From Grade 6 career discovery to university admission — transparent guidance from India's most trusted study abroad consultancy. 27 years of experience, 160,000+ students guided, and a Harvard-educated founder personally overseeing every strategy.
Every year, we see the difference. Students who begin working with us in Grade 8 or 9 arrive at their application cycle with a clear career direction, a portfolio of meaningful projects, and a profile that writes its own essays. Students who start in 11th grade are building a profile and applying at the same time. Both can succeed — but one path is significantly stronger.
Student Mentorship & Profile Building Programme
Psychometric assessment, career exploration, subject selection guidance, monthly mentorship, extracurricular strategy, personal project guidance. The earlier you start, the more complete the journey.
Comprehensive Counselling Packages
Full application management — essays, university strategy, interview prep, scholarships
Masters, MBA & Career Transition
Graduate admissions strategy, MBA applications, career change counselling
Not sure where your child fits? Start with a consultation — Dr. Karan will assess your child's profile and recommend the right programme. No pressure, no upselling.
Book a ConsultationEvery journey begins with a one-on-one session directly with Dr. Karan Gupta — whether your child is in Grade 6 exploring career directions or in Grade 12 applying to universities. Choose the format that works best for your family.
Weekday business hours
A comprehensive one-on-one session with Dr. Karan Gupta during weekday business hours. Perfect for families ready to take the first step.
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Priority scheduling & extended session
Extended session time with priority scheduling — including weekends and evenings. Recommended for families considering the full mentorship or application programmes.
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After your consultation, you'll receive a Personalised Roadmap prepared by Dr. Karan based on everything discussed — your child's specific goals, gaps, timeline, and recommended programme. It's yours to keep regardless of what you decide next.
A structured, long-term programme that prepares your child from the ground up — not just for admissions, but for the decisions that shape the next decade. Career discovery, psychometric assessment, subject selection, extracurricular strategy, and personal project guidance — with Dr. Karan Gupta's personal oversight at every milestone.
The earlier your child begins, the more complete the journey. Students who enter in Grade 6 build across the full runway. Students who enter in Grade 8 or 9 work on an intensive track. Both paths lead to the same destination: arriving at 11th grade with a profile that's already built.
The Full Runway
5 Years of Guided Development
The most comprehensive version of the programme. Your child enters with the full runway ahead — 5 years of structured mentorship from Grade 6 through Grade 10, covering every developmental stage from early career exploration to application-ready profile building.
What's included:
The Head Start
4 Years of Guided Development
A strong head start with 4 years of structured mentorship from Grade 7 through Grade 10. Your child enters with enough time to explore, commit, and build — arriving at the application cycle with a well-developed profile and clear direction.
What's included:
The Intensive
3 Years of Focused Profile Building
The focused, intensive version of the programme for students entering in Grade 8, 9, or 10. Three years of concentrated mentorship, psychometric assessment, and profile building — designed to make the most of the time remaining before the application cycle begins.
What's included:
Every entry point leads to the same destination: arriving in Grade 11 with a clear career direction, a strong extracurricular portfolio, and a profile that's ready for applications. The difference is the depth of the journey. Students who start in Grade 6 complete the full programme with the maximum runway for exploration and development. Students who start in Grade 8 work on an intensive track that covers the essentials in a focused timeframe. Dr. Karan will recommend the right starting point during your consultation.
Not sure when to start? That's exactly what the initial consultation is for. Dr. Karan will assess your child's profile, grade level, and goals — and recommend the right programme.
Parents were worried — Rohan spent 4 hours a day gaming and had no academic direction. KGC's psychometric assessment revealed exceptional spatial reasoning and logical thinking. Dr. Karan reframed the conversation: “He doesn't have a gaming problem. He has an untapped engineering mind.”
Channelled his gaming interest into game development. Built his first mobile game using Unity — downloaded 800+ times. His mentor guided him toward competitive programming. Switched from ICSE to IB, choosing HL Maths, HL Computer Science, and HL Physics.
Won silver at the Indian Computing Olympiad. Published a second game that hit 5,000 downloads. Founded a coding club at school that grew to 40 members. Parents went from worried to proud in 18 months.
Admitted to Georgia Tech, UIUC, and Purdue for Computer Science — chose Georgia Tech with a $35,000/year scholarship. His application essay about turning a “gaming problem” into a passion for computational thinking was one of the strongest KGC produced that year.
