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BOARD OF MENTORS
A College Vidya Initiative | Where India's Top Industry Leaders Train Our Career Development Advisors
The board trains our advisors on real Learners' insights and real Industry data.
Guided by Aman Gupta, Naveen Kasturia, and industry leaders who train every Career Development Advisor on verified data - not marketing claims.
Industry leaders verify everything your Career Development Advisor tells you - median salaries, real placement reports, learner reviews that aren't cherry-picked, and programme-to-career matching based on where hiring actually happens.
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What is the Board of Mentors?
The Board of Mentors is College Vidya’s working group of industry leaders and academics who train every Career Development Advisor on verified data, and the kind of contextual judgement that only comes from building careers - not reading brochures.
Every day, College Vidya Career Development Advisors speak to learners and working professionals making decisions that will shape the next 30 to 40 years of their lives. Many are first-generation learners. Many are navigating this alone. Many have no one in their circle who has built a career in the direction they are considering.
The Board does not operate ceremonially. These are people who have spent careers in hiring, building companies, and navigating education systems. They engage with real learner dilemmas, challenge assumptions in our data, and build the practical wisdom that shapes every career guidance conversation.
That is what mentored guidance means at College Vidya. A learner who comes to us is not just getting information. They are getting perspective shaped by people who have actually built careers, taken hard decisions, and earned the wisdom that usually takes a decade to accumulate - and they are getting it in one conversation.
Meet The People Shaping Your Guidance
These are not advisory board placeholders. Each person on this board has spent their career in the exact domain where learners need clarity — and they bring that into every training session with our Career Development Advisors.
Naveen Kasturia
Actor | Public Voice on Career Realities in India
Trains Career Development Advisors On
How perception shapes career decisions - and why learners often dismiss the right option because it doesn't sound prestigious. How to reframe the conversation around outcomes, not labels.
Aman Gupta
Entrepreneur
Trains Career Development Advisors On
What hiring managers actually look for beyond the degree -and how to match a learner's programme choice to real market demand, not the placement brochure.
Dr. Vijender Singh Chauhan
Education Policy Expert | Communicator
Trains Career Development Advisors On
Evaluating accreditation beyond the brochure - what UGC- DEB approval actually means, which universities are at risk of losing it, and how to read regulatory status for a learner.
Himeesh Madaan
Entrepreneur | Motivational Speaker | Career Mindset Coach
Trains Career Development Advisors On
How to identify when a learner’s hesitation is about information gaps versus mindset blocks - and how to guide the conversation to the right outcome without pressure.
Amogh Lila Das
Speaker | Advisor on Purpose-Driven Career Choices
Trains Career Development Advisors On
How to hold space for learners who are making life decisions, not just programme decisions - and how to guide without imposing direction.
Ravi Kapoor
Ex-IRS Officer | Founder, The Syllabus of Life
Trains Career Development Advisors On
How to guide learners who carry the weight of a 'missed' conventional path, like a competitive exam that did not go their way, and help them see an online degree as a real forward step, not a fallback.
One person built the system that makes mentored guidance real.
Before any mentor speaks to the team, before any data gets verified, before any recommendation reaches a learner - there is a system.
WHO LEADS THE BOARD
Rohit Gupta
COO & Co-Founder, College Vidya
Built the career guidance model from the ground up. Created the mentorship system where every Career Development Advisor conversation starts with the learner’s direction - not a commission target.
WHAT HE CHANGED
A review system that audits 2,000+ Career Development Advisor conversations monthly - flagging every recommendation that isn't backed by verified data or matched to the learner’s actual direction. If it fails the check, the recommendation does not go out.
Guidance based on the brochure
The Information You Get
Highest placement package. University rankings with no visible methodology. Brochure PDFs and marketing claims presented as data.
The Personalisation You Get
The advisor asks what programme you're looking at and compares fees. They don't ask what you're building or where you want to go.
What Happens After Enrolment
You enrol based on a brochure. Whether it was the right programme for your direction. Nobody checked.
