Published before anyone was graded
No point comes off without a document.
Every institution starts at 100 on each criterion and loses points only where a published rule says so and a linked document proves it. 45 rules, fixed before anyone was graded, applied identically to all 12 — a small school and a big coaching chain alike.
Two numbers, and they are made differently
The ten criterion scores — computed
Each starts at 100 and is reduced only by a deduction attached to a cited document. Nobody types these. Remove the document and the number recomputes on the next build; cite a rule that is not in the table below and the build stops.
The headline score — assessed
Our overall judgement of the record, published on the institution and not an average of the ten. It weighs how much of the record we actually hold and how serious the findings are, so it can sit above or below the mean. Where it does, the criteria below it show you why.
Every point we cut comes from a document.
No opinions. No star ratings. Every school, college, coaching centre and ITI starts at 100. We cut points only when a real document proves something — a government order, their own fee rules, a court paper. Here are the rules. And here is every cut we have made.
- Starting scoreon every criterion
- 100
- Criteriaassessed per institution
- 10
- Published rulesfixed before grading
- 45
- Deductions appliedacross 12 graded institutions
- 70
The schedule of penalties
45 rules · 20 used so far · 25 never needed
Written before anyone was graded, and applied the same way to all 12 — a small school and a big coaching chain alike. Rules we have never needed still appear here. This is our standard, not a list of what we happened to find.
Government Record
Fines and orders against them from a government body, board or university.
8 of 12 institutions deducted
A regulator has fined them, confirmed on record
-35Applied ×8They broke the same rule again
-25Applied ×2The fine was ₹10 lakh or more
-10Applied ×1Their affiliation, recognition or licence was cancelled
-45Never usedRunning courses without the approval those courses need
-40Never usedAdmission & Bribes
Donation or bribe asked for a seat. Seats given outside the normal process.
0 of 12 institutions deducted
A regulator or court found they took a donation for admission
-50Never usedStaff asked for a bribe, and it is documented
-40Never usedSeats given outside the normal admission process
-45Never usedAdmission refused to someone who had a legal right to it
-35Never usedScreened the child or parents for admission, where that is banned
-25Never usedFees & Extra Charges
Money charged that was never in the fee list. Unapproved hikes. Forced buying.
0 of 12 institutions deducted
Charged money that was not in the published fee list
-35Never usedRaised fees above the limit the state allows
-30Never usedForced students to buy books or uniform from one named shop
-25Never usedNever published a fee list at all
-20Never usedTook money for a facility they never provided
-25Never usedRefunds
What their refund policy says, next to the rule they are supposed to follow.
10 of 12 institutions deducted
Their own policy says fees are never refunded
-60Applied ×8No refund policy published for what they sell
-50Applied ×1Refund window shuts within 7 days of the course starting
-30Applied ×2They keep more than 10% of the fee if you leave
-20Applied ×6Their refund policy links to a page that does not exist
-15Applied ×1Their policy never says when the refund will come
-10Applied ×2Held the refund longer than the rule allows
-25Never usedYour Certificates
Keeping your original documents. Not giving your TC, migration or marksheet.
0 of 12 institutions deducted
Kept your original certificates as a condition of admission
-45Never usedRefused to give a TC, migration or leaving certificate
-35Never usedAsked for money to release a document that is yours by right
-30Never usedHeld your documents over a disputed dues claim
-25Never usedTeaching & Facilities
Classes, teachers, labs and hostels you paid for but did not get.
4 of 12 institutions deducted
Shut the centre or stopped the course midway
-50Applied ×3Delivered less teaching than they promised
-25Applied ×2Teachers, labs or facilities found below the required standard
-30Never usedSafety
Ragging, beating, harassment, or a building that is not safe.
0 of 12 institutions deducted
A finding that a student was beaten or physically abused
-50Never usedA ragging case on their campus, found by a commission or court
-45Never usedA sexual harassment finding, or no committee where one is required
-45Never usedAn order against them for an unsafe building or missing safety clearance
-30Never usedAdvertising
Ads a government body has found to be misleading.
8 of 12 institutions deducted
A regulator found their advertisement misleading
-40Applied ×8A regulator found they hid something important
-25Applied ×6What They Tell You
What they show you before you pay — fees, teachers, and whether they are even recognised.
8 of 12 institutions deducted
Advertised toppers who never took the paid course being sold
-40Applied ×6More than half the advertised toppers were like that
-20Applied ×6Their terms let them swap the advertised teacher without telling you
-30Applied ×2A regulator found even their brand name misleading
-30Applied ×1Told students they were recognised when they were not
-35Never usedWhen You Complain
How they behave when you complain, and whether they have a complaint cell at all.
2 of 12 institutions deducted
Ignored complaints from their own students
-30Applied ×2Offered less refund than the rule requires
-20Applied ×1Students filed a police or consumer case against them
-20Applied ×2No complaint cell or officer, where one is required
-25Never usedPunished a student or parent for complaining
-35Never usedHow the schedule is applied
They are here because someone reported them
We do not copy lists from anywhere. A school, college, coaching centre or ITI shows up here when a student or parent reports it, or when we find a public document worth showing. That is why this list is short. It grows where people are actually getting hurt.
Only documents count
We grade on things anyone can go and check: a government or commission order, their own fee list or refund policy, a court or police paper, or a report in a known newspaper. We link to all of it. An anonymous claim never moves a score.
Start at 100. Cut by the rule
Everyone starts at 100 on every point. The table above is fixed, and the same cut applies to a small village school and a big coaching chain. Nothing goes below 0. There are no bonus points and no personal judgement — each score is just the documents, added up.
We only grade what we can check
If we have no document about something, we mark it Not assessed. That is not a pass, and it is not a zero. If we have reports but no document at all, the place is shown as Not graded — just the number of reports, nothing more. The score out of 100 is our overall call across what we could check, based on how serious it is, not a simple average.
Reports are counted, never scored
What people report to us is shown as a number, kept separate from the documents. It changes no score. It tells you how many people had a problem. It does not tell you a government body agreed.
They can always reply
Any institution can send us a correction or a reply. We fix mistakes quickly and note the date publicly. Whatever reply they send, we publish it on their page in full, word for word.
The limits
What a grade on this page does not tell you.
A high score is not our approval. It only means we found nothing bad on record — not that nothing exists.
A low score is only what we could prove. A place with no government record can still be treating students badly, and would show up here ungraded.
Different rules apply to different places. A school answers to the RTE Act and its state fee law. A college answers to UGC and AICTE. A coaching centre answers to the Education Ministry's 2024 rules. The cuts are the same everywhere; the rule being applied is not.
Government totals on this site carry a date, because they change every time a new order comes out.
We are not a court and we decide nothing. Where something is disputed or still in court, we say so.
Found something we got wrong?
Every grade here comes from documents we link to. If you run a place named on this site and something is wrong, write to us and we fix it quickly, noting the date publicly. If you are a student with something to report, the form takes two minutes.