New Delhi: The website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and all its other web portals are completely secure and reports of them being tampered and hacked are false and misleading, officials said on Sunday.

This clarification comes amid the growing controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams including NEET-UG and UGC-NET. The Education Ministry on Saturday constituted a panel to review the functioning of NTA, recommend exam reforms and ensure data security.

"The NTA website and all its web portals are completely secure. Any information tampered with and hacked is false and misleading," a senior official said.