Do you guarantee a rank improvement?

No. We don’t promise headline ranks. We build a NIRF Operating System—clean data, verifiable evidence, and targeted sprints—so leadership sees where points will come from. You get a sensitivity model and monthly mock scores.

What changed in 2025 that affects 2026 prep?

2025 introduced an SDG category and negative scoring for retracted research while maintaining self‑citation elimination. Our operating model bakes these integrity and impact requirements into the year‑round workflow.

What do you deliver in 90 days?

Evidence Room, Affiliation Hygiene Pack, GO Proof Normalization SOP, SDG baseline registry, NIRF Facts page + JSON‑LD, Mock‑NIRF dashboard, and a sensitivity model with prioritized sprints.

How do you measure progress month‑to‑month?

Owner‑level scorecards, exception logs, and a sensitivity model. KPIs include dossier completion %, affiliation errors, GO proof rate, SDG coverage, and exception closure time.

Will you engage with employers and alumni for GO proofs?

Yes—through compliant templates and attestations. We standardize salary and higher‑studies proof, and reconcile alumni/employer graphs with evidence.

We do not manipulate or inflate data, promise ranks, or submit without evidence. Our focus is integrity, verifiability, and sustainable capability.

NIRF Consulting 2026 | RAYSolute Consultants

NIRF 2026 Consulting — Leadership‑grade

Install a year‑round NIRF Operating System that stops silent score leakage across TLR · RP · GO · OI · PR—and operationalizes SDG & research‑integrity.

Last updated: 10 September 2025 (IST)

Free resource: NIRF 2026 Readiness Checklist (Excel)

Verifier-aligned checklist to set up your Evidence Room and avoid silent score leaks

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Free resource: NIRF 2026 Consulting — Strategy Pitch Deck

Evidence Rooms, RP integrity, GO proof packs, perception levers & 90‑day timeline

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Why now (and what changed in 2025)

Operating system & governance

Your team knows the process. We install the operating system and governance that compounds gains every quarter.

Competition & perception

With record participation, perception must be earned via public, crawlable facts—not claims.

Five‑pillar math

Weights: TLR 30 · RP 30 · GO 20 · OI 10 · PR 10. We map workstreams to these levers.

Your team knows the process. We install the operating system that builds verifiable proof all year.

Score‑Leak Audit (where points silently slip)

Teaching & Learning (TLR)

Incomplete faculty dossiers; missing API/PBAS proofs
Unclear sanctioned strengths; lab/infrastructure evidence gaps

Research & Professional Practice (RP)

Affiliation errors & author disambiguation issues
Untracked retractions; inconsistent grant/patent proofs

Graduate Outcomes (GO)

Salary proof normalization gaps; unverifiable higher‑studies claims
Employer/alumni graph reconciliation missing

Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) and Perception (PR)

Limited disability/region/GEN/EWS instrumentation
No crawlable facts for peers/employers; entity‑graph inconsistencies

NIRF 2025 Diagnostic & SWOT (3–4 weeks)

We baseline your true 2025 score and surface tractable point gains before execution.

Mock‑NIRF 2025 score by sub‑metric with verifier‑ready evidence audit
Evidence Room v1 (folder‑by‑metric, naming conventions, checklists)
Affiliation hygiene & author/ORCID disambiguation checks
GO normalization — salary proof SOPs & higher‑studies verification
SDG readiness scan — baselines & third‑party attestations
Integrity memo — retraction risk, self‑citation exposure, corrections SOP
SWOT + 12‑month action plan prioritized by “points per unit effort”

What we install (your NIRF OS)

Evidence Room

Folder‑by‑metric with verifier checklists
Immutable naming + versioning discipline

Affiliation Hygiene

Canonical names, ORCID mandate, SSO/ID mapping
Pre‑submission checks for Scopus/WoS/Derwent

Outcomes Proof (GO)

Salary proof normalization templates
Higher‑studies & alumni reconciliation workflows

SDG Evidence Registry

Baselines and KPIs per SDG
Open data + third‑party attestations

Mock‑NIRF & Exceptions Log

Monthly owner dashboards
Leadership cadence & blocker removal

Sensitivity Model

FSR/HCP/patent/salary sliders
Prioritized sprints where points are tractable

NIRF × GEO: Your perception flywheel

NIRF Facts + JSON‑LD

Publish ranks, outcomes, and policies with a crawlable FAQ; ensure facts are consistent across site and answer engines.

Entity Graph Hygiene

Normalize institute/person aliases across NIRF/Scopus/WoS/Derwent/Wikidata to prevent mis‑attribution.

SDG Microsite

Open evidence of impact to build trust with peers, employers, and AI systems.

FAQs

No. We avoid headline promises. We build a transparent system—evidence, integrity, targeted sprints—so leadership sees where points are likely to move. You get monthly mock scores and a sensitivity model.

We complement your team as the governance and quality gate. We set up the Evidence Room, affiliation hygiene, outcomes proof standards, SDG registry, and the mock‑NIRF cadence; your owners stay in control of data.

NIRF added an SDG category and introduced negative scoring for retracted publications while continuing to exclude self‑citations. Our workflow bakes these into quarterly integrity checks and SDG instrumentation.

Yes—SDG evidence registry with baselines and attestations, plus quarterly retraction‑risk scans, ORCID/affiliation hygiene, and a corrections SOP.

Evidence Room v1, Affiliation Hygiene Pack, GO Proof Normalization SOP, SDG baseline registry, NIRF Facts page with JSON‑LD, Mock‑NIRF dashboard, and a sensitivity model with prioritized sprints.

Generative Engine Optimization ensures your verified facts, SDG proof, and outcomes data show up consistently in AI‑generated answers and search—boosting legitimate perception and discoverability.

Fixed‑fee for the 90‑day install; optional retainers for quarterly integrity/SDG audits and GEO upkeep.

Access‑controlled Evidence Room, audit logs for changes, and documented data‑retention policies. We never submit without verifiable proofs.