Fact-Checking Policy & Verification Methodology

1. Our Foundational Verification Mandate

Competitive examinations in India—whether conducted by UPSC, SSC, State PSCs, NTA, or Banking Boards—directly impact the lives and livelihoods of tens of millions of aspirants. A single inaccurate reporting of an application deadline, age-cutoff formula, or exam timing can disqualify a hardworking candidate.

Because of these high stakes, Sarkari.online operates under an uncompromising mandate: No notification, answer key, or result date is published unless it is backed by primary documentary evidence from statutory authorities.

2. The 3-Tier Source Hierarchy (Zero Unverified Media Leaks)

Our editorial desk strictly classifies news sources into three tiers. Content is drafted exclusively from Tier-1 statutory sources:

3. Automated 8-Dimension Quality & Safety Gate

Before any article transitions to public visibility, it is subjected to an autonomous multi-layer fact-verification and safety gate:

1. Factual Grounding Score: Cross-matches dates, shift hours, fees, and quota categories against authoritative extracted tables. If factual accuracy is below 70%, the article is immediately rejected.
2. Entity-Scoped Confidence Gate: Scans the Title and H1 to ensure milestones claimed as "Confirmed" or "Out Now" are factually validated in the body. If an event is pending or tentative, titles must reflect "Status & Schedule" rather than false confirmation.
3. Intent Outline Lock: Enforces clean structural boundaries. For instance, Admit Card, Answer Key, and Result articles are strictly barred from containing legacy application form boilerplate or redundant eligibility paragraphs.
4. Hallucination Defense: Identifies obsolete boards or renamed agencies (e.g., verifying that MPESB is cited rather than defunct PEB) and blocks phantom exam schedules.

4. Temporal Revalidation & Post-Deadline Closing

Statutory dates evolve rapidly—application deadlines get extended, admit cards get released, and objection windows close. Our automated lifecycle engine re-evaluates active articles every 30 minutes:

• When an application deadline passes, the article state is transitioned to CLOSED, removing active "Apply" call-to-actions to prevent reader confusion.
• Structured JobPosting data is automatically unlinked once recruitment registration closes.
• When official updates arrive, original URLs are updated incrementally rather than proliferating thin duplicate pages.

5. Transparent Corrections & Update Policy

We hold ourselves accountable to our readers. If a statutory agency amends a circular, or if an inadvertent typographical error occurs in an article, we correct it promptly and transparently: