Selection-Empanelment of agency for Security and Surveillance Services during multiple examinations being conducted by National Testing Agency

These are factual observations drawn mechanically from the documents below — not findings, opinions, or allegations of wrongdoing. Verify each against the linked original.

What we observed

• The department changed this document 1 time after first publishing it.
• A corrigendum changed “EMD” from “Rs. 25 Lacs” to “EMD Exemption for PSUs (RailTel) allowed; Bid Security Declaration in lieu of EMD” (corrigendum dated 2024-12-18).
• A corrigendum changed “Scope of Work” from “INTEGRATED SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM SERVICE” to “Category-A: FRISKING OF CANDIDATES THROUGH HHMD, Category-B: CCTV RECORDING AND LIVE STREAMING, Category-C: PHOTO CAPTURING OF CANDIDATES USING SMARTPHONE OUTSIDE CAMPUS WITH NTA APP, Category-D: BIOMETRIC (THUMBPRINT) CAPTURING OF CANDIDATES USING SMARTPHONE OUTSIDE CAMPUS WITH NTA APP, Category-E: PHOTOGRAPHS AUTHENTICATION OF CANDIDATES, Category-F: BIOMETRIC (THUMBPRINT) AUTHENTICATION OF CANDIDATES OUTSIDE NTA CAMPUS WITH NTA APP” (corrigendum dated 2024-12-18).
• A corrigendum changed “Experience Requirement” from “Three similar completed services costing not less than 40% of estimated cost OR two similar services costing 50% OR one service costing 80%” to “Three similar completed services costing not less than 40% of estimated cost OR two similar services costing 50% OR one service costing 80% (with clarification that this applies to each service category)” (corrigendum dated 2024-12-18).

Points a citizen might reasonably ask

• What prompted each amendment, and was the closing date extended to give bidders time to respond?
• Do the eligibility and scope requirements match the stated purpose and estimated value?
• Were all amendments published on the portal before the deadline?