Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Centre Appoints Three Officials in NTA Overhaul After NEET Leak
The government has chosen three new officers to help run the National Testing Agency.
Two of them will be directors, and one will be a joint director.
The agency organizes important exams such as NEET-UG.
The appointments come after concerns about paper leaks and other exam problems.
The new officers were named in orders dated August 27.
They must start their jobs within three weeks.
The government has also announced other changes to the agency’s examination system.
These changes are intended to improve how exam papers are checked and managed.
The Centre appointed IAS officer Prasanna Venkatesh V and IPS officer Ravi Kumar Singh as directors of the National Testing Agency.
IRS officer Amit Samdariya was appointed joint director at the NTA at the deputy secretary level.
The appointments were issued through personnel ministry orders dated August 27.
The officers must assume their posts within three weeks or face possible debarment from the Central Staffing Scheme.
The appointments are part of an NTA overhaul following concerns over NEET-UG paper leaks and other examination irregularities.
- Who
- The Centre appointed IAS officer Prasanna Venkatesh V, IPS officer Ravi Kumar Singh and IRS officer Amit Samdariya.
- What
- They were appointed as two directors and a joint director in the National Testing Agency.
- When
- The personnel ministry issued the appointment orders on August 27; the officers must join within three weeks.
- Where
- The appointments are to the National Testing Agency, under the central government’s examination administration.
- Why
- The appointments are part of an overhaul following concerns about NEET-UG paper leaks and other examination irregularities.
- Agency
- National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Directors appointed
- Prasanna Venkatesh V and Ravi Kumar Singh
- Joint director appointed
- Amit Samdariya
- Appointment date
- August 27
- Tenure
- Prasanna Venkatesh V and Ravi Kumar Singh were appointed for five years; Amit Samdariya was appointed for four years.
- Joining deadline
- The officers must assume their positions within three weeks of the orders’ issuance.
- Other overhaul measures
- The government announced a four-tier paper-checking process, the removal of 600 experts and the onboarding of domain specialists.
