FAQ & Answers for Student’s Test Practice Centre (TPC)

Sep 30, 2026

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FAQ & Answers for Student’s Test Practice Centre (TPC) explains the National Testing Agency (NTA), including its role in conducting computer-based entrance examinations and improving transparency and assessment quality. It outlines NTA’s mission, the major examinations handled (JEE Main, UGC-NET, CMAT, GPAT, and NEET-UG), and a tentative examination schedule for the upcoming academic session. The document also describes what TPC is, why it exists, registration and mock test access via website or mobile app, eligibility norms, and step-by-step website registration, including center and session selection and appointment confirmation.

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FAQ & Answers for Student’s Test Practice Centre (TPC)

NTA overview and mission

Examinations and tentative schedule

TPC purpose and how to register

FAQ & ANSWERS FOR STUDENT’S TEST PRACTICE CENTRE (TPC) | S. NO. | FAQ | ANSWERS | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | What is National Testing Agency (NTA)? | The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has setup ‘National Testing Agency’ (NTA), ([www.nta.ac.in](www.nta.ac.in)) a premier testing Agency, to conduct computer-based entrance examinations, for higher educational Institutions. This shall bring in transparency and qualitative difference in Competitive examination process. Beginning December 2018, the NTA shall commence its Tests/Exams.
For more information [please visit:](please visit: www.nta.ac.in)[ ](please visit: www.nta.ac.in)[www.nta.ac.in](please visit: www.nta.ac.in) | | 2 | What is the Mission of NTA? | To improve equity and quality in education by administering research based valid, reliable, efficient, transparent, fair and international level assessments. The best subject matter experts, psychometricians and IT delivery and security professionals will ensure that the current gaps in existing assessment systems are properly identified and bridged. | | 3 | What are the Examinations to be conducted by NTA? | Entrance Examinations
􀁸 JEE (Main)
􀁸 UGC-NET Assessments for fellowship
􀁸 CMAT & GPAT
􀁸 NEET – UG | | 4 | What is the tentative schedule of the Examinations for the coming academic session? | Entrance Examinations
Assessments for fellowship
􀁸 UGC – NET (09 .12.2018 to 23 .12.2018)
􀁸 JEE (Main)-I (06.01.2019 to 20.01 .2019)
􀁸 CMAT & GPAT (28 .01.2019)
􀁸 JEE (Main)-II (06 .04.2019 to 20 .04.2019)
􀁸 NEET – UG (05 .05.2019) | | 5 | Whether all the Examinations conducted by NTA will be offline or online? | All the above Examinations will be computer based tests except NEET Exam. NEET will be a single Exam in Pen-and-Paper Mode and will be conducted in the same no. of languages as was conducted last year. | | 6 | What is a Test Practice Centre (TPC)? | The Ministry of Human Resource Development has mandated the NTA to set up, establish and create a network of Test Practice Centres for candidates, especially in remote and rural areas to enable them to practice and be comfortable in taking a Computer Based Test (CBT) . This facility will be completely free of cost. This will facilitate and ease the process of being able to take a Computer Based Test (CBT) . The entire experience of using a computer will be as close to the actual experience of taking a CBT. All efforts will also be made to provide practice tests and questions so that candidates can familiarize themselves with logging into the system, go through the detailed instructions regarding the test, use the mouse, scroll down to the next question, navigate between questions, review and edit their options and submit questions. It will also offer Mock Test. | | 7 | What is the primary objective of Test Practice Centre (TPC)? | The objective of TPCs is primarily to familiarize the candidates for taking the upcoming NTA examinations in Computer Based Test Mode. | | 8 | How can a Candidates register for Mock Test in Test Practice Centre (TPC)? | Candidate may register for Test Practice Centre (TPC) through NTA website ([www.nta.ac.in](www.nta.ac.in)) or through Mobile App. For Mobile App, Candidate will have to Search on Play Store for “NTA STUDENT APP”, click on the search result of NTA Student and install the application. The Mobile App will include all the features as given for registration through the website. | | --- | --- | --- | | 9 | Norms for candidate to register fora TPC | A candidate intending to appear JEE (Main) & UGC-NET and having cleared or likely (within next six month) to clear the prerequisite qualification , to respective entrance Tests. | | 10 | Can student/s applying for NEETUG join TPCs? | At present Mock Test for students, aspiring for NEET-UG Test isnot available at TPCs. A notice to this effect shall be put on NTA website, as and when the Mock test for UGC-NEET is going to be available. | | 11 | What a

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What is the National Testing Agency (NTA) and when will it begin tests?

NTA is set up to conduct computer-based entrance examinations for higher educational institutions. Beginning December 2018, NTA will commence its tests/exams.

What is a Test Practice Centre (TPC) and what is it used for?

TPCs are established to help candidates, especially in remote and rural areas, practice and become comfortable with taking a Computer Based Test (CBT). The experience is designed to closely match the actual CBT, and mock tests and practice questions are provided.

How can students register for a mock test in TPC through the website?

Visit the NTA website and select “Student Registration (For Mock Test)” for a TPC, sign in using Google/Facebook/mobile number, complete personal/contact/academic/exam information, choose nearby centers and a session, review selections, and confirm the appointment. Approval and the visit date/slot are sent via SMS and registered email.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by jay