Every DCS entry defined, evidenced and signed off before the India Rankings 2027 portal opens
The Data Capturing System is where ranking outcomes are settled before a single score is computed. Over five evenings, your NIRF team prepares the India Rankings 2027 submission section by section, with the definitions, evidence and internal sign-off that make every number defensible.
The NIRF 2027 Data Capture Clinic is a five-evening applied workshop by Edhitch, run live online from 16 to 20 November 2026, Monday to Friday, 7–9 PM IST. NIRF nodal officers and IQAC teams prepare their India Rankings 2027 Data Capturing System submission section by section, with correct definitions, verified evidence and internal sign-off. The fee is ₹2,499 + GST.
NIRF has typically opened its Data Capturing System for the next edition in late November (on 29 November 2023 for India Rankings 2024). The weeks before it opens are the time to fix how data is defined, collected and verified, not the days before the deadline.
Errors in data capture are expensive. A faculty member counted under the wrong category, expenditure classified under the wrong head, or a publication without the institution's affiliation costs marks no amount of performance can recover. Since the 2025 cycle, NIRF also deducts marks for retracted papers and self-citations, so research data needs checking before it is entered.
Before you join: Your institution plans to participate in India Rankings 2027. Bring your previous DCS submission if you have one; first-time participants are welcome.
Every session is a working session. You bring your institution's data, and each evening ends with something you can use the next morning.
Sections of the Data Capturing System, the data owner for every field, and a timeline that finishes collection before the portal opens.
Intake and student strength, faculty counts, qualifications and experience, and how capital and operational expenditure are classified.
Publication affiliation, sponsored research and consultancy, patents, and checking for retractions and self-citation before entry.
Placement, higher studies, median salary and PhDs awarded; regional and gender diversity, economically disadvantaged students and facilities for persons with disabilities.
Reconciling DCS data with AISHE returns and audited accounts, internal sign-off, and preparing the data you will also publish on your own website.
Everything is built on your own data during the sessions, so it is ready to use when the programme ends.
Past participants join at the level that matches the work they have already done. Tell us which programme you attended when you register, and our facilitators will know where you are starting from.
A suggested path through the series
Start at Core to set up the data and plan, move to Applied to build evidence on your own data, and take Advanced programmes when you are working on a live submission or a global ranking. One programme runs each month.
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Individual: ₹2,499 + GST
Institutional team of 5: ₹10,999 + GST
Groups of 2–4, or more than 5: we'll send a quote.
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WhatsApp to confirm my seat| Workshop | Dates | Level | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF 2027 Data Capture Clinic: Find the Marks You're Losing | 16–20 Nov | Applied | NIRF nodal officers, IQAC Heads, Registrars |
| NAAC Grade Expiring? Your 2026–27 Transition Plan Across NAAC, NBA and NIRF | 14–18 Dec | Core | Principals and Directors, Deans, IQAC Heads and coordinators |
| Health Sciences Colleges: NAAC, NIRF and NMC Rating Readiness | 18–22 Jan | Applied | Deans and Principals, Medical Superintendents with academic roles, IQAC Heads |
| THE Rankings Readiness: Take Your Institution Global | 15–19 Feb | Advanced | Vice-Chancellors and Directors, IQAC Heads, Deans of research |
| NBA SAR Mastery under GAPC v4.0: Write a SAR That Holds Up in the Visit | 8–12 Mar | Advanced | NBA coordinators, Heads of Department, Programme SAR writing teams |
| CO–PO Attainment Lab: Numbers That Stand Up to NBA Scrutiny | 19–23 Apr | Applied | Faculty members, Course coordinators, OBE cell and IQAC members |
No. It is focused on one thing: submitting complete, accurate and defensible data in the Data Capturing System. Clean data capture prevents marks being lost to definitions and entry errors, but we do not promise a rank.
NIRF has typically opened its Data Capturing System in late November or December for the following year's rankings; for India Rankings 2024 it opened on 29 November 2023. Check nirfindia.org for the India Rankings 2027 notice.
From the 2025 cycle, NIRF deducts marks under Research and Professional Practice (RP) for retracted research papers and for self-citations. Publication records should be checked before they are entered.
Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR). In the Engineering category the weights are 30, 30, 20, 10 and 10 per cent; weights differ by category.
17, after NIRF 2025 added a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) category.
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No. The fee is the same for everyone, whenever you register: ₹2,499 + GST per participant, or ₹10,999 + GST for an institutional team of 5.
Yes. An institutional team of 5 is ₹10,999 + GST. For groups of 2 to 4, or more than 5, choose the quote option and we will send a price.
After the Integrated Strategy Sprint, leaders usually move to the NIRF 2027 Data Capture Clinic, THE Rankings Readiness or NBA SAR Mastery. After the OBE Implementation Sprint, faculty move to the CO–PO Attainment Lab. Health sciences institutions should take the health sciences programme. Tell us what you attended in the form and we will advise.
Core programmes set up the data, evidence and plan an institution needs. Applied programmes are hands-on with your own data. Advanced programmes are for teams working on a live submission, SAR or global ranking.
One programme a month, November 2026–April 2027, each Monday to Friday, 7–9 PM IST.
Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a certificate of completion from Edhitch.
Yes. Any programme can be delivered privately for 25 or more faculty, on your dates and built around your institution's context. Write to info@edhitch.com.
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