The National Testing Agency (NTA), in pursuance of the recommendations of the High-Level Expert Committee constituted by the Government of India for the reform of examination conduct, has decided to add Specialist Leadership— CTO, CFO and GM (HR). This is in addition to appointing two Joint Secretary level officers and two Director-level officers. The Joint Secretary-level officers will be designated as Additional Director Generals as per the recommendations of the Radhakrishnan Committee. NTA has, published advertisements for the engagement of three specialist leadership positions to bring in domain expertise of the highest order in technology, finance and human resources. These measures are aimed at enhancing the integrity, transparency and operational excellence of the high-stake examinations conducted by the Agency, which collectively serve over 1 crore candidates each year.
In a statement released on May 19, NTA said these postings substantially enhance the senior bandwidth available to the NTA, with experienced officers bringing strong administrative backgrounds drawn from the Central services and inter-Ministry experience. Working alongside the existing team, they will support in the discharge of NTA’s expanded mandate.
The measures taken are part of a comprehensive and continuing programme of reform — structural, technological and human-resource — to rebuild the integrity architecture of the examination ecosystem on stronger foundations.
These positions will play a pivotal role in modernising the Agency and embedding best-in-class systems across its operations.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Senior-most technology leader at NTA, will be responsible for the end-to-end digital examination ecosystem, candidate-facing systems, confidential question-paper management, AI-driven integrity controls (impersonation detection, biometric and face authentication, anomaly analytics), cyber-security, and modernisation of NTA’s full technology stack in coordination with NIC, C-DAC, CERT-In and MeitY.
Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Senior-most finance leader at NTA, responsible for examination-wise accounting, treasury and surplus-fund deployment in accordance with Government investment norms, full statutory and C&AG compliance, and audit-ready financial governance for the Agency.
General Manager — Human Resources (GMHR) Senior-most HR leader at NTA, responsible for the full employee lifecycle across NTA’s multi-category workforce (regular, deputation, contractual, project-based), modernisation of HR systems, employee engagement, and institutionalisation of professional HR policies and culture.
Applications for these three positions are invited within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of the advertisements on the NTA website (www.nta.ac.in).
The selection shall be made by a duly constituted Selection Committee, on the basis of qualifications, experience and demonstrated capability.
