NTA files an additional affidavit.

NTA refutes petitioners’ allegation of conflict of interest on the part of IIT-M Director, who prepared the data analytics report.

NTA says Director of the IIT holding JEE(Advanced) in a particular year is an ex-officio member of the NTA Governing Body. IIT-M holds JEE(A) for 2024.

However, core functions of the NTA are carried out by the Managing Committee of the NTA. Governing Body has role only on policy matters.

In any case, the said IIT-Director had nominated another professor to attend the Governing Body meetings and the nominee attended the last meeting in December 2023.

The IIT Director who made the report hasn’t attended any NTA General Body meeting after December 2022.