The Government is working to establish a National Authority for Testing (NAT) to assess the abilities of aspirants before they appear for JEE. The move is likely to alter the way entrance examinations to IITs and other top engineering institutes are conducted. The NAT shall be established in the coming months and its first major task would be to conduct tests in the latter half of the year.<br/><br/>The scores obtained in NAT test would form the basis for shortlisting candidates for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-advanced) 2017. JEE-advanced test is conducted for entrance to the IITs. The Human Resource Development Ministry may soon seek the nod of the Union Cabinet for setting up the testing agency.