New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has recommended that the National Testing Agency (NTA) focus on pen-and-paper exams—rather than computer-based tests—citing national-level exams that’ve been successfully conducted in this mode, including the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams.

In its report on a review of autonomous exam-holding bodies presented before the Parliament Monday, the Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports—led by Congress Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Digvijay Singh—has urged that computer-based tests (CBTs), if used, be conducted only in government-controlled centres.

“The committee was informed that, with regard to securing the examination process, the trade-offs are as follows. Pen an

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