Terms of Service

Please review these comprehensive Terms of Service prior to accessing, registering for, or using the CollegeSikta platform, predictive tools, practice test modules, and educational analytics services.

Effective Date: October 2026 Comprehensive Agreement (2,000+ Words) Governing Law: Republic of India Jurisdiction: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Essential Plain Language Disclaimer

CollegeSikta is an independent educational technology platform providing probabilistic AI-driven college predictions, KCET cutoff analytics, weekly mock tests, and exam preparation material. CollegeSikta is NOT an official body and has NO affiliation with the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), the Department of Higher Education Karnataka, VTU, or any government university. All college predictions, rank estimations, cutoffs, and mock tests are educational guidance indicators only and do not constitute a promise, warranty, or guarantee of college admission, seat allotment, or exam marks.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction & Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to CollegeSikta (“CollegeSikta”, “we”, “our”, or “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between CollegeSikta and you (“User”, “you”, or “your”), governing your access to and use of www.collegesikta.com, our predictive tools, mock test modules, analytics engines, and related services (collectively, the “Service”). By accessing, registering for, browsing, or using our Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be unreservedly bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you must immediately cease accessing, browsing, and using the Service.

These Terms apply to all visitors, registered candidates, subscribers, parents, guardians, and any other individuals who interact with the CollegeSikta platform or its digital resources.

2. Eligibility & Parental Consent

The Service is designed primarily for students preparing for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) and higher education admissions across Karnataka institutions. Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, individuals must have attained the age of majority (eighteen years) to enter into binding legal agreements. If you are under eighteen years of age (“Minor”), you may only use the Service with the express consent and under the active supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

By allowing a Minor to use the Service, the parent or guardian agrees to be bound by these Terms and assumes full responsibility for all activities, submissions, and financial transactions conducted on the account. We do not intentionally solicit or collect personal data from children under thirteen years of age without parental approval.

3. Account Registration & Security

To access personalized features, including customized college predictions, mock test records, and performance tracking, you must register for an Account by providing true, accurate, current, and complete information. You agree to promptly update your registration details whenever changes occur. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials, password, and session access tokens.

You may not share, transfer, or resell access to your account with coaching centers, study circles, or other students. You agree to notify CollegeSikta immediately at collegesikta@gmail.com of any unauthorized access or security breach. CollegeSikta is not liable for any losses caused by unauthorized use of your credentials, and you remain responsible for all activities occurring under your registered profile.

4. Description of Services & Platform Tools

CollegeSikta provides an educational technology platform offering data-driven college exploration tools, historical cutoff repositories, chapter-wise practice tests, scheduled weekly mock examinations, and performance diagnostics for KCET aspirants. Features include seat prediction algorithms across engineering, architecture, nursing, and allied programs, historical round-wise cutoff archives, timing analysis, and college informational guides across Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, and all Karnataka regions.

We cover popular engineering specializations including Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Information Science, Electronics and Communication, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Biotechnology. We reserve the right to modify, update, enhance, pause, or discontinue any feature, question bank, or service component at our discretion, without prior notice, to maintain system performance or reflect educational curriculum updates.

5. Official Authority & Non-Affiliation Disclaimer

COLLEGESIKTA IS A PRIVATELY OPERATED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM AND IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH, ENDORSED BY, SPONSORED BY, OR IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH THE KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY (KEA), THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, VTU, COMEDK, OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. The official Karnataka Examinations Authority portal (cetonline.karnataka.gov.in) is the sole statutory source for authentic examination circulars, rank cards, official seat matrices, option entry schedules, and allotment results.

CollegeSikta does not conduct counseling, submit official option entry forms, verify original student certificates, or make official admissions allocations. Every candidate must complete document verification and option entry directly through the official KEA counseling framework.

6. Nature of Predictive Analytics & No Guarantee of Admission

All college predictions, cutoff estimates, probability indicators, and ranking projections displayed on CollegeSikta are computational guidance estimates generated from historical counseling trends and mathematical models. Cutoffs fluctuate annually based on candidate volume, exam difficulty, seat revisions, newly created branches, reservation rosters, and candidate preference patterns across General Merit, Category 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, SC, ST, and Hyderabad-Karnataka (Article 371J) quotas.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DOES COLLEGESIKTA WARRANT, PROMISE, OR GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO ANY COLLEGE, BRANCH, OR INSTITUTION. Predictions are advisory tools intended to assist students in organizing their research and building a balanced option entry preference list. Users and parents remain solely responsible for verifying official information and determining their admission choices.

