Director General of National Testing Agency

Question: Who has recently been appointed as the first Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA)?
(a) A.K. Saini
(b) Dr. Chandra Bhushan Pandey
(c) Vineet Joshi
(d) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
Answer: (c) 
Related Facts: 

  • On 30th March 2018, Central Government appointed Vineet Joshi, senior official of the Indian Administrative Service as the first Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
  • He is the 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.
  • His tenure will be for 5 years.
  • He has Former Chairman of CBSE.
  • India is that the Union Cabinet had approved the formation of the NTA in November 2017.
  • This agency will organize entrance exams entrusted by any department or ministry.
  • Initially, agency will conduct examinations from 2019 to present conducted by CBSE, NET, CTET and NEET.

Reference:             
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/former-cbse-chairperson-vineet-joshi-appointed-director-general-of-national-testing-agency/articleshow/63548764.cms