Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani-backed Fundamentum raises ₹3K crore for AI, deeptech

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

Nilekani panel explores last-minute question papers to prevent exam leaks

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

AI job-loss fears are 'hogwash', says Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani

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

Tech can help tackle question paper leaks systematically: Nandan Nilekani

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

Nandan Nilekani, family named in Karnataka electoral roll discrepancy list

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

Nilekani panel should look beyond exam reforms, review NEP: N K Singh

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

Nandan Nilekani on the impact of AI: Small firms, not big, to create jobs

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

Youth connect: PM Modi ramps up Instagram outreach after Neet row

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

Can the Nilekani panel fix India's broken exam system with technology?

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

Nandan Nilekani to S Somanath: Meet the experts on govt's exam reform panel

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

Best of BS Opinion: Systems earn trust by holding up when tested

From US tariffs and exam reforms to welfare, governance and democracy, today's editorials examine how institutions earn public trust by adapting under pressure

PM Narendra Modi announces high-powered task force on exam reforms

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

Nilekani-backed Fundamentum launches third fund of ₹2,200 crore

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

Infosys eyes $300-400 bn AI-first services opportunity by 2030: Nilekani

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

Fundamentum spins up AI, deep-tech investing platform with ₹2,000 cr fund

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

Diffusion of AI necessary to avoid 'backlash', says Nandan Nilekani

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

Real challenge lies in execution of AI: Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani

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

AI to reshape tech careers, coding won't stay core: Nandan Nilekani

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

Aadhaar emerges as poster child for Starmer's upcoming UK digital ID plan

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

India to lead in frugal engineering, AI to resolve real issues: Nilekani

Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani says India will be the hub for applying AI and frugal engineering, citing Aadhaar, UPI and small language models as key to mass-scale adoption