Mishra new Director of National Testing Agency

Days after announcing a restructuring of the National Testing Agency (NTA), the Union government has appointed Sandip Kumar Mishra as the agency’s new director. Mishra, who will serve a five-year term, replaces Pradeep Singh Kharola.

Archana Shukla, Amit Kumar, and Shivani have been appointed as joint directors for a four-year term.

Mishra, an alumnus of JNU, was previously serving as the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax. In a government notification, it was confirmed that Mishra, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer from the 2007 batch, was selected for the position under the central staffing scheme. He will assume the role for a period of five years, or until further orders.

Following paper leak in NEET-UG examinations in June this year, the Central government had appointed Kharola after removing Subodh Kumar Singh to lead NTA.