How we verify every number on this site
We compare UGC-entitled online degrees from Manipal University Jaipur, Sikkim Manipal University, and Amity University Online. Because a wrong fee, eligibility rule, or approval claim can cost you real money and time, we hold ourselves to a specific, checkable process rather than just promising to "do our best."
The four checks
What we will not publish
We prefer primary sources over marketing pages
Wherever possible, we verify facts against a primary, independent source rather than a university's own marketing page — for example, UGC-DEB entitlement status is checked directly against the official UGC-DEB "Entitled Online" list (deb.ugc.ac.in), not just a university's own "UGC approved" claim.
We say explicitly when something is only a claim, not a verified fact
Career-outcome and salary figures are the clearest example: most placement percentages and salary ranges we found during research exist only on a university's own marketing page, or on a third-party aggregator site that isn't independently corroborated. Our career-scope guides say so directly — attributing each figure to its actual source — instead of presenting it as our own verified number.
Every guide shows a 'last reviewed' date
Fees, eligibility rules, and approval status change by admission cycle. Every guide page states when it was last checked, so you know how current the information is before you rely on it.
We flag inconsistencies instead of smoothing them over
When a university's own published pages disagree with each other — for example, differing minimum-percentage figures for the same program on different pages — we say so explicitly rather than picking one number and presenting it as settled.
We don't publish thin or duplicated pages to inflate page count
Every comparison, eligibility, career-scope, and UGC-approval page on this site exists because we found a genuine, source-verified difference worth explaining — not because we swapped a variable in a template. Where two universities' programs don't differ in any meaningful way, we don't build a page pretending otherwise.
How our star ratings work
The star ratings and review counts shown on course and university cards reflect learner feedback collected through our own counselling process, not an independent third-party audit. We show them because they're a real, if informal, signal — not because they've been externally verified. Treat them the same way you'd treat any other unaudited review count, and rely on the checks above (fees, eligibility, approvals, placement sourcing) for anything that needs to be exact.
See it in practice
Our eligibility, career-scope, and UGC-approval guides are the clearest examples of this process — each one names its sources, flags what's unverified, and states when it was last checked.
Frequently asked questions
How does Unnati Vidya verify UGC-DEB entitlement status?
We check it directly against the official UGC-DEB "Entitled Online" list at deb.ugc.ac.in, not just a university's own "UGC approved" marketing claim. A university's own page is a starting point, not the final word.
Are the career-outcome and salary figures on this site independently verified?
Not always, and we say so explicitly when they aren't. Most placement percentages and salary ranges we found during research exist only on a university's own marketing page or a third-party aggregator, without independent corroboration — our career-scope guides attribute each figure to its actual source rather than presenting it as our own verified number.
How do I know if a guide's information is still current?
Every guide page states a "last reviewed" date, since fees, eligibility rules, and approval status change by admission cycle. Check that date before relying on a figure, and confirm anything time-sensitive with a counsellor.
What happens when a university's own pages contradict each other?
We flag the inconsistency instead of quietly picking one number — for example, if two of a university's own pages show differing minimum-percentage eligibility figures for the same program, our guide says so directly rather than presenting one as settled fact.
Why doesn't Unnati Vidya have a comparison page for every possible pair of programs?
Because we only publish a comparison, eligibility, career-scope, or UGC-approval page where we found a genuine, source-verified difference worth explaining. Swapping a variable into a template to inflate page count isn't something we do.