Parliamentary Standing Committee presents 382nd Report on reforms and strengthening of the National Testing Agency
On 9 October 2026, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Mukul Wasnik, presented its 382nd Report on “Reforms and Strengthening of the National Testing Agency (NTA)” to the Rajya Sabha Chairman.
Summary
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Wasnik, presented its 382nd Report on reforms and strengthening of the National Testing Agency to the Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha on 9 October 2026. The Committee noted that NTA conducts major public exams such as JEE-Main, NEET-UG, UGC-NET and CUET for about 1.2 crore students annually. Key recommendations include investing in a large continuously updated question bank, filling the 41% vacancy among 39 sanctioned posts with permanent specialist cadre rather than only deputation, moving NEET-UG to computer-based testing with secure government CBT centres, creating a national registry of blacklisted examination vendors, and focusing NTA on higher-education admission tests rather than recruitment exams.
Key facts
- Report
- 382nd Report on Reforms and Strengthening of NTA
- Committee head
- Mukul Wasnik, M.P., Rajya Sabha
- Presented
- 9 October 2026 to Rajya Sabha Chairman
- Students covered (approx.)
- About 1.2 crore candidates annually across NTA exams
- Staffing note
- 23 of 39 sanctioned posts filled (41% vacancy); all via deputation
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In October 2026, which Parliamentary Standing Committee report number addressed reforms of the National Testing Agency?
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Correct answer: B — 382nd Report
Who headed the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee that presented the 382nd Report on NTA in October 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Mukul Wasnik
As per the 382nd Report observations cited by PIB, how many of NTA’s 39 sanctioned posts were filled at the time noted by the Committee?
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Correct answer: D — 23
Which major entrance exam did the 382nd Report describe as an outlier still relying largely on pen-and-paper testing among NTA exams?
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Correct answer: A — NEET-UG