NTA runs on 24 permanent staff, 197 contractual and outsourced hands

NTA currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnelNEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) — which handled over 6.6 crore candidate registrations since 2018 for competitive exams such as NEET-UG, JEE and UGC-NET — 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.Alongside them, NTA has 73 people on contract, inclu