{"id":4242,"date":"2026-07-23T00:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T00:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2026-07-23T00:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T00:19:53","slug":"nta-runs-on-24-permanent-staff-197-contractual-and-outsourced-hands-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=4242","title":{"rendered":"NTA runs on 24 permanent staff, 197 contractual and outsourced hands | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132570066,imgsize-1187118,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nta-staff.jpg\" alt=\"NTA runs on 24 permanent staff, 197 contractual and outsourced hands\" title=\"NTA currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"NTA currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel\">NTA currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/national-testing-agency\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Testing Agency<\/a> (NTA) \u2014 which handled over 6.6 crore candidate registrations since 2018 for competitive exams such as <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/neet-ug\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEET-UG<\/a>, JEE and UGC-NET \u2014 currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel, govt told Rajya Sabha Wednesday. <!-- -->The agency has 39 permanent posts filled through deputation.<!-- --> But the post-wise strength disclosed by the education ministry adds up to 24. These include the director general, two joint secretaries, eight directors across two pay levels, six joint directors and research scientists, three deputy directors, two assistant directors and two senior superintendents.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Alongside them, NTA has 73 people on contract, including 44 consultants, 17 young professionals, five senior consultants, three advisers and a senior software developer. Another 124 people, including data analysts, consultants, legal associates and housekeeping staff, have been outsourced. The ministry said 16 additional senior posts \u2014 eight each at director and joint director levels \u2014 have been created.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>NTA has conducted more than 270 exams since 2018.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/nta-runs-on-24-permanent-staff-197-contractual-and-outsourced-hands\/articleshow\/132570058.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NTA currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) \u2014 which handled over 6.6 crore candidate registrations since 2018 for competitive exams such as NEET-UG, JEE and UGC-NET \u2014 currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel, govt told Rajya 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