Kabir enrolled at Babson College for Entrepreneurship but quickly realised his interests had shifted toward Applied Economics and Policy. Babson was a strong school but didn't offer the depth he wanted. He came to KGC mid-freshman year asking: “Is transferring even realistic for an Indian student?” Dr. Karan's answer: “Absolutely — but only with a clear narrative for why.”
Strategic profile rebuilding began. Kabir secured a research assistantship with a Babson economics professor, maintained a 3.9 GPA, and joined the Babson Policy Forum as head of the economics committee. KGC helped him identify Cornell's Dyson School as the ideal fit — its Applied Economics programme combined rigour with real-world policy exposure.
Admitted as a transfer to Cornell University (Dyson School of Applied Economics), NYU Stern, and University of Michigan — Ross. Chose Cornell. His transfer essay articulated not dissatisfaction with Babson, but a genuine intellectual evolution — exactly the framing Dr. Karan coached.
Meera had 3 years of experience at a digital marketing agency in Mumbai and a B.Com from HR College. She wanted to transition into data science but had no technical background — no CS degree, no coding experience, and a 315 GRE score. Most consultants told her a top-10 Masters was out of reach. KGC disagreed: her marketing analytics experience was exactly the differentiator data science programmes valued.
KGC designed a 6-month bridge plan: complete 3 online courses in Python and statistics (MIT OpenCourseWare + Coursera), build a portfolio project analysing consumer behaviour data from her agency, and retake the GRE (scored 328 on second attempt). Her SOP positioned her not as a career switcher, but as a marketer who discovered that the questions she loved required quantitative answers.
Admitted to Columbia University (MS in Applied Analytics), University of Chicago (MS in Analytics), and Duke University (MQM: Business Analytics) — chose Columbia with a $20,000 merit scholarship. Now works as a Senior Data Analyst at a Fortune 500 firm in New York.
Arjun had spent 5 years managing operations at his family's textile manufacturing business in Surat — scaling it from 80 to 250 employees. GMAT: 740. But his profile had a gap: no brand-name employer, no international exposure, and a perception that “family business” candidates lacked the ambition top MBA programmes seek. KGC's strategy: reposition the family business as entrepreneurial leadership, not inherited privilege.
Dr. Karan restructured the narrative around three pillars: operational transformation (implemented ERP systems that cut costs 22%), community impact (employing 200+ women from rural Gujarat), and global ambition (launched an export division serving 6 countries). Arjun also joined the Young Presidents' Organization and completed a Wharton Online executive certificate to signal academic readiness. His essays told a story of building something real — not managing a portfolio.
Admitted to Harvard Business School (2+2 deferred enrolment), Wharton, and INSEAD. Chose HBS. His interviewer later told him: “Your story was the most authentic founder narrative in our applicant pool.”
Priya was finishing her M.Tech at IIT Bombay in Materials Science with two published papers and a 9.1 CGPA. She wanted a PhD at MIT, Stanford, or Caltech, but her outreach emails to professors had gone unanswered for months. She came to KGC frustrated: “I have the research — I just can't get anyone to read my application.”
KGC overhauled her approach. First, Dr. Karan rewrote her professor outreach emails — from generic interest statements to specific, paper-by-paper engagement showing she had read and built upon their work. Three professors responded within two weeks. Second, her SOP was restructured around a single research question, not a biography — making her intellectual contribution unmistakable. Third, recommendation letters were strategically coordinated so each addressed a different dimension: research ability, technical depth, and collaborative potential.
Admitted to MIT (DMSE), Stanford (MSE), and UC Berkeley — all fully funded with stipends. Chose MIT, where she now works under the professor who first responded to her rewritten outreach email. Full tuition waiver plus a $45,000/year stipend.
From profile building to post-admission support — we walk with you through every step of the admissions journey. Our comprehensive counselling is available for students in Grades 11–12, Undergraduate transfers, Masters, MBA, and PhD applicants.
Students transitioning from our Mentorship & Profile Building Programme enter this stage with 2 years of guided preparation — a clear career direction, a strong extracurricular portfolio, and a profile that's ready for applications. New students joining at Grade 11–12 receive the same comprehensive support, beginning with an intensive profile assessment.
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All packages are customised after the initial consultation. Pricing varies based on program level (undergraduate, masters, MBA), countries targeted, and specific requirements.
