What gets listed and what does not

Mandatory inclusion criteria

1. Legal entity. The company must be a legally registered entity. For Indian-incorporated companies, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs CIN is required. For foreign entities with a verifiable Indian subsidiary or branch, the Indian entity's CIN is required.
2. Quantum work. The company must design, build, distribute, or commercially deploy quantum hardware, quantum software, quantum sensors, quantum communication systems, quantum cryptography systems, or quantum-inspired classical methods marketed as such. Pure academic research groups without a commercial entity are out of scope.
3. Primary source. One of the following must verify the quantum work claim: MCA Certificate of Incorporation referencing the quantum scope; an entry on a National Quantum Mission, DST, or PIB India press release; a DPIIT Startup India recognition listing the quantum sector; a FITT or other recognised incubator record; or a peer-reviewed publication or patent filing under the entity's name.
4. Active status. MCA status must be Active or the equivalent. Struck-off, dormant, and dissolved entities are listed in a separate archive section and not in the active registry.

What is explicitly out of scope

• Companies whose only quantum work is a marketing claim with no verifiable artefact.
• Investment vehicles, trading desks, and consulting brands that do not perform quantum research or build quantum products.
• Individual researchers without a registered company. The papers feed surfaces individuals indirectly through their author affiliations.
• Companies whose Indian operation is a sales office only, with no Indian R and D or engineering footprint.

Verification schedule

Every registry entry carries a last_verified_at date. Entries are re-verified annually against MCA master data. Entries older than 90 days without re-verification are flagged in the public data file. Entries older than 365 days without re-verification are moved to an archive bucket and removed from the default view until a fresh primary source confirms their status.

How to submit, correct, or appeal

Submissions, corrections, and removal requests are accepted by email at quantum-india@rslquantum.com. A submission must include: legal name, MCA CIN, registered office, date of incorporation, a one-line description of the quantum work, and a link to the primary source. A correction must reference the existing entry slug and cite the source for the corrected fact. An appeal of a rejection or removal must state which criterion is contested and cite the relevant primary source.

All editorial decisions and their reasoning are recorded in a public decisions log committed alongside each data refresh, so the audit trail is reproducible.