Among the various steos ostensibly aimed at reforming the education sector, Narendra Modi government has announced the formation of a high-powered task force to recommend reforms aimed at revising the country’s examination framework in accordance to the current times. The panel is tasked to submit its recommendations to the government, paving the way for measures to improve the reliability, transparency and integrity of future examinations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video-statement on Sunday. “
Based on that report, the work to ensure the reliability of the upcoming examinations will be done, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a Hindi video posted on his X handle.
“Friends, for the future of students, the government of India is continuously taking several steps. Those who played with the future of students are rotting in jails. We have set up fast-track courts. Tomorrow in parliament too, we are moving forward in the direction of making a new law with strict legal provisions,” the prime minister said.
The announcement comes a day after the protest over exam paper leaks, led by the satirical political group Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), ended following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education Minister
Emphasizing on the future of the upcoming generation, Modi asserted that, “We must think for the future. Our examination system should be reliable, our examination should be transparent, and our examination system should have the maximum use of technology. Keeping all these things in mind, a decision was made to form a high-power task force under the leadership of world-renowned technology expert, Nandan Nilekani, which will focus on examination reform.”
Apart from Nilekani the task force members include domain experts from different streams, who will help improve the country’s examination system, especially hailing from a technology perspective and for structural reforms. The other members are ISRO former chairman S. Somanath, Intelligence Bureau former director Tapan Deka, IIT Chennai Director V. Kamakoti, former Education Secretary Anita Karwal and logistics expert Amrit Lal Meena.