India, Aug. 28 -- The Union government on Friday constituted a 'High-Powered Task Force' for exam reforms, including for tests conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), with Nandan Nilekani as the chairman.

This comes in the aftermath of the 36-day student agitation in Delhi's Jantar Mantar and other parts of the country against alleged irregularities in NEET. The protests led to the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, with the Centre also announcing steps to reform the examination system.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had, last month, announced the formation of the six-member task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nilekani, which he said would recommend technological interventions and structural reforms to...