GENERAL27 Sept 2026
NTA premises to get CISF security after Neet paper leak controversy
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has moved to a new office and will now be guarded by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). This follows the NEET-UG paper leak, which sparked nationwide protests and the education minister's resignation. For students and parents, exam papers should be safer. If you run an exam or coaching business, review your paper handling and access controls.
Key Statutory Highlights
- The NTA has shifted its confidential and sensitive operations to a new 55,000 square feet office in the Government of India Press Building on Minto Road.
- Thirty-nine CISF personnel will handle security, access control and frisking using X-ray baggage screening machines and Door Frame Metal Detectors.
- A CBI chargesheet said there was no checking or frisking of experts entering or leaving the confidential section, which let them carry out question paper briefs on small chits.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If your business handles confidential papers or client data, review who can enter those areas and keep simple entry and exit records. It can help you spot gaps early and show you took reasonable care if questions are ever raised.
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