{"id":22312,"date":"2026-09-10T04:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22312"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:10:53","slug":"nandan-nilekani-heading-exam-reform-panel-named-in-sirs-no-mapping-category-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22312","title":{"rendered":"Nandan Nilekani, heading exam reform panel, named in SIR&#8217;s &#8216;no-mapping\u2019 category | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133992612,imgsize-76266,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/entrepreneur-nandan-nilekani.jpg\" alt=\"Nandan Nilekani, heading exam reform panel, named in SIR's 'no-mapping\u2019 category\" title=\"Notices were generated because details of Nandan Nilekani's names were not found in the 2002 voter list.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Notices were generated because details of Nandan Nilekani's names were not found in the 2002 voter list.\">Notices were generated because details of Nandan Nilekani&#8217;s names were not found in the 2002 voter list.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/infosys\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infosys<\/a> co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nandan-nilekani\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nandan Nilekani<\/a>, who is currently heading a government task force on examination reforms, and his family members have been named in Election Commission notices generated under the \u2018no-mapping\u2019 category, according to Bengaluru South City Corporation officials.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The notices were generated because details of their names were not found in the 2002 voter list. It is not clear from the available information whether the notices have been served on Nilekani or his family.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>BSCC commissioner Ramesh KN said officials would check the records for any discrepancies and resolve them without issuing notices where required.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>\u201cI am not aware of the status of the notices generated for Nilekani. <!-- -->I will check the details,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The notices were issued as part of the electoral exercise to verify voter details. Officials said they would check the records for any discrepancies and resolve them without issuing notices where required.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in July that the government had constituted a high-powered task force on examination reforms under Nilekani\u2019s leadership.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;HIGH-POWERED TASK FORCE on examination reforms under the leadership of Shri Nandan Nilekani constituted,&#8221; PM Modi said in a video message on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The announcement came a day after the Cockroach Janta Party, a satirical platform, called off its 37-day agitation following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET (UG) question paper leak.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Nilekani, 71, is the co-founder and chairman of Bengaluru-based Infosys. He was also the founding chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, which issues <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aadhaar-cards\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aadhaar cards<\/a>, serving with the rank of Cabinet minister in the Congress-led central government from 2009 to 2014.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>He was appointed co-chair of the G20 Task Force on Digital Public Infrastructure for Economic Transformation, Financial Inclusion, and Development in January 2023.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Born in Bengaluru, Nilekani graduated from IIT Bombay in 1978 and received the <!-- -->Padma Bhushan<!-- --> in 2006. Time magazine named him among the world&#8217;s 100 most influential people in 2006 and 2009, and included him in its 2024 list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI. He has also authored or co-authored three books.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/nandan-nilekani-heading-exam-reform-panel-named-in-sirs-no-mapping-category\/articleshow\/133992437.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notices were generated because details of Nandan Nilekani&#8217;s names were not found in the 2002 voter list. 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