Congress calls Nilekani exam task force damage control

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the government’s Nandan Nilekani-led task force on examination reforms on Thursday. He called it a damage control exercise after this year’s NEET-UG paper leak and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image had suffered. The Prime Minister recently announced the six-member task force to recommend measures to make examinations leakproof.

Mr Ramesh compared it with the K. Radhakrishnan-led committee formed after the 2024 NEET-UG leak. He cited a newspaper analysis claiming that seven of the Nilekani panel’s nine mandates were fully covered and two partly covered by the earlier committee. He also alleged that 27 of its 101 recommendations remain unimplemented and that the NTA lacked a full-time Director General for two years.

The Indian Opinion

The government’s new task force may offer another opportunity to improve examination security, but its value will depend on implementation. Congress’s allegation of political damage control is strongly worded and reflects opposition criticism. The available account does not establish whether the new panel duplicates earlier work or will produce practical changes. Clear timelines and public progress reports would help build confidence.

Source: thehindu.com

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