National Testing Agency - wikipedia National Testing Agency Indian government agency National Testing Agency ( NTA ) is an Indian government agency that has been approved by the Union Council of Ministers and established in November 2017 to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions. The government appointed Vineet Joshi as the first Director - General of the agency. Contents 1 Background 2 Finance 3 Members 4 References 5 External links Background The National Testing Agency was established as an autonomous and self - sustained organization that will conduct national level tests on a voluntary basis for the conduct of independent tests. The NTA is registered as a society under Indian Societies Registration Act, 1860. On 7 July 2018, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar stated during a press conference that the NTA will be holding UGC - NET Dec 2018 / June 2019, NEET - UG 2019 will be held twice a year ( February and May ) and JEE Main - 2019 will also be organized in Jan and April 2019. Finance Union cabinet has granted an initial amount of ₹ 25 - crore to NTA to start its operations in the first year. Members The NTA will be chaired by an eminent educationist who will be appointed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. There will be a Board of Governors comprising members from user institutions. The CEO will be Director General ( DG ) appointed by Government and will be assisted by 9 verticals of academicians and experts. The administration of the NTA has been entrusted to the Governing Body. References Jump up ^ `` Centre approves creation of National Testing Agency ''. The Hindu. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018. Jump up ^ `` Certificate of Registration '' ( PDF ). National Testing Agency. Retrieved 24 September 2018. Jump up ^ `` JEE Main 2019 To Be Held Online, Twice By National Testing Agency ( NTA ) : Check Complete Schedule Here ''. NDTV Convergence Limited. New Delhi Television. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018. Jump up ^ `` Centre approves creation of National Testing Agency ''. The Hindu. 10 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Governing Body ''. National Testing Agency. Retrieved 24 September 2018. External links Official website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Testing_Agency&oldid=861344832 '' Categories : Government agencies established in 2017 2017 establishments in India School examinations in India Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 September 2018, at 19 : 26 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who has been appointed as the new director general of national testing agency
Answer: Vineet Joshi