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The Centre has extended the tenure of the Nandan Nilekani-led task force working on exam reforms till January 2027, sources said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the constitution of the high-powered six-member committee a day after Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as the Union education minister following massive student protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on July 25. The task force set up in July received over 50,000 suggestions from students, parents, teachers, academic institutions, subject matter experts, industry organisations and exam-conducting bodies. "The stakeholder consultations have been going on. The government has also submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court listing the progress made by the panel so far. The panel has now been granted time till January 2027 to submit its report," the source said. The panel's tenure was till October 2027. The panel has also consulted former ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan, who headed a panel set up by the Centre following the 2

The Nandan Nilekani-backed growth-stage fund plans to invest ₹100-200 crore each in 12-15 AI and deeptech companies over the next two to three years, with a hard cap of ₹3,500 crore

The task force is considering large question banks, AI-generated papers and wider computer-based testing to prevent leaks, with recommendations expected within three months of its formation

While tasks such as coding can increasingly be handled by artificial intelligence, other roles will emerge to manage the technology's deployment and its risks, Nilekani said

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who heads the high-powered task force on exam reforms, on Tuesday said the issue of question paper leaks can be addressed with a "systematic" approach and advocated the use of technology to deal with the problem. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026 here, Nilekani said the issue of exam paper leaks is a "solvable" issue and needs the use of technology. "If you look at it systematically and go to root causes of why it's happening and use technology to solve it... they are solvable issues," he said. Nilekani further noted that "these are all systemic issues which we will address in our committee. And I think the Prime Minister is very keen to implement our suggestions." Nilekani heads the task force that was set up in July after the leak of the NEET-UG question paper in May led to the cancellation of the medical entrance exam and a re-test, triggering weeks of student protests across the country, which ended with the resignation of the

Nilekani, wife Rohini and their two children are expected to receive notices during the document verification phase of Karnataka's electoral roll revision

Former Finance Commission chairman says the task force should examine the wider education ecosystem, including the NEP and the impact of artificial intelligence

Nilekani said large companies would likely become "net job losers" as AI automates routine tasks, while employment would increasingly come from small firms

From anti-drug campaigns to exam reforms and Instagram outreach, PM Narendra Modi has intensified efforts to engage India's youth after nationwide protests

The Centre has formed a Nandan Nilekani-led panel to overhaul India's examination system, with experts calling for technology upgrades alongside more higher education seats

The Nandan Nilekani-led panel will recommend ways to maximise the use of technology to make examinations more transparent and free from irregularities

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A multidisciplinary group of domain experts will be part of the task force

Nilekani made his largest personal commitment to a venture firm as Fundamentum expanded its leadership team and reaffirmed its focus on backing Series B startups

Nilekani said Infosys is more relevant than ever before and is well-positioned for the decade ahead as artificial intelligence reshapes industries and businesses

New vehicle, backed by anchor investor Nandan Nilekani, will target frontier technologies across consumer, enterprise and physical AI and oversee up to ₹1,000 crore in co-investments

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit alongside Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei, Nilekani said the bigger challenge lies in ensuring the "diffusion" of technology

At Infosys' Investor AI Day, Nandan Nilekani said AI's opportunity is larger than ever but enterprises face an execution gap, needing legacy overhaul, workforce reskilling and new operating models

Artifical Intelligence is rewriting the grammar of software development. And writing codes will no longer be the central role for tech professionals, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani said Tuesday. AI, he said, is being adopted faster than any previous technological transition, from the internet to smartphones, and is poised to fundamentally reshape how businesses operate. "Talent will have to deal with a world where writing code will not be the goal. It'll actually be making AI work, orchestration, and those kinds of things," Nilekani said at Infosys' Investor Day. "Customer journeys, operating models, and mental models all have to change. Every enterprise must rethink how it operates." While coding may end, new jobs will be created. The talent transformation is huge, he said adding there will be a need for AI engineers, forward deployment engineers, forensic analysts - roles that didn't exist a few years ago. Greenfield coding productivity is not the real challenge. The real w

Last week, Starmer was visiting India and met with Aadhaar's architect, Nandan Nilekani - who is also the non-executive chairman of the IT services giant Infosys Ltd