7. Weekly Mock Tests & Academic Integrity

CollegeSikta administers timed mock examinations and chapter-wise tests designed to evaluate student readiness. All users agree to uphold academic honesty and fair play during test sessions. You agree to complete each test independently, without external assistance, textbooks, unauthorized browser extensions, or automated answering scripts. Our mock exams adhere strictly to the syllabus guidelines issued by the Department of Pre-University Education Karnataka.

Capturing screenshots, recording screens, copying, or redistributing our proprietary test questions, answer options, or solutions on third-party forums or social platforms is strictly prohibited. Engaging in cheating or question leakage constitutes a material breach of these Terms and will result in disciplinary action.

8. Community Leaderboard & Fair Play

To encourage healthy peer competition, CollegeSikta displays community leaderboards reflecting user scores, accuracy benchmarks, and completion times. We employ automated auditing mechanisms to detect abnormal answering speeds, bot interactions, and anomalous score patterns across test attempts.

CollegeSikta reserves the right to audit test submissions, disqualify irregular scores, remove users from public leaderboards, reset mock test attempts, or suspend accounts found violating fair play guidelines, without prior notice or refund, in order to protect honest aspirants.

9. Subscription Plans & Fee Structure

While core informational features are offered free of charge, CollegeSikta provides premium Subscription Plans (such as CollegeSikta Pro) that grant access to advanced cutoffs, unlimited predictor queries, full-length test series, and detailed analytics. Current subscription fees and feature specifications are detailed on our Subscriptions page.

All prices are listed in Indian Rupees (INR) and are subject to applicable taxes, including Goods and Services Tax (GST). We reserve the right to revise subscription fees at any time; however, price modifications will apply only to subsequent billing terms and will not impact active paid subscriptions already purchased by the user.

10. Invoicing, Payments & Financial Security

Payments for premium subscriptions are processed securely through Reserve Bank of India (RBI) compliant third-party payment gateways supporting UPI, debit cards, credit cards, and net banking. CollegeSikta does not collect or store sensitive payment card details or banking credentials on its servers, adhering to strict payment data standards.

You agree to provide valid, authorized payment instruments. In the event of payment failure, transaction timeout, or bank reversal, access to premium features may be suspended until valid payment is successfully confirmed. Invoices are generated electronically and delivered to your registered email account.

11. Digital Content, Cancellations & Refund Policy

Because CollegeSikta provides instant digital access to proprietary data models, question banks, and analytical tools upon payment, ALL SUBSCRIPTION PURCHASES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-EXCHANGEABLE ONCE ACCESS IS GRANTED. Exceptions are granted only in cases of: (a) verified duplicate charges resulting from payment gateway errors, or (b) continuous, verifiable system downtime exceeding seven consecutive days attributable solely to CollegeSikta infrastructure.

To claim a refund under these exceptions, you must contact collegesikta@gmail.com within forty-eight hours of purchase with valid proof of payment. Dissatisfaction with entrance exam ranks, personal change of mind, or counseling outcomes does not qualify for a refund under any circumstance.

12. Acceptable Use Policy & Prohibited Conduct

You agree to use CollegeSikta solely for lawful, personal educational purposes. You expressly agree not to: (a) deploy automated crawlers, scrapers, bots, or extraction scripts to harvest data, cutoffs, or questions; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the platform source code or predictive algorithms; (c) bypass security controls, probe vulnerabilities, or inject malicious code; (d) resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit platform content or prediction reports; (e) impersonate any person or misrepresent your qualifications; or (f) transmit abusive, harassing, obscene, defamatory, or unlawful communications through our support channels.

Violations of this Acceptable Use Policy undermine the integrity of the educational community and may result in immediate account termination, forfeiture of subscription access, and legal reporting.

