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Former president of Telangana State Council of Higher Education R. Limbadri has called for the abolition of the National Testing Agency (NTA), stating that higher acquisition entranceway exams should beryllium conducted by a assemblage accountable to Parliament.
Speaking astatine a webinar organised by the Constitution Protection Forum (CPF), helium alleged that contempt much than 101 recommendations made pursuing controversies surrounding pupil entranceway exams successful 2024, indispensable safeguards were not implemented successful 2026.
Mr. Limbadri pointed retired that State governments had been stripped of their relation successful conducting exams, contributing to the commercialisation of acquisition and the maturation of coaching-centre culture, which helium said enactment mediocre students astatine a disadvantage. Exams should not beryllium conducted by organisations lacking statutory authority, helium stressed, and criticised the expanding reliance connected declaration employees alternatively of authorities staff.
Questioning the introspection system, helium asked wherefore authorities had failed to guarantee CCTV-equipped centres and the unafraid proscription of question papers contempt collecting exam fees of ₹2,000. He besides noted that recommendations of the committee led by erstwhile ISRO president K. Radhakrishnan had not been adequately implemented.
CPF members K. Umamaheswara Rao, Kamesh Babu, D.A.S.V. Prasad, D.G. Narasimha Rao and Srinivas participated successful the event.
