# India: Testing agency revamp follows renewed criticism

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- DW, 2026-08-18 07:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/india-testing-agency-revamp-follows-renewed-criticism/live-78407227?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> India’s Education Ministry has ordered the National Testing Agency to audit its exam procedures after three national entrance tests were canceled over factual, translation and spelling errors. The agency has dismissed more staff and begun reforms as opposition leaders and student groups renew calls for its dissolution. A seafarers’ union also said Indian sailors were allegedly pressured to sail through the Strait of Hormuz despite the dangers of the ongoing conflict.