Details about the National testing Agency
                     What is NTA?
DETAILS ABOUT THE NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY
About NTA
NTA stands for National Testing Agency. The agency was established in 
2018 by MHRD with an aim to conduct different entrance exams.
NTA is a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing 
organization which has taken a responsibility of conducting many exams, 
standardize transparency in the exam process, assess competence of 
candidates for admissions and recruitment and all such issues.
Objectives of the 
NTA
The NTA (National Testing Agency) was set up for the following objectives:
 To spread and produce information and research on education and professional 
developmental standards.
 To conduct the test in an efficient and transparent way in order to assess the 
competency of the candidate for admission and recruitment process.
 To undertake research on educational, professional systems to identify gaps in 
knowledge systems.
 To identify experts and institutions in setting examination questions.
Exams Conducted by the 
NTA
Here is the list of entrance exams that are conducted by the NTA:
 Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
 UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC NET)
 CSIR NET Exam
 JEE Main Exam
 NEET UG Exam
 Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)
Exams Conducted by the 
NTA
 Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)
 All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET)
 National Council for Hotel Management (NCHM) JEE Admission Test
 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) MBA and B.Ed. Admission Test
 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA
 Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Test (JNUET)
 Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET)
Responsibilities of the NTA
Following are the list of responsibilities that the Agency has to take:
 Issuing the official Notification for exams.
 Appointment of key position holders a supporting staff for organising the 
exam.
 Approving the core syllabus.
 Publishing the Admission notice in all required formats.
Responsibilities of the NTA
 Approving the bulletin.
 Providing the examination schedule.
 Conducting pre-examination activities like taking online mock test 
papers, video lectures.
 Finalizing the status of applications received online.
 Fixing the examination centres.
Mission & Vision of the NTA
The National testing Agency was established with the vision to give India 
her demographic dividend by providing admissions of the candidates to the 
best Institutions.
The mission of the NTA is to maintain the quality of these entrance exams 
by administering research-based valid, reliable, efficient, transparent, fair 
and international level assessments.
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