NTA restructures role: Translators will now ensure quality of AI work

NTA restructures role: Translators will now ensure quality of AI work The NTA conducts a number of high-stakes competitive examinations, including NEET, JEE Mains, CUET, UGC-NET and others in 13 languages.

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• 2 min read New Delhi Sep 17, 2026 05: 40 AM IST.
• The NTA's Expression of Interest has mentioned that the role being offered is different from the conventional 'translator' role in earlier cycles.
• A protest against the NEET leak in Chandigarh in July.

For context, a protest against the NEET leak in Chandigarh in July. (Express file photo).

As part of its overhaul, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has changed the role of translators, looking now for those who can review "AI-generated translations" of examination questions from English into Indian languages, identify linguistic, technical, scientific or contextual errors, suggest corrections, and certify the final translation.

For context, the NTA's Expression of Interest has mentioned that the role being offered is different from the conventional 'translator' role in earlier cycles.

For now, NTA restructures role: Translators will now ensure quality of AI work remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.