13. Intellectual Property Rights & License

All intellectual property rights in the Service—including source code, predictive algorithms, user interfaces, branding, trademarks, logos, question banks, explanations, and articles—belong exclusively to CollegeSikta and its licensors, protected under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and international conventions.

Subject to these Terms, CollegeSikta grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable personal license to view and use platform materials solely for non-commercial study. You acquire no ownership rights in any platform materials, and any unauthorized copying, redistribution, public display, or commercial exploitation is strictly prohibited.

14. User Submissions & Feedback

When you submit academic inputs, rank estimates, query feedback, survey responses, or reviews to CollegeSikta (“User Submissions”), you retain ownership of your underlying content. However, you grant CollegeSikta a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, adapt, analyze, aggregate, and publish such data to improve predictive models, calibrate mock test difficulty, and enhance platform performance.

You warrant that your submissions do not violate any applicable law or infringe third-party rights. We reserve the right to remove any inappropriate submissions that violate our community standards.

15. Third-Party Links & Integrations

The Service may incorporate integrations, links, or redirects to third-party services, including government portals (such as KEA), analytics providers, and payment processors. These external resources are not operated or controlled by CollegeSikta, and their appearance does not constitute an endorsement.

We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, terms, or privacy practices of third-party platforms. Accessing third-party websites is done entirely at your own risk, and you should review their governing agreements before engaging with them.

16. Disclaimer of Warranties (“As Is”)

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL PREDICTOR TOOLS, CUTOFF DATA, MOCK EXAMS, AND PLATFORM CONTENT, IS PROVIDED STRICTLY ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. COLLEGESIKTA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, SYSTEM AVAILABILITY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, FULLY SECURE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.

17. Limitation of Liability & Financial Cap

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE INDIAN LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COLLEGESIKTA, ITS DIRECTORS, FOUNDERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF ADMISSION OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF DATA, COMPUTER DOWNTIME, OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO COLLEGESIKTA IN THE THREE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR INR 500, WHICHEVER IS LESS. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION.

18. Indemnification Obligations

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CollegeSikta, its founders, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and legal expenses arising out of: (a) your use or misuse of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your infringement of any third-party intellectual property or privacy right; or (d) any inaccurate or misleading data submitted through your account.

CollegeSikta reserves the right to assume exclusive defense of any claim subject to indemnification by you, and you agree to cooperate fully with our defense efforts.

19. Account Suspension & Termination

CollegeSikta reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account and restrict access to the Service at any time, without prior notice, if we determine that you have violated these Terms, engaged in cheating, shared credentials, or compromised system security. You may deactivate your account at any time via Account Settings or by emailing collegesikta@gmail.com.

Upon termination, your right to access the Service ceases immediately. Provisions regarding intellectual property, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnification, and dispute resolution shall survive termination.

20. Dispute Resolution & Mandatory Arbitration

In the event of any dispute or controversy arising out of these Terms or the Service, the parties agree to first seek an amicable resolution through good-faith negotiations for a minimum of thirty days following written notice. If the dispute is not resolved amicably, it shall be referred to and resolved by binding individual arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, by a sole arbitrator mutually agreed upon by the parties.

The seat and venue of arbitration shall be Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and proceedings shall be conducted in English. Both parties agree that disputes will be handled individually, waiving any right to class or representative actions against CollegeSikta.

21. Governing Law & Judicial Jurisdiction

These Terms and all claims arising out of or related to them shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India. Subject to the arbitration clause above, the civil courts located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any legal proceedings arising under these Terms.

You irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waive any claim of inconvenient forum or improper venue.

22. Miscellaneous Provisions & Grievance Redressal

These Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and CollegeSikta regarding the Service. If any provision is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force. Failure to enforce any right does not constitute a waiver of future enforcement. We are not liable for delays caused by force majeure events, including internet disruptions or government examination schedule alterations.

Under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the DPDP Act, 2023, user grievances may be directed to our Grievance Officer at collegesikta@gmail.com, operating from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Grievances will be acknowledged within twenty-four hours and resolved within fifteen days.

Thank you for selecting CollegeSikta as your counseling analytics and preparation companion. We wish you immense success in your entrance examinations and academic endeavors.