The tech leader who heads the high-powered task force (HPTF) to suggest exam reforms in India recommended creating a massive bank of questions instead and generate the question paper for the day at the last minute. Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Tuesday suggested doing away with setting traditional question papers for exams in India.
His remarks come months after the NEET-UG exam paper was leaked , leading to the cancellation of the May 3 exam this year, a move that impacted lakhs of medical aspirants and triggered widespread student protests. We have 150,000 locations where a young boy or girl can take a test. “The other thing is, of course, how to make sure all exams are done on a computer-based testing, and that requires a network of locations. That needs to be expanded.
Nilekani, who recommends building a vast digital bank of questions and using technology to generate papers not so long before any exam, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was very keen on implementing his suggestions. I think these are all systemic issues which we will address in our committee,” he said.
The high-powered panel that Nilekani heads was constituted by the government on July 27, after weeks of protests by students against exam paper leaks. Earlier reporting noted: Nandan Nilekani Offers Tech-Powered Solutions To Curb Exam Paper Leak Nandan Nilekani Offers Tech-Powered Solutions To Curb Exam Paper Leak Nandan Nilekani Offers Tech-Powered Solutions To Curb Exam Paper Leak Earlier reporting noted: Nilekani also highlighted that the prime minister is keen to implement the suggestions recommended by the team, noting that the report on exam paper leaks is due on October 28. Nilekani also highlighted that the prime minister is keen to implement the suggestions recommended by the team, noting that the report on exam paper leaks is due on October 28. He was speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026.
In August, Nilekani invited suggestions from students, parents, teachers, academic institutions and other stakeholders on exam system reforms.
Earlier reporting noted: Entrepreneur and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has suggested creating “massive question banks” to curb exam paper leaks. “If you start with a user in mind, technology is scalable,” said Nilekani, who heads the high-powered task force on examination reforms for National Testing Agency (NTA).
As stated in an earlier HT report , the committee has been tasked with examining comprehensive reforms in the conduct, security, design and governance of public examinations, including those conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
