About National Testing Agency

Introduction about NTA

MHRD National Testing Agency (NTA):  National Testing Agency is all set to conduct NEET 2019, JEE 2019, CTET 2019, GATE 2019, GPAT-2019, GMAT-2019, CAT 2019 and UGC NET 2019 examination. National Testing Agency, NTA was passed by the cabinet on November 10, 2017. The Cabinet has already accepted the proposal of MHRD to set-up National Testing Agency. In this proposal, the NTA will have authority to conduct all the entrance exams conducts by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and other National Level Entrance Test for Medical, Engineering, Pharmacy, Management etc.

Activity till now

In Lok Sabha, the Government is ready to conduct JEE and NEET exam twice a year. So, that student has better chance to perform and the competition level is distributed. Mr. Uprendra Kushwaha, Union Minister of  State for Human Resource Development (HRD) said that initially, National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct those entrance exams which are held by the CBSE.

The National Testing Agency will take over majority of the examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education from 2019.

The NTA will start its operations with the Joint Engineering Entrance (JEE) and National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET UG) for admissions to medical/ dental programmes from 2019.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, last year in November cleared the proposal for creation of the NTA. The aim is to bring in high reliability, standardised difficulty level for assessing the aptitude, intelligence and problem solving abilities of students.

It will relieve CBSE, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and other agencies from responsibility of conducting various entrance examinations such as JEE, NEET, UGC’s National Eligibility Test (twice a year), Central Teacher Eligibility Test (twice a year) and the entrance test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas.

“From 2019 the National Testing Agency will start taking over the various entrance examinations conducted by bodies such as CBSE, which conducts 24 different examinations and AICTE. It will be done in a phased manner and will start by relieving CBSE of various entrance examinations it conducts. So that CBSE can concentrate on the Board examinations alone

The NTA will be headed by a director general, whose nomination is likely to be announced soon.

National Testing Agency NEET-2019 Schedule

The official website of National Testing Agency is not launched. At present we are providing the tentative exam time table, schedule for online NTA NEET 2019 application form, how to fill form, exam date of NEET 2019.

According to the proposal, the entrance exam shall be held twice a year, so NEET-UG 2019 is going to be held in May & December 2019. Below is the tentative schedule. (Kindly check the official website of National Testing Agency).

NEET UG 2019 (I)-UG Timetable

The first phase of NEET 2019 (I) shall be held in May 2019 (first Sunday). The tentative timetable including the online application form, exam date, admit card download, result declaration, counselling schedule, notification & online NEET 2019 form registration.

Notification of NEET-I 2019: 2nd Week of January 2019

Filling NEET 2019 form online at NTA website: Start from 3rd week Jan 2019

Last date to apply (registration) of NEET 2019: 3rd week of February 2019

Correction in NEET 2019 Form: Last week of February 2019

Download NEET 2019 admit card: Mid-April 2019

Written Exam Date: 6 May 2019

Declaration of NEET result: first week of June 2019

Note: National Testing Agency (NTA) is going to issue complete brochure of NEET-UG Phase-I & II entrance test. The student must download PDF file and read all the important events, eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern etc.