Sandeep Singh is the Founder and CEO of
Edunuts, a website dedicated to assisting students in choosing the most appropriate career path. He holds a leadership role that entails being responsible for the educational venture’s overall performance. He also ensures that the right prototypes are in place for each field, so that students are able to make the biggest career decision of their lives with ease and with minimal confusion or stress.
Excerpts from the Interview:BW: Please tell us about your entrepreneurial journey?
Sandeep: After completing his schooling from a government-aided school in Delhi, I went on to pursue my graduation from Kirori Mal College, one of the leading colleges of University of Delhi. However, I broke all bounds imposed by the education system and dropped out in the second year of college. From a young age, I was passionate about technology, and, driven by the inclination to start my own venture, I followed the entrepreneurial path. In 2008, I set up a professional and e-commerce web designing firm, Guru InfoWays. The idea of Edunuts was conceptualized in July 2015 after I realized that students are unable to make the right career choice due to a lack of relevant information. With a mission to inform and support youngsters in making appropriate professional decisions, I set up Edunuts in July 2015 in New Delhi.
BW: What is your vision with your venture with Edunuts?
Sandeep: Anxiety over making the right career choice is something that inflicts every student and parent at some point. With a vision to mitigate the stress around this decision, Edunuts is a website that assists individuals in choosing the most appropriate career path. It has listed out reliable and authentic information, including details on placements, notable alumni, courses and fee structure of over 12,000 colleges in India and across the world. With the most genuine reviews of colleges, institutes, universities and home tutors, Edunuts is a repository of information on everything that students need to decide their next big step.
BW: What services are you offering via your startup?
Sandeep: Launched in July 2015 in New Delhi, Edunuts is my company, I closely studied and monitored the Indian education system for several years. He observed that career-related decisions are plagued with incomplete and incorrect information. Distressed by the lack of relevant and organised information required to make sound career choices, I came up with a plan of dedicating a website that helps plug this gap. Edunuts ensures a direct connection between the candidate and the career counselor. Through a real-time interaction with the help of a live chat box, aspiring candidates can raise questions and get instant replies from experts. Students can take part in career-related discussions and stay updated with the latest news related to their educational interests. Edunuts also has an informational blog called ‘Edunuts Edge’ that offers interesting insights into different career options.
BW: Tell us something about your team at Edunuts?
Sandeep: Driven by a 30-member team, Edunuts covers 2,000 registered tutors, 400 universities and has a registered data base of more than 3,000 students. The website addresses 1,000 queries related to career choices and courses every day. Over 2,000 students have consulted Edunuts to finalize their higher studies plans and have successfully secured admissions at top-notch institutions. Edunuts has been launched with the single-minded vision of offering a perfect career for each individual. In this quarter, Edunuts plans to target its services in Delhi, Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Noida.
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