# Canonical Rules — Global Edge

## 1. Brand spelling

| Canonical | Reject as primary |
|-----------|-------------------|
| **Global Edge** | GlobalEdge (ok in handles/slugs only), Global edge, GLOBALEDGE as display name, “Global Edge MBBS” as a second brand |

Do not introduce a separate MBBS brand name. Medicine sits under Global Edge.

In schema `name`: `Global Edge`  
`alternateName`: `Global Edge Education`, `Global Edge Study Abroad Consultants`

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## 2. Domain & protocol

| Rule | Value |
|------|-------|
| Canonical host | `https://globaledge.net.in` |
| Knowledge host | `https://knowledge.globaledge.net.in` |
| Protocol | Always `https://` |
| Trailing slashes | Follow live WordPress permalinks (most pages use trailing slash; `/mbbs-abroad` is listed both ways — prefer the live 301 target) |

**Linking rule:** New citations must use URLs present in the live sitemap or `llms.txt`. Never invent pretty slugs.

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## 3. Hub URL canon (from page sitemap 2026-09-12)

| Topic | Canonical path |
|-------|----------------|
| Home | `/` |
| About | `/study-abroad-consultants-in-delhi-about-us/` |
| Services | `/study-abroad-consultants-in-delhi-services/` |
| Contact | `/contact-us/` |
| Blogs index | `/blogs/` |
| Privacy | `/disclaimer-and-privacy-policy/` |
| Ireland hub | `/study-in-ireland-study-abroad/` |
| Canada hub | `/study-in-canada-study-abroad/` |
| UK hub | `/study-in-uk/` |
| Germany hub | `/study-in-germany-study-abroad/` |
| Dubai hub | `/study-in-dubai-study-abroad/` |
| Australia hub | `/study-in-australia-study-abroad/` |
| MBBS hub | `/mbbs-abroad` |
| MBBS Russia | `/mbbs-in-russia/` |
| MBBS Georgia | `/mbbs-in-georgia/` |
| MBBS Kazakhstan | `/mbbs-in-kazakhstan/` |
| MBBS Kyrgyzstan | `/mbbs-in-kyrgyzstan/` |
| MBBS Uzbekistan | `/mbbs-in-uzbekistan/` |

### Do not cite as organic canon

Thank-you pages, `*-lp` landing pages, `/home-page-demo-page/`, `/event-2023-popup/` — see `crawl-hints.md`. Main-site `robots.txt` already Disallows these.

### Stale Context URLs (do not prefer)

Older internal docs used `/study-in-ireland/` as the Ireland **page** hub. The **page sitemap** hub is `/study-in-ireland-study-abroad/`. Child articles correctly live under `/study-in-ireland/…`.

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## 4. Blog slug canon

- WordPress posts: `/blog/{kebab-slug}/` **or** destination CPT `/study-in-{country}/{slug}/`  
- **Live slug wins.** Example: UK-without-IELTS 2026 article is  
  `https://globaledge.net.in/study-in-ireland/study-in-uk-without-ielts/`  
  not `/blog/study-in-uk-without-ielts/`  
- Draft slugs become canonical only after they appear in `post-sitemap.xml` with HTTP 200  

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## 5. Claim canon (brand)

First-class company claims (always attribute as company-stated where they are performance stats):

- 57,000+ students counselled  
- 21+ countries  
- SPEC9 profile evaluation  
- Eight named services  
- MBBS: since 2012; 5,100+ counselled; five countries  
- 97%+ visa success (company-stated only)

First-class MBBS educational claims (tie to NMC/hub):

- NEET-UG required for Indian licensing path  
- NMC does not publish a foreign-college whitelist  
- FMGL 2021 conditions (54 months, 12-month same-institution internship, English medium)  
- Foreign diploma ≠ Indian licence  

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## 6. Identity collisions

There are other “Global Edge” businesses worldwide. Disambiguate with:

- Green Park Extension, New Delhi  
- globaledge.net.in  
- study abroad consultancy  

Never merge Sulekha/Justdial scraped stats (e.g. “founded 2005”, “2,000 students”) into this entity.