The 47 IITs, IIMs, NITs, Central Universities, and AIIMS listed are real institutions with real establishment years and cities. Their starting ranking, student count, faculty ratio, and research/infrastructure/digital scores are reasonable illustrative estimates for gameplay purposes, not official rankings from any accreditation body. India has more institutions in each category than are currently modeled (e.g. 23 IITs total vs. 16 here) — the roster is being expanded over time, and the in-game "Found New Institute" action lets you add more within a playthrough.
The ~149 countries available for diplomacy, trade, and visits use real names and flags. GDP, population, and other national figures shown for other countries are broadly-published approximate 2025 figures, used as a static starting point. From that point on, the 8 major-power "AI rivals" (US, China, Germany, Japan, UK, France, Russia, Brazil) grow independently each month based on the game's own simulated growth model — this is simulation output, not live economic data.
India's GDP, treasury, defence, and every other figure are 100% derived from your decisions and the game's internal formulas from the moment you start playing. There is no external data feed for India's numbers at any point — everything you see is computed live from the save state.
The 10 states included use real names, capitals, and approximate real populations. Their political alignment and "cooperation score" are simplified game abstractions for gameplay purposes and don't correspond to any specific real government or party — the ruling party names shown are fictional, consistent with the fictional national party names used elsewhere in the simulation.
The simulation uses invented party names (e.g. "Bharat Janata Morcha") rather than real political party names throughout, at every level of government. This is a deliberate choice: it lets the game explore realistic political mechanics — coalition math, elections, bill votes — without depicting real, currently-active political organizations or their leaders.
If you spot a factual error (a wrong establishment year, an inaccurate population figure), it's genuinely useful feedback — reach out on LinkedIn or Instagram.