A Parliamentary committee has sharply criticised the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA), warning that a series of exam-related failures in 2024 and early 2025 have eroded public trust and require urgent corrective measures.

Alongside the NTA’s repeated lapses, the committee, in a report, has expressed strong concern over the higher education regulatory framework, particularly the UGC’s (University Grants Commission) failure to adequately address caste and disability-based discrimination in its draft 2025 regulations.

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The report, laid on the table of Lok Sabha on Monday (December 8), also highlighted bureaucratic hurdles and a bribery investigation in NAAC’s (National Assessment and Accreditation

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