Who Takes the Final Credit Rating Decision?

The final decision rests with the agency's internal rating committee, not with any individual analyst or the company being rated.

Not the Lead Analyst Alone

While the lead analyst conducts the fieldwork, prepares the financial analysis, and drafts a recommendation, that analyst does not have the authority to finalise the rating independently. The recommendation must be presented to and approved by the rating committee.

Not the Company

The company being rated has no vote in the committee's decision. It can provide additional information, correct factual errors, and represent its case for consideration — but the analytical judgement and final rating decision remain entirely within the agency's internal governance process, a separation that SEBI regulations are specifically designed to protect.

Role of Senior Committee Members

Senior analysts and sector heads on the committee bring cross-sector perspective and consistency checks that an individual analyst working on a single assignment may not have, which is part of why the decision is deliberately made collectively rather than by one person.

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