In accordance with Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) the expired contents must not be presented or flashed on the website. Therefore, the following life cycle for information and content is adopted by NIPER-Ahmedabad. The respective content contributors should revalidate/ modify the content periodically to ensure that expired data is not present/flashed in the site. Wherever contents are no longer needed to be displayed, suitable advice may be sent to the web information manager / IT Administrator for their archival/deletion.
Each of the content components is accompanied by metadata, source and validity date. For some of the components the validity date may not be known i.e., the content is stated to be perpetual. Under this scenario, the validity date should be Five years.
For few of the components like notification, announcements, tenders, only the live content whose validity date is after the current date is shown on the Website. For other components like picture gallery, news, placement there is a need for timely review of the same as per the Content Review Policy.
Entry/Exit Policy and Archival Policy for the content elements on the NIPER-A website will be as per the following table:
| S.No. | Content Element | Entry Policy | Exit Policy* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student Corner | As soon as it loses relevance. | Two (02) years since date of discontinuation. |
| 2 | Announcement | Discontinuation of Sanction of Programme / Schemes for Central Sector, State Sector or both. | One (01) years since date of discontinuation. |
| 3 | Awards & Achievements | 3 months | Five (05) years since date of discontinuation. |
| 4 | Photo/video-gallery | 3 months | Five (05) years since date of discontinuation. |
| 5 | News and Events | As soon as it loses relevance. | Five (05) years since date of discontinuation. |
| 6 | Tenders | As soon as it loses relevance. | Two (02) years since date of discontinuation. |
| 7 | Recruitment News Archive | As soon as it loses relevance. | Two (02) years since date of discontinuation. |
*The content will be reviewed as per the stipulated time. The removal of the content is based on decision made during the Content Review Policy (CRP) compliance meeting. The duration mentioned under this column are advisory in nature.