Nandan Nilekani Suggests Scrapping Traditional Exam Papers To Curb Leak

Entrepreneur and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has suggested creating "massive question banks" to curb exam paper leaks. He was speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026. Questioning the need for traditional question papers, Nilekani suggested that the country needs to do away with question papers to combat leaks that have disrupted high-stakes exams taken by millions of students and job seekers. "If you start with a user in mind, technology is scalable," said Nilekani, who heads the high-powered task force on examination reforms for National Testing Agency (NTA).