Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to lead task force on exam reforms, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that the Union government has constituted a “high-powered task force” under the leadership of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to look into examination reforms.

“Based on its report, steps will be taken to ensure the credibility of upcoming examinations at the earliest,” said the prime minister in a video posted on social media.

The announcement came a day after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union education minister following weeks-long protests that spread across the country.

Pradhan’s resignation was the core demand of protesters led by the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign. The protesters had been calling on him to quit on account of alleged mismanagement of a series of competitive examinations.

HIGH POWERED TASK FORCE on examination reforms under the leadership of Shri Nandan Nilekani constituted.@NandanNilekani pic.twitter.com/mMpmPdIEL5— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2026

On Sunday, the prime minister said that the Union government will also move “towards making a new law with tough provisions” in Parliament on Monday.

He was referring to the 2026 Public Examinations Prevention of Unfair Means Amendment Bill. The legislation proposes imprisonment of five to ten years for individuals found using unfair means in public examinations. The maximum fine for such persons would increase from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.

The bill says that investigations into the cases should be...

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