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54 -- median ai visibility score for NIRF-ranked Indian colleges (2026-04)
The median AI visibility score across the 120 NIRF-ranked Indian colleges studied is 54 on a 0–100 scale.
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54
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Data Vintage
2026-04
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120
Evidence Quality
B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Thrivemattic
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Tier A
https://thrivemattic.com/indian-colleges-digital-readiness-ai-visibility-report/ ↗
Source Article
AI Visibility Report — NIRF College Study 2026
Indian Colleges Digital Readiness Report · Deep-Dive Report
AI Visibility & Generative Search Readiness
A prospective student no longer types a college name into Google and reads ten blue links. They ask ChatGPT or Perplexity, or read Google’s AI Overview, and they act on whatever the answer says. T…
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0-100 score blending engine coverage, mention volume and sentiment
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NIRF-ranked Indian colleges: 54 median ai visibility score. Source: Thrivemattic (2026-04). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/median-ai-visibility-score-2026
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