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Can Nandan Nilekani lead India's exam system out of corruption?

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The pressure is on for Nandan Nilekani as he heads a high-powered task force to overhaul and restore trust in the Indian examination system after widespread paper leaks triggered nationwide protests and a political crisis. Mr Nilekani , who is a former chief executive and co-founder of Infosys, one of the biggest software companies in the world, is now seeking to prevent leaked exam papers with the stakes are extraordinarily high for millions of Indians. He steps in after investigations found that criminal networks, aided by insiders, exploited weaknesses in the way exam papers are distributed. This exposed the flaws in the system that allowed supposedly secure papers to be compromised before senior secondary school students entered the hall for their high-stakes exam. Starting in June, more than 100,000 people took to the streets in protest. Hunger strikes and a police crackdown intensified the unrest, which ultimately forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign and turned