New Delhi, July 24 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, has this week issued advertisements for a set of senior professional appointments at the level of General Manager and has separately opened the engagement of sixteen Young Professionals through the Pratibha Setu portal of the Union Public Service Commission.

According to a press release, these measures represent the first concrete step in the institutional rebuild of NTA that is being implemented in line with the recommendations of the High-Level Committee of Experts chaired by Prof K Radhakrishnan.

Four General Manager positions on contract, each for an initial term of three years, have been notified. The General Manager, Assess...