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On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of a high-powered task force on examination reforms, led by technology entrepreneur and infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, with the goal of recommending measures to improve the country’s examination system’s reliability and transparency.
The announcement comes a day after the education cabinet reshuffle following the departure of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid protests over the NEET paper leak controversy.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today announced that a high-powered task force on examination reforms under the leadership of Shri Nandan Nilekani has been constituted.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister shared:
“HIGH POWERED TASK FORCE on examination reforms under the leadership of Shri Nandan Nilekani constituted.
@NandanNilekani”
Modi said the government had already taken steps against those accused of compromising the integrity of public examinations.
“The Government of India is continuously taking various measures for the future of students. Those who tampered with the students’ future are languishing in jail. We have already established fast-track courts. We are also moving towards enacting new legislation in Parliament that incorporates stringent legal provisions,” he said.
The prime minister said the focus must now shift to strengthening the examination system for the future. “However, we must look to the future. Our examination system needs to be reliable and transparent, and it must make maximum use of technology,” he said.
Announcing the new panel, Modi said it would recommend reforms aimed at restoring confidence in public examinations.
“Keeping all these factors in mind, we have decided to constitute a high-powered task force under the leadership of the world-renowned technology expert Nandan Nilekani. This task force will focus on examination reforms, and based on its report, steps will be taken to ensure the credibility of upcoming examinations at the earliest,” he said.