Guidance backed by REAL INSIGHTS
The Information You Get
Median salary outcomes. Verified graduate data. Actual student reviews. Accreditation evaluation. Honest cost-to-career analysis. The full picture, not the highlight reel.
The Personalisation You Get
Your Career Development Advisor helps you compare programmes, fees, entry requirements, and university offerings so you can identify an option that matches your interests.
What Happens After Enrolment
You enroll with full clarity - knowing the data, knowing the fit, and knowing why these programs connects to what you're building.
What Mentorship Changed
Our Career Development Advisors describe the two moments mentorship changed how they work - how they verify information, and how they make it relevant to a specific learner.
This is what it looks like when a Career Development Advisor is trained by people who have actually built careers.
Shivalika Thakur
5+ years expCareer Development Advisor
"Himeesh Madaan's session was really insightful. It focused on making space for yourself, staying positive when things feel stuck, and moving forward anyway. The idea of seeing the roots and the process, not just the flowers, really stayed with me; it means understanding the hard work and struggles behind success, not just the final result. I'll share this with my learners to keep them encouraged."
Mohd Rashid Madni
3+ years expCareer Development Advisor
"Attended Aman Gupta's session. Really impactful discussion on growth mindset, dealing with rejection, and turning strategy into real action. I'll be sharing these learnings with my learners to help them stay motivated and consistent."
Lavkush Tiwari
2+ years expCareer Development Advisor
"Attended Naveen Kasturia's session, which was truly inspiring. His journey and the message "kaam karo aur fal ki chinta mat karo" stood out, along with his motivation, enthusiasm, strong communication skills, and the idea of learning from everyone you meet. He also shared the importance of dividing your day based on your roles."
What makes our guidance different
Real information, not brochure claims
University brochures show the highest placement package. We show you the median. They claim 100% placement. We show you the actual report. They highlight rankings. We show you the methodology - or the absence of one.
Every programme we recommend is evaluated on verified graduate outcomes, median salaries, actual learner reviews, and accreditation depth. If the data does not support a recommendation, our Career Development Advisors do not make it.
Personalised to what you're building
Data without context is just a comparison tool. What makes our guidance actionable is that the same data leads to a different recommendation depending on what you are building
Most platforms open with: ’Which programme are you considering?’ Our Career Development Advisors open with: What are you trying to build? That one question changes everything that follows.
Your question goes directly to the board
Ask it here. A mentor from the Board will answer it, with their actual thinking.
How The Board Trains Our Career Development Advisors
Information quality and learner understanding – the Board makes sure every Career Development Advisor delivers both.
The Board brings what the brochure leaves out.
Every few months, industry leaders sit with our Career Development Advisors and share what's actually happening. Which universities employers respect, which programmes are worth the investment, and where marketing claims differ from real learner outcomes. Those insights shape every recommendation advisors make.
Real scenarios. Worked through together.
The Board works through real learner situations with the team. From first-generation learners building a shortlist to professionals seeking validation, mentors help advisors understand what's really behind a learner's questions. That makes every conversation more useful.
Advisor questions go directly to the Board.
Behind every learner conversation is the strength of the Board's collective industry experience, helping advisors provide trusted guidance on universities, specialisations, and career opportunities.
Between sessions, the line stays open.
Industries change fast, and the Board keeps advisors informed. From hiring trends to shifting employer priorities, new insights are shared as they happen, so learners are guided by today's reality, not yesterday's.
What our Career Development Advisors bring to a learner conversation isn't just data. It's the industry perspective behind it.
Inside The Sessions
Moments from Board of Mentors sessions — mentors and Career Development Advisors working through real learner questions, on stage and off it.
The Zero-Pressure Promise
No sales pressure. No biased recommendations. Just verified information and transparent guidance. College Vidya helps students explore UGC-approved universities and programs that match their goals. Plus, with CV Assured, eligible students receive additional support if they later discover that their chosen program isn't the right fit for them.
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Your education decision deserves honest information and someone who understands where you're going.
No scripts. No commission targets. Career Development Advisors trained by a Board of India’s top industry leaders - including Aman Gupta and Naveen Kasturia - to give you verified data, matched to your direction.
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