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PM Modi announced the constitution of a high-powered task force on examination reforms chaired by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani
The six-member panel includes former ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, former IB Director Tapan Deka, IIT Madras Director V. Kamakoti, former Education Secretary Anita Karwal, and logistics expert Amrit Lal Meena
The task force has a three-month mandate to overhaul the examination ecosystem — including NTA governance, technology-driven security, and prevention of paper leaks
This follows the K. Radhakrishnan Committee (2024, 101 recommendations) and the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
Autonomous body conducting national-level entrance and eligibility exams (NEET-UG, JEE Main, CUET-UG/PG, UGC-NET, CSIR-NET, GPAT)
Issues 12-digit Aadhaar identity numbers; statutory authority under Aadhaar Act, 2016; upheld by Supreme Court in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2018)
Constitutional body (Articles 315–323, Part XIV) conducting Civil Services, IES, NDA, CDS and other central examinations; established October 1, 1926
Recommend reforms to NTA's examination process, data security and governance after NEET-UG 2024 paper leak
Key: 101 recommendations including Digi-Exam biometric authentication, Computer-assisted Secure Pen-and-Paper Testing (CPPT), 1,000 secure test centres, and Mobile Test Centers (MTCs) for remote areas
Criminalise paper leaks, impersonation, tampering and organised fraud in public examinations conducted by UPSC, SSC, NTA, RRBs, IBPS
Key: Offences cognizable, non-bailable, non-compoundable; 5–10 years imprisonment; amended in 2026 with fast-track courts for time-bound disposal
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Autonomous body established in 2017 under the Ministry of Education to conduct entrance examinations for higher education — including NEET-UG, JEE Main and CUET
Statute providing legal backing for the 12-digit biometric identity system; passed as a Money Bill; UIDAI is the statutory authority under it
Central law criminalising paper leaks, impersonation and fraud in public exams; offences are cognizable, non-bailable, with up to 10 years imprisonment