Former chairmen of ISRO will be the head
Punjab Newsline, New Delhi, June 22-
The Union Education Ministry officially announced the constitution of a high-level committee of experts that will be headed by a former chief of the ISRO. The development comes amid the uproar concerning the alleged paper leak case in NEET UG, and the cancellation and postponement of the UGC NET 2024.
In an official notice, the ministry stated that the decision to constitute a High-Level Committee of Experts has been taken ‘to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through NTA.’
It further said that recommendations will be made on the following:
Reform in the mechanism of the examination process.
Improvement in Data Security protocols.
Structure and functioning of the National Testing Agency.
As per the ministry, the Chairman of the 7-member high-level committee will be Dr K. Radhakrishnan, the former chairman, of ISRO and Chairman BoG, IIT Kanpur. The other six members of the committee are
Dr Randeep Guleria (Former Director, of AIIMS Delhi), Prof. B J Rao (Vice Chancellor, Central University of Hyderabad), Prof. Ramamurthy K (Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras), Pankaj Bansal (Co-Founder, People Strong and Board Member- Karmayogi Bharat), Prof. Aditya Mittal (Dean of Student Affairs, IIT Delhi), Govind Jaiswal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)
The ministry said that the Committee would submit its report to the Ministry within two months from the date of issue of this order. Additionally, the Committee can co-opt any Subject Matter Expert to assist them.