There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.- Nelson Mandela
Founder & CEO, Univariety
It all started with the Founder, Jaideep Gupta’s personal experience of moving from the United States to India. While there was a stark change in the education system, there was also a scarcity of guidance resources. Career guidance or professional counselling was never an option or even a thought back in the day. There were only three to four career options available or even known to people.
Jaideep’s vision to become the first-hand provider of career guidance solutions for school children gave birth to Univariety in 2015. Starting with career guidance programs for a couple of schools, Univariety gradually partnered with 100+ schools within a year.
Today, Univariety stands as India's leading career guidance and alumni management platform for progressive schools to develop their own assets to set up a world-class career and college guidance system.
We help students make well-informed and better-suited career choices that help them achieve their potential. Univariety’s system also provides college admission guidance to students and facilitates alumni engagement for schools.
Univariety has served over 350+ schools in the country, such as Oakridge International Schools, Ryan International Schools, Podar International Schools, Assam Valley School, Hyderabad Public School, Christ Junior College, Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, TIPS, and more.
An alumnus of The Doon School and St. Stephen’s College, Dr. Singh was the Head of Lawrence School, Sanawar, for seven years. He also served as the Director of the Asian School, Dehradun and as the Principal of Daly College. He is the former Chairman of IPSC and served on the Boards of Round Square (UK), Global Connections (Beijing), and AFS (India). He holds a membership of G20 (USA) and World Leading Schools Association (Amsterdam). A speaker at international forums and practising Consultant, he has been conferred an Honorary degree of Doctor of Education by DeMontfort University, England. Dr. Singh has also written 4 books and is currently serving as an advisor to numerous national and international schools.
With a career span of more than 50 years in the field of education, Mr. Das has worn many hats. He has served as the Headmaster of The Doon School, Mayo College, Lawrence School Sanawar and the Head of Physics Department of Gordonstoun School, Scotland. Currently an advisor and consultant to multiple schools across the world, Mr. Das was also the tutor to HRH Prince Charles in 1963.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.- Aristotle
Jagadish’s journey of 17+ years in the IT industry helped him discover his passion for product development. He has worked with companies like Space Centre, Voltatrip, Pickuptrip, and Trippm. He brings his experience and knowledge into developing Univariety’s signature products. He enjoys photography in his free time.
Oindrilla has 15+ years of experience in investment management at companies like Prudential , Goldman Sachs and Citibank across Asia. With a keen eye for processes and developing new channels for business, Oindrilla leads Operations at Univariety. She enjoys gardening and painting in her free time.
Nishanth’s an IIM-NIT alumnus with 10+ years of experience in the education & telecom space. He has worked with EdTech companies like Classklap & Math Buddy, enabling partnerships with over 500 schools across Asia. Nishanth spearheads the school collaborations at Univariety and is passionate about helping them drive effective student outcomes. He is an avid sports enthusiast.
Mansi has 13+ years of marketing experience across telecom, IT and digital media. She has worked both at founding and leadership roles with Indian and Global companies like Bharai Airtel and Citigroup. With a team of young enthusiasts, she works on defining effective marketing strategies and brand leadership goals at Univariety. Mansi is an avid reader and enjoys binge-watching on weekends.
Arshad comes with 15+ years of experience in business development and marketing & sales. He has worked with companies like Dell, Aditya Birla and Transworks. He is passionate about training counsellors and helping individuals become entrepreneurs. Arshad’s a big-time foodie, loves sports and travelling.
Anupam has 8+ years of experience in IT services management, product management and solutions consulting. He has worked with successful Ed-Tech start-ups like Careers360, NoPaperForms and Leverage Edu. When he is not writing product stories and PRDs, he likes to write short stories and compose poetry. He loves to travel and is a movie buff.
Monica holds 22+ years of rich experience in the K-12 industry. In the past, she has worked with companies like Max Health Care ltd, Nextgen Pvt. Ltd., MGRM Pvt. Ltd. She loves to indulge in gardening and spend quality time with family and friends in her free time.
Kirthi has 10+ years of experience in working with leading Canadian and US universities. He has worked with Schulich School of Business and York University, Canada in the past. At Univariety, he solves student recruitment & admission challenges of universities while guiding students to build successful careers. Off work, Kirthi is a movie buff.
Praveen holds 10+ years of experience in UI/UX design. He has worked with companies like Vsplash and LDA Luma Design Arts. in the past. His passion for art and design is peppered throughout his work at Univariety. When he is not designing, he loves to paint, watch horror movies and listen to music.
Archisman has 9+ years of experience in product development, business consulting and process management across various sectors like IT, Edtech, E-commerce. He has worked for companies like Verizon and Colive in the past. At Univariety, he manages product development, innovation and automation. Archisman enjoys long drives, traveling and trekking in his free time.
Ann has 12+ years of experience in strategy, business development and marketing across various sectors like FMCG, Edtech and IT. She has worked with companies like Asian Paints, Infosys and Asahi India Glass Ltd. At Univariety, she leads institutional partnerships across strategic accounts and creates effective solutions using her cross industry perspectives. She’s got a keen interest in art and loves to travel.
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Univariety is a blended career guidance platform for students. Headquartered in Hyderabad, India, we are an enterprising team of 100+ across India driven by one single mission: Make Career Guidance Mainstream in Educational Institutions.
Univariety's unique guidance platform offers educational institutions an unparalleled service experience in the form of a comprehensive career and college guidance solution for students, counsellors, parents and school/university management.
Is Math optional for your students? How about English? No…? Then why Career Guidance?
At Univariety, we do not look at career guidance as an optional activity which then becomes a last-minute stress-inducing decision. We look at career guidance as a journey that a student needs to make from middle school — starting with a psychometric test, and followed by timely guidance from parents, teachers, counsellors, alumni and the school management itself.
Career Guidance is an integral part of mainstream education. We believe that every progressive school in the country must strive to provide a comprehensive guidance experience to all its students.
In 2015, a small group of people in varied careers asked themselves, “Why do we do what we do?” Was it interest, ability, peer pressure, family, or just their marksheets that had dictated what they had decided to call a career? For most, it was little to do with interest and more to do with everything else.
That question changed everything. Perhaps it was too late for them to go back in time, but they saw an opportunity to ensure that succeeding generations had a convincing answer to the question, “Why do we do what we do?”
Univariety was born to help students be better equipped to make informed career choices. Because proper career planning matters more than anything else. Students that are self-assured and have ample guidance are better equipped to make choices that are aligned to their personality, interest and ability. This ensures lesser stress and a better future.
Best in Class Career Guidance Provider at the ET NOW Business Leader of the Year 2020 awards.
Edutech Leader Award at the ET NOW Business Leader of the Year 2020 awards.
Best Career Guidance Company of the Year award at the EdTech Review 2020 awards.
With our belief in “We win when you win”, Univariety’s mission is to set students on the right path by encouraging strong participation from parents, schools, universities, alumni and counsellors.
Our plan for the path ahead is to strengthen this ecosystem by collaborating with global brands for effective academic and non-academic programs and products to provide students a great college portfolio.
Univariety’s alumni and counsellor network brings in the x-factor for a student’s success. By merging an alumni experience with a counsellor’s expertise, we aim to provide personalised and expert guidance to students.
In the coming years, Univariety aspires to partner with over 1000 schools and 250 universities and transform over 10,000 individuals into career counsellors.
With a view of global expansion, the company envisions to be one of the top guidance solution providers Pan-Asia.
