Straight answers, before you ask
The questions clients actually ask — including the awkward ones — answered the way we answer them in private.
Do you write theses or research papers for clients?
No. We do not ghostwrite theses, chapters or papers, and we do not produce academic work for others to submit as their own. Our role is methodological, analytical, advisory and pedagogical: we design, review, analyse, critique and teach. See the Ethics Charter.
Can you guarantee publication in a Scopus or ABDC journal?
No one can, and anyone who promises this is not describing research. We improve the probability of acceptance through rigorous methods, journal fit and reviewer-response strategy — outcomes remain with the journal.
How does an engagement begin?
With a short written note describing your objective, data status, timeline and expected output. We respond within two working days with a scope and fee. Larger engagements begin with a paid diagnostic that is creditable against the full engagement.
How is your pricing structured?
By written scope, never hourly surprises. Scholar engagements take a 50% advance; institutional engagements are milestone-billed under a master services agreement. Indicative bands are published on our Services page.
Do you use AI tools in your work?
Yes, the way we use statistical software: as instruments under expert human control, for literature scanning, code drafting and editing. Never to fabricate data, invent citations, or produce text for clients to submit as their own. Clients may request a description of AI assistance used in their deliverables — see our AI transparency statement.
Is my data confidential?
Yes. Client datasets and institutional materials are used only for the agreed scope, access-limited to those working on the engagement, and deleted or returned on request when it closes.
Can you help our institution get a specific NAAC grade?
We prepare institutions to present their genuine performance at its strongest: criterion-wise gap analysis, data validation readiness, documentation architecture and mock assessment. We do not and cannot guarantee grades, and we decline engagements premised on manufactured evidence.
What methods do you specialise in?
SEM, CFA and PLS-SEM; fsQCA and NCA; ARDL and GARCH-family econometrics; PRISMA-style evidence synthesis; and mixed-methods integration — the same methods in our team's peer-reviewed publications.
Do you work with international clients?
Yes. We work remotely with clients in India, Canada and globally, and can invoice in INR or foreign currency for export engagements.
How long does a typical engagement take?
A manuscript readiness review: one to two weeks. A statistical analysis engagement: two to six weeks depending on model complexity. Institutional accreditation support: scoped in months, milestone by milestone. Every scope document carries its own timeline.
Will you be named on the research you support?
Authorship follows standard academic criteria of substantial intellectual contribution — discussed openly at scoping. Advisory and analytical support without authorship is acknowledged or not, at the client's preference; misrepresentation in either direction is declined.
Do you offer discounts for students?
An academic-hardship consideration exists and is granted case by case — it is never advertised as a negotiating lever. Our free research tools exist so that core planning needs cost nothing at all.
Who actually does the work?
The principal team, led by Dr. Jaskirat Singh (Ph.D., ICSSR Postdoctoral Fellow), with specialist associates engaged under confidentiality agreements where scope requires. We never subcontract without disclosure.
What happens if you decline my request?
We tell you why, and where possible point you to what we can legitimately do instead. Declines are counted in our public Declined Engagements Register — anonymously, always.
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