Context:
Controversies regarding NEET Exam.
About NTA
- An independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier testing organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860)
- Objective – for conducting efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions.
- Under The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GOI)
- Formation – 2017
- Headquarters – New Delhi
- Some of the exams conducted by the NTA are
- Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE-Main)
- National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG)
- Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)
- Common University Entrance Test (CUET)
- Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)
- University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)
- All India Sainik Schools Entrance Exam (AISSEE), etc
Source: The Hindu
Previous year question
With reference to the ‘Banks Board Bureau (BBB)’, which of the following statements are correct?
1. The Governor of RBI is the Chairman of BBB.
2. BBB recommends for the selection of heads for Public Sector Banks.
3. BBB helps the Public Sector Banks in developing strategies and capital raising plans.
Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)