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Why in the news?
A high-level committee of experts, headed by the former Chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K. Radhakrishnan, has recommended restructuring of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Reason to form a panel:
Recently, the National Testing Agency (NTA) released the NEET UG results, drawing attention to the unusually high number of candidates scoring a perfect 720/720 and the controversial near-perfect scores of 718 or 719.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) is responsible for laying down policies for maintaining high quality and high standards in medical education and making necessary regulations on this behalf.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, former Chairman of ISRO and Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Kanpur, has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee. The other members include Dr. Randeep Guleria, former Director of AIIMS Delhi; Prof. B J Rao, Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Hyderabad; Prof. Ramamurthy K, Professor Emeritus at the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras; Pankaj Bansal, Co-Founder of People Strong and Board Member of Karmayogi Bharat; Prof. Aditya Mittal, Dean of Student Affairs at IIT Delhi; and Govind Jaiswal, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Education, who will serve as the Member Secretary.
Key Recommendations:
📍The panel has recommended Digi-Exam, on the lines of Digi-Yatra, to make the examination process foolproof. The report said such a system will ensure that the candidate writing the exam is the one who joined the programme. “Essentially, authentication at the stages of application, test, admission/induction and study/ work...”.
📍The panel recommended that an empowered and accountable governing body with three designated sub-committees should be set up to oversee test audit, ethics and transparency, nomination and staff conditions and stakeholder relationships. 
📍“NTA needs to be manned with internal domain-specific human resources and a leadership team with domain expertise, proven experience and skill sets who should take charge of the testing process in the future,”. 
📍The NTA should primarily conduct entrance examinations.
📍The Director-General should be an officer not below the rank of Additional Secretary to the Union government under the Central Staffing Scheme, and recommended 10 specific verticals for NTA, headed at the director level.
📍To address the complaints from the States, the panel said the NTA should develop institutional linkage with State/District authorities for providing a secure test administration apparatus. “The Committee recommends that coordination committees at State and District levels may be set up with specified roles and responsibilities,”.
📍The panel recommended three policy interventions: multi-session testing and multi-stage testing for NEET-UG and multitude subject streams for CUET. 
📍“The parameters and methodology of normalisation process that is integral to multi-session testing, should be well-defined, established, documented, and communicated transparently for each test,”.
📍The panel has also recommended a coherent series of measures to prevent breaches and malpractices while conducting the tests.
📍It has also provided detailed precautions while setting question papers, printing press, transportation, selection of centres, seat allotment, frisking, steps to prevent impersonation, handling of unused OMR sheets and question papers, back transportation of OMR sheets and declaration of results. 
What is the National Testing Agency?
About:
The National Testing Agency (NTA) was established as a Society registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act, of 1860.
It is an autonomous and self-sustained testing organisation to conduct entrance examinations for admission in higher educational institutions.
Governance:
NTA is chaired by an eminent educationist appointed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be the Director-General to be appointed by the Government.
There will be a Board of Governors comprising members from user institutions.
Functions:
Conducting entrance examinations for admission to higher educational institutions
Creating a question bank using modern techniques
Establishing a strong research and development culture
Collaborating with international organizations like ETS (Educational Testing Services)
Undertaking any other examination entrusted to it by the Ministries/Departments of Government of India/State Governments
NEET:
The NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is an entrance examination for students who wish to pursue undergraduate medical courses (MBBS/BDS) and postgraduate courses (MD/MS) in government or private medical colleges.
Objective: To standardize the admission process for medical and dental courses across India, ensuring a uniform evaluation of candidates' eligibility.
National Medical Commission (NMC):
NMC is the apex regulatory body for medical education and practice in India.
NMC was established in 2020 by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, replacing the Medical Council of India (MCI).
NMC consists of four autonomous boards: the Undergraduate Medical Education Board, the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board, and the Ethics and Medical Registration Board.
NMC also has a Medical Advisory Council, which advises the commission on matters related to medical education and practice.
NMC also regulates the standards and quality of medical education and training, the registration and ethics of medical practitioners, and the assessment and rating of medical institutions.
NMC has also achieved the prestigious World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) recognition, which means that the medical degrees awarded by the NMC are recognized globally.