Centre appointed Ravi Kumar Singh and Prasanna Venkatesh V as directors, and Amit Samdariya as joint director at NTA, PTI reported. The personnel ministry issued orders on August 27, asking the officers to join within three weeks. The appointments come as NTA faces criticism over NEET paper leak concerns and undergoes examination reforms.
New Delhi, Aug 28: The Centre has appointed two directors and a joint director to the National Testing Agency (NTA), which has been facing flak for issues related to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak, among other concerns.
Ravi Kumar Singh (Indian Police Service officer) and Prasanna Venkatesh V, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, have been appointed as directors in the NTA, according to separate orders dated August 27, issued by the personnel ministry.
Amit Samdariya, a 2016 batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer, has been selected for appointment as joint director in the NTA, an order issued by the personnel ministry said.
All three orders referenced a circular from the personnel ministry stating that the appointed officers must assume their new positions within three weeks of the orders' issuance, "failing which the process of debarment from the Central Staffing Scheme shall be initiated."
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