Last updated: 15 August 2026 · Effective date: 15 August 2026
Education reporting carries a particular risk: a wrong deadline, cut-off or eligibility rule can cost a student an academic year. This page sets out the ethical standards our journalists work to and the fact-checking process every CampusFeed article passes through before publication.
Our Ethical Standards
- Truth over speed. We would rather be second and correct than first and wrong.
- Independence. No advertiser, institution or sponsor shapes our coverage.
- Fairness. Anyone criticised in our reporting is given a real chance to respond.
- Transparency. We say where our information came from and link to it.
- Humanity. We report on students, many of them minors, and we protect them.
- Accountability. Every article carries a named author who stands behind it.
The Fact-Check Process
1. Source identification
Every factual claim is traced to its origin. For education news that origin is normally an official notification, circular, result portal, gazette entry or press release from UGC, AICTE, NTA, CBSE, a state board, the Ministry of Education or the institution concerned.
2. Primary-source verification
We verify against the original document rather than another outlet’s summary of it. If a rival publication reports a deadline and we cannot find the notification behind it, we do not repeat the claim as fact.
3. Detail checking
Dates, fee figures, cut-off marks, seat counts, percentages and eligibility criteria are checked character by character against the source. These are the details our readers act on and the details most often garbled in circulation.
4. Currency check
We confirm that a notification is current and has not been superseded, extended or withdrawn. Indian education notifications are amended frequently, and an accurate quote from a withdrawn circular is still misinformation.
5. Editorial review
A named human editor reviews the article against its sources before publication, checking accuracy, fairness, attribution and clarity.
Source Hierarchy
Where sources conflict, we prefer them in this order: the official document from the issuing authority; an on-record statement from a named official at that authority; official data portals and public records; verified statements from the institution concerned; and finally credible reporting by established outlets, which we treat as a lead to verify rather than a fact to repeat.
Handling Unverified Claims
Rumours spread quickly in admission and results season, particularly through WhatsApp and coaching networks. Where a widely circulating claim cannot be verified, we either do not publish it, or publish explicitly to say that it is unverified, describe what we checked and state what the official position currently is. We do not launder a rumour into a fact by attributing it vaguely to “sources”.
Use of AI Tools
We may use AI tools for research assistance, summarising lengthy official documents, formatting and drafting. AI output is never treated as a source and never published unreviewed. Every factual claim in an AI-assisted draft is verified against the primary document by a human, and a named human editor approves the final article and is accountable for it.
Protecting Students and Minors
Much of our coverage concerns children and young adults. We do not publish identifying details of minors without consent from a parent or guardian and a clear public-interest reason. We do not publish individual students’ marks, personal contact details or examination records. In reporting on ragging, harassment, mental health or student deaths, we follow responsible-reporting practice and protect the identity of victims.
Plagiarism and Attribution
Plagiarism is grounds for removal from CampusFeed. Where we use another outlet’s original reporting, we credit and link to it. Quoted material is attributed and used within fair-dealing limits.
Images and Data
We use licensed, original or properly attributed images. We do not present illustrative or AI-generated images as documentary photographs of real events. Charts and tables state their data source and the period they cover.
Corrections
Fact-checking reduces errors but does not eliminate them. When we get something wrong we correct it openly under our Corrections Policy.
Report a Factual Concern
Email contact@campusfeed.in with the article link and the claim you are questioning. We respond within two working days.
See also our Editorial Policy. CampusFeed is published by Incunation Global.