Nandan Nilekani
Coverage of Nandan Nilekani in the Nexus archive.
- Can a tech titan ace a test to fix India’s crisis-hit education system?
India's tech leader Nandan Nilekani leads a national task force to reform the education system amid exam scandals, student protests, and rising youth unemployment. The initiative follows controversies over alleged paper leaks in the National Eligibility Entrance Test for medical aspirants.
- Will explain steps taken from printing of NEET question paper till students get it: Centre to Supreme Court
The Centre has committed to explaining steps taken from printing the NEET question paper to its distribution to students in response to a Supreme Court directive. A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders' plea is awaiting recommendations from a government-formed high-powered task force led by Nandan Nilekani regarding the online conduct of the NEET examination.
- Given track record of government, Nandan Nilekani-led panel's report will also gather dust: Congress
Congress criticized the government's track record, stating that the Nandan Nilekani-led panel's report will be ignored. Jairam Ramesh referenced the 'last round of NTA blunders' and noted the PM Modi government established a high-level committee led by K. Radhakrishnan to reform the examination system.
- Who is Nandan Nilekani, the head of PM Modi’s task-force on exam reforms?
Nandan Nilekani is the head of PM Modi’s task-force on exam reforms. He previously served as the founding chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, holding the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
- Modi announces panel to reform India's exam system; anti-govt graffiti at protest site painted over
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a task force led by Nandan Nilekani to reform the exam system following protests by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding education reforms. Protests at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar site, which included graffiti and demonstrations, ended after the education minister resigned and key demands were accepted, with authorities now cleaning the protest site.