Center must hold meeting with CMs to conduct NEET and other national-level examinations: CWC member Rudra Raju
Congress leader Gidugu Rudra Raju has criticized the National Testing Agency for mismanagement of national examinations, citing student suicides and logistical failures. He is calling for the central government to consult with state Chief Ministers to reform the examination process.
Why it matters
The controversy surrounding national testing in India highlights ongoing tensions between central authority and state-level governance in education.
The Congress Working Committee member and former Pradesh Congress Committee President Gidugu Rudra Raju on Saturday (June 20, 2026) alleged that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has been playing with the lives of children with its faulty decisions, such as allocation of examination centres to faraway places, other States and abroad.
The article focuses heavily on the criticism from an opposition party member against the central government's policies.
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