UP Board, NTA join hands to curb copying mafia in competitive exams

The National Testing Agency, which faced controversy following the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test paper leak last year, has implemented significant changes in its system. UP chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh has appointed UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh as the nodal officer for the state-level coordination committee. For the first time, state and district-level committees have been formed to ensure transparent and fair conduct of exams like the Joint Entrance Examination, NEET, Central University Entrance Test and UGC National Eligibility Test. UP chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh has appointed UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh as the nodal officer for the state-level coordination committee, set up to ensure the transparency and success of the examinations conducted by NTA across various districts in UP. Responsibilities of state-level coordination committee Establishing a hotline between CS, DGP and DG NTA Preparing an integrated strategy to break the nexus of paper leak mafia Prepare an exam-specific strategy for exams, to ensure fair, transparent and error-free exam Ensure that district-level committees are constituted and operational Review the performance of the district-level committee after every major exam Submit a consolidated report based on the comments and suggestions of the district level committee to the NTA for necessary action.