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  v10 changes (2026-05-30):
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        Four-vertical topic cluster targeting Indian higher-education
        decision-makers across medical, dental, law, and arts/science segments.
        All pages primary-source verified, full SEO stack (4 JSON-LD schemas
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        lead segmentation. NAAC-touching pages aligned with Binary + MBGL
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        15 discipline-specific metrics for Health Sciences/Law/Management,
        DCF 2025, One Nation One Data Platform, AI-driven validation.

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      First-mover positioning on three fresh regulatory transformations:
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      (DCI dissolved), BCI 2025 moratorium on new law colleges.

  v9 changes (2026-05-30):
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      Priority 0.8 — 42 institutional logos, ITS partnership, 12 named testimonials
      Replaces the deprecated /client-voices.html naming with SEO-optimized URL
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    - UPDATED lastmod on accreditation-diagnostics-nirf-naac-nba.html (rebuilt 2026-05-30)
      Integrated diagnostic repositioned as Deep-level, savings claim sharpened to ₹55,000
    
  v7 changes (2026-05-14):
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      Priority 0.9 — only Edhitch page with explicit pricing + buy-now intent
    - UPDATED lastmod (2026-05-14) on 5 pages in the CO-PO ecosystem rewired for
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        - CO_PO_Mapping_Software.html
        - Outcome_Based_Education_OBE_Software.html
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  v6 changes (2026-05-03):
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    - accreditation-management-platform.html rebuilt, lastmod updated
    - edhitch-institutional-workshops.html rebuilt as workshop catalogue, bumped to 0.9
    - index.html updated (ITS proof, testimonials, mobile fix)
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