PM Modi taps Aadhaar architect Nilekani for exam reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed a task force led by Nandan Nilekani to reform India's public examination system. The committee aims to use technology to ensure exams are leak-proof and transparent following recent controversies.
Why it matters
Addresses systemic issues in India's high-stakes testing environment, which impacts millions of students and the credibility of national institutions.
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi announced Sunday a high-powered task force headed by Infosys co-founder and founding UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani to recommend measures for making India’s public examination system leak-proof, transparent and technology-driven.Modi said the panel would examine how technology could be used to clean up the examination process and make it more reliable. “The Nilekani committee will give suggestions on maximum use of technology for making exams clean and transparent,” he said, adding that the government would work on its recommendations to build a “fool-proof” system.The task force has been asked to suggest next-generation examination reforms, with a particular focus on technology as well as structural changes in the National Testing Agency and the wider testing framework.Besides Nilekani, who led the creation of Aadhaar as the first chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, the multidisciplinary panel includes former ISRO chairman S Somanath, former Intelligence Bureau director…
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