Nandan Nilekani committee can fix exams. Bigger task is rebuilding faith

Police detain protestors as they come to participate in a demonstration at Shivaji park in support of the CJP-led protest in Delhi against paper leak in NEET examination, in Mumbai. (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee) 7 min readJul 27, 2026 04:09 PM IST First published on: Jul 27, 2026 at 04:09 PM IST The appointment of a high-powered task force by the Prime Minister to reform India’s public examination system is welcome, and Nandan Nilekani is a natural choice to lead it. Having worked with him briefly on the National Knowledge Commission, I know he combines intellectual clarity with a rare ability to translate large ideas into workable institutions. He understands technology; he also understands that it must ultimately serve public trust. The man best equipped to build a technological