(s) |
| 05 | Two Directors of the IIMS in their Ex-officio capacity as the present and preceding Chairpersons of CAT | Member(s) |
| 06 | Director, IISER Pune (Representing IISERs, on rotation basis) | Member |
| 07 | Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Representing Central Universities, on rotation basis) | Member |
| 08 | Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi | Member |
| 09 | Chairman, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bengaluru | Member |
| 10 | Dr. Harish Shetty, M.D. (Psychiatry), Dr. LH Hiranandani Hospital, Powai, Mumbai | Member |