Stories
CISF Deploys 39 Personnel to Guard NTA Office After NEET Paper Leak Scandal
- •The National Testing Agency's new Delhi office will now be secured by 39 CISF personnel to regulate access and strengthen safeguards around confidential examination material.
- •This security upgrade follows the NEET-UG paper leak controversy and the NTA's relocation of sensitive operations to a new 55,000 sq ft facility on Minto Road.
- •CISF deployment will cover access points to confidential sections, overseeing screening with X-ray baggage machines and Door Frame Metal Detectors.
- •The move addresses findings from the CBI chargesheet into the NEET-UG paper leak, which highlighted a lack of checking for experts entering and leaving the NTA's confidential section.
- •Additional technical and physical safeguards, including stricter access controls, encryption, tamper-evident storage, and enhanced cyber-incident response mechanisms, are being implemented.
Key Questions Answered
The National Testing Agency has shifted its operations to a dedicated space spanning over 55,000 square feet within the Government of India Press Building on Minto Road in Delhi, occupying parts of the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors after moving from its former Okhla facility.
A total of 39 Central Industrial Security Force personnel have been deployed at the newly shifted NTA office on Minto Road to regulate access, conduct screening, and safeguard areas handling confidential examination materials.
The NTA has established strict access controls, encryption standards, immutable logging, tamper-evident storage, and biometric authentication workflows. It has also initiated processes to appoint a Chief Information Security Officer and conducts independent third-party cyber-security audits.
