Portal:India/What is a selected article

A selected article has the following attributes:
 * 1) It exemplifies the very best India-related work.
 * 2) It is well written, comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral, and stable. Read Great writing and The perfect article to see how high the standards are set. In this respect:
 * 3) *(a) "well written" means that the prose is compelling, even brilliant;
 * 4) *(b) "comprehensive" means that an article covers the topic in its entirety, and does not neglect any major facts or details;
 * 5) *(c) "factually accurate" includes the supporting of facts with specific evidence and external citations (see Verifiability); these include a "References" section where the references are set out, complemented where appropriate by inline citations (see Citing sources). For articles with footnotes or endnotes, the meta:cite format is strongly encouraged;
 * 6) *(d) "neutral" means that an article is uncontroversial in its neutrality and factual accuracy (see Neutral point of view); and
 * 7) *(e) "stable" means that an article does not change significantly from day to day and is not the subject of ongoing edit wars.
 * 8) It complies with the standards set out in the style manual and relevant WikiProjects. These include having:
 * 9) *(a) a concise lead section that summarizes the entire topic and prepares the reader for the higher level of detail in the subsequent sections;
 * 10) *(b) a proper system of hierarchical headings; and
 * 11) *(c) a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents (see Section).
 * 12) It has images where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status; however, including images is not a prerequisite for a selected article.
 * 13) It is of appropriate length, staying tightly focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail; it should use summary style to cover sub-topics that are treated in greater detail in any "daughter" articles.