Important Disclaimer: Karan Gupta Consulting is not a visa agent or immigration consultant. Visa support included in our packages covers document preparation guidance, checklist management, and application review for educational purposes only. Visa requirements and processes change frequently. Always verify current requirements with the official embassy, consulate, or immigration authority of your target country. We strongly recommend consulting official government sources and, if needed, registered immigration advisors for your specific situation.
Dr. Karan will recommend the best fit during your consultation. Here's a starting guide:
Best if: You want the maximum runway. Your child has no clear direction yet and you want years of guided exploration, not a rushed assessment. You value starting before the crowd.
Outcome: 5 years of mentorship. 10 Dr. Gupta sessions. 60 calls & briefings. Both subject selection windows covered. Full psychometric battery with developmental re-testing. The most complete version of the programme.
Best if: Your child is approaching the first subject selection decision. You want a strong head start with enough time to explore deeply and build meaningfully before applications.
Outcome: 4 years of mentorship. 8 Dr. Gupta sessions. 48 calls & briefings. Both subject selection windows covered. Full psychometric battery. Complete curriculum and profile building.
Best if: Subject selection is imminent or just happened. You want focused, intensive profile building in the time remaining before the application cycle.
Outcome: 3 years of intensive mentorship. 6 Dr. Gupta sessions. 36 calls & briefings. Full psychometric battery. Complete 48 module curriculum across all 9 sections. Intensive project and extracurricular guidance.
Best if: Your child is ready to apply. You need end-to-end application management.
Outcome: Full application support through admission.
Best if: Your child is considering a Masters, MBA, or career transition.
Outcome: Graduate admissions strategy and career counselling.
Not sure? That's exactly what the initial consultation is for. Dr. Karan will assess your child's profile and recommend the right programme — no pressure, no upselling.
Book a ConsultationOur students don't just get in — they get in with scholarships, to the universities they actually want.
“Dr. Karan saw potential in my profile that I didn’t see myself. I got into Columbia with a $45,000/year scholarship.”
Priya S.
Columbia University — $45K/yr scholarship
“My SAT score was 1380, and other consultants said I had no chance. KGC got me into Carnegie Mellon for CS with 60% tuition covered.”
Arjun K.
Carnegie Mellon — 60% merit scholarship
“After 5 years at Deloitte, I wasn’t sure if MBA was right. Dr. Gupta’s psychometric assessment pointed me to LBS MiM. Best decision of my life.”
Meera R.
London Business School — Recruited by McKinsey
Need help with a specific part of your application? Our individual services are available standalone or as add-ons to any package.
End-to-end student visa application support with document preparation, interview coaching, and filing for USA, UK, Canada, Australia & more.
Expert review and editing of your Statement of Purpose, personal statements, and supplemental essays to make your application compelling.
Professional academic resume crafted to highlight your strengths for university admissions committees worldwide.
Guidance on selecting recommenders, briefing them effectively, and ensuring strong, impactful letters of recommendation.
Support with FAFSA applications, CSS Profile, and financial aid documentation to maximize your scholarship eligibility.
Data-driven university shortlisting based on your profile, preferences, budget, and career goals across 60+ countries.
Flexible virtual sessions for students anywhere in the world — same quality, same depth, fully online.
Guidance on selecting and applying to prestigious summer programs at top universities to strengthen your profile.
Everything you need to know about our services and programmes.
Grade 6 is when the most forward-thinking families begin. At this stage, the focus isn’t on applications or test prep — it’s on understanding your child’s personality, exploring career directions, and building the habits and projects that will define their profile for years to come. Students who enter in Grade 6 get the full 5-year runway: more psychometric assessment touchpoints as their personality develops, guidance across both major subject selection windows, and the time to explore broadly before committing deeply. By the time they reach 11th grade, they’re not scrambling — they’re ready.
Both entry points lead to the same destination — arriving in Grade 11 with a profile that’s ready for applications. The difference is the depth and breadth of the journey. A student who enters in Grade 6 gets 5 years of guided development, more sessions with Dr. Gupta, more monthly mentorship touchpoints, and coverage of both the Grade 8→9 and Grade 10→11 subject selection transitions. They also benefit from psychometric re-assessment as their personality matures — a 12-year-old’s MMTIC profile often evolves meaningfully by age 14, and we track that development. A student who enters in Grade 8 gets the intensive 2-year version, which covers all the essentials but in a more compressed timeframe. Both are effective. Starting earlier simply means more runