Read the report before you read the number

The report underneath it is what the lender actually reads, and it is where the fixable problems are.

What actually moves the number

In rough order of weight: Payment history.

A realistic timeline

Clear small overdues entirely — a ₹2,000 unpaid amount does the same damage as ₹2,00,000.

What does not work

Anyone offering to "fix" a score for a fee, quickly, is either disputing entries that are accurate — which fails and wastes your 30 days — or taking your money.

Where we help

We pull and read the report with you, file the disputes that are genuinely disputable, and tell you plainly whether to apply now or wait three months.

The full answer

What actually moves a credit score in India, how long each fix takes, and why the two months before a loan application matter more than the two years before them.

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