The HRD Ministry has moved a note for the Cabinet to set up an independent body dedicated to entrance tests for higher education, on the lines of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States. Several administrations in the past have proposed and, subsequently, shelved the idea of establishing the NTS including the latest 2015 Ashok Misra Committee on the review of JEE system.
Currently, over 40 lakh students appear for seven entrance tests - CAT, JEE (Main), JEE (Advanced), GATE, CMAT, NEET, NET - conducted by the CBSE, IITs, IIMs and AICTE every year. The National Testing Service (NTS), as proposed by the HRD Ministry, will assume responsibility for conducting all these examinations.
"The primary mandate of bodies such as CBSE and AICTE does not include conducting entrance exams on such a large scale. This leaves them stretched for time and resources. In the US, this task is assigned to ETS," a ministry official said.
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HRD proposes National Testing Service
By IndianMandarins - 2017-01-09 09:56:19
The HRD Ministry has moved a note for the Cabinet to set up an independent body dedicated to entrance tests for higher education, on the lines of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States. Several administrations in the past have proposed and, subsequently, shelved the idea of establishing the NTS including the latest 2015 Ashok Misra Committee on the review of JEE system.
Currently, over 40 lakh students appear for seven entrance tests - CAT, JEE (Main), JEE (Advanced), GATE, CMAT, NEET, NET - conducted by the CBSE, IITs, IIMs and AICTE every year. The National Testing Service (NTS), as proposed by the HRD Ministry, will assume responsibility for conducting all these examinations.
"The primary mandate of bodies such as CBSE and AICTE does not include conducting entrance exams on such a large scale. This leaves them stretched for time and resources. In the US, this task is assigned to ETS," a ministry official said.
