Every engagement is scoped upfront with a written Statement of Work. What you see below is what you pay — no scope creep billing, no hourly overruns.
All fees in USD. INR billing available for India-based clients. Retainer pricing available in EUR and GBP.
A tightly scoped deliverable on a single India question. Best for rapid validation, sector snapshots, or regulatory checks before a larger commitment.
Comprehensive India market analysis across a defined sector. The format top-tier strategy clients expect — primary interviews, competitive landscape, regulatory context, and investment implications.
Full India market entry intelligence for companies committing capital. Demand assessment, competitive mapping, regulatory pathway, location intelligence, and go-to-market options.
Dedicated India research capacity across multiple active briefs. Ideal for consulting firms running concurrent India mandates, or PE teams with active India deal pipelines.
These aren't premium add-ons. They're table stakes on every Swadhyay engagement.
A signed SOW before we start. Research questions, deliverable format, timeline, and revision terms — all defined in writing. No vague mandates, no scope disputes later.
Every engagement includes two full revision rounds — not just minor edits. If the framing is wrong, we reframe. If data needs updating, we update. Included in the quoted fee.
The principal leads every engagement personally. No account managers, no junior researchers delivering your work unsupervised. The person who takes your call is the one who does the work.
We execute a mutual NDA before you share any client or project details. Your mandate, your client identity, and your deliverables are protected from the first conversation.
Our AI agent stack accelerates research at the source aggregation and synthesis layer. Every output is verified, triangulated, and reviewed by the principal before delivery. Speed without quality sacrifice.
All claims are traceable. Every deliverable includes source annotations or a bibliography. If a senior strategy consultant were reviewing your deck, the sourcing would hold up.
The engagement starts when the SOW is signed and the first payment is confirmed. No exceptions — this protects your timeline as much as ours.
Second payment due on delivery of the final revised deliverable. Retainer clients are billed at the start of each month in the engagement term.
Payments accepted in USD, EUR, and GBP via bank transfer or SWIFT. INR billing available for India-based clients. Invoices issued within 24 hours of engagement confirmation.
Scope changes are addressed through a written amendment to the SOW with a revised fee. We will not absorb material scope expansion — but we will flag scope drift early before it becomes a billing dispute.
Multi-mandate retainer arrangements and longer-term partnerships are priced accordingly. We do not discount one-off projects — the pricing reflects the actual cost of top-tier consulting standard work.
Research Sprints can begin within 72 hours of SOW signature. Deep Dive and Market Entry engagements begin within 5 business days. Retainers are onboarded within one week.
The upfront 50% is non-refundable after research has commenced. For retainers, 30 days written notice is required to exit after the minimum term. We have never had a client invoke this clause.
We have built our reputation on output quality. If a deliverable does not meet the standard defined in the SOW, we fix it — at no additional cost, on our timeline.
Our quality benchmark is a Global Tier-1 management consulting firm — because that's who we've delivered for. If your deliverable wouldn't pass their internal review, it doesn't leave our desk.
Book a Scoping Call30-min call · No commitment required
A 30-minute scoping call is enough to define the research question, agree the format, and issue an SOW. Most engagements are signed within 48 hours of the first call.