India, July 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the setting up of a high-powered task force under Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani in the next step towards examination reforms in the wake of massive students' protests in Delhi and other cities against alleged paper leaks.

The announcement comes a day before the Union government will move a bill in Parliament to implement harsher punishment and heavier penalties of up to Rs.10 crore for those convicted of paper leaks. It also comes a day after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the Council of Ministers due to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest.

According to government sources, the committee will comprise a multidisciplinary group of domain...