The plagiarism software trusted by UGC-CARE-listed journals, most state universities, IITs, and NITs across India. Indian repository databases, regional-language coverage, and the report format your committee already knows how to read.
The UGC Promotion of Academic Integrity regulations (2018) require institutions to use software-based plagiarism detection for thesis submissions. Drillbit is among the recommended tools for Indian institutions and aligns with the four-band similarity classification (Level 0 ≤ 10% · Level 1 10–40% · Level 2 40–60% · Level 3 > 60%) used in those guidelines.
Drillbit checks against Shodhganga, INFLIBNET, IIT/NIT thesis repositories, and 600+ Indian institutional databases — sources international tools often miss. If you cited a 2017 M.Tech thesis from JNTU, we will find it.
Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati. Quoted regional-language passages are detected and either excluded (if cited) or flagged accurately — not ignored as gibberish.
Your document is compared against the index, never added to it. You retain the right to submit the same draft to your university's own Drillbit check without self-similarity inflation.
| DrillbitThis page | TurnitinPlagiarism Check page | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Indian thesis · UGC compliance · most state universities | Journal pre-submission · international universities · MS/PhD abroad |
| Database strength | Strong on Indian repositories (Shodhganga, INFLIBNET, state-univ theses) | Strong on global publishers, English-language web, Crossref |
| Languages | English + 8 Indian languages | English-dominant; weak on regional Indian content |
| Turnaround | ~15 min | ~12 min |
| Pricing (1–25 pp) | ₹350 | ₹400 |
| UGC-band cert. | Yes, formatted ready for thesis annexure | Score only; we add a band note on request |
| Repository submit | No | No |
Drop your document. Pick the page slab. Submit. About a minute.
Quotation appears the moment you pick the slab. One payment, one click.
PDF report sent to the email on file — usually 8 to 18 minutes after submit. We email you the ETA when we open the file.
Question on the score? Reply to the report email. A senior editor reads it. No fee for clarifications.
Score above the UGC-prescribed limit? The same desk handles manual rewriting at Plagiarism Removal — our editors bring scores under 10% by hand, with citations preserved. Existing customers get the Drillbit fee credited toward removal work.
| Page range | Drillbit | Turnitin (for reference) | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–25 pages | ₹300 | ₹350 | 12–18 min |
| 26–50 pages Most common | ₹500 | ₹550 | 12–18 min |
| 51–100 pages | ₹750 | ₹850 | 12–18 min |
| 101–150 pages | ₹950 | ₹1,100 | 18–25 min |
| 151–250 pages | ₹1,250 | ₹1,450 | 18–25 min |
| 251+ pages | ₹1,500 | ₹1,800 | 25–40 min |
My guide insisted on a Drillbit report — the university doesn't accept anything else for the synopsis defence. Got it back in twelve minutes, with the Annexure-I certificate already formatted. Submitted as-is.
Wrote my thesis chapter in Tamil with English abstracts. Other tools either ignored the Tamil or counted everything as plagiarism. Drillbit handled both languages cleanly — Tamil quotes flagged where uncited, ignored where cited. Genuinely impressed.
Cheaper than Turnitin and the report is what my supervisor at MDU is used to reading. He pointed at the UGC-band line on the cover and said 'good, Level 0' without even opening the PDF. That's the workflow.
I had cited three Shodhganga theses and was worried they'd flag. The bibliography was excluded correctly and the in-text citations matched at under 1%. The editor's read note told me which paragraph needed a paraphrase — fixed it in twenty minutes.
Asked for a re-run because I'd uploaded the wrong version with a 22% number stuck in the abstract. They re-ran it free, and pinged me on the desk while it was processing. No drama, no extra invoice.
We submit batch reports for the entire research wing every quarter. Two years now. The team handles 15 to 20 documents in a single window without errors. Recommended for any research office.
You will receive your Drillbit report within 30 minutes of payment confirmation. Make sure the payment is processed successfully to avoid any delays.
Yes. Drillbit supports non-English documents including Hindi. When uploading your document, make sure to select the non-English option so the software processes it correctly.
Start by reviewing the highlighted sections in the report — these indicate potential plagiarism matches. Each colour represents a different source, making it easy to identify where the overlaps are. Focus on the sources with the highest percentage overlap first. If the similarity exceeds your institution's acceptable limit, those sections will need to be rewritten or properly cited.
Yes. Our team can manually review and rewrite the flagged sections to reduce similarity while maintaining the academic integrity and meaning of your content. We can bring it down to within your institution's acceptable limit. Reach out to your project manager to get started.
Yes. If your Drillbit report has flagged AI-generated content, our team can manually rewrite those sections to make them more original and natural. We ensure the rewritten content follows proper academic standards. Contact your project manager to discuss this.
The Drillbit similarity report your guide expects, your committee accepts, and the UGC regulation references. Indian repository databases, regional-language coverage, no submission to public index. PDF in your inbox in fifteen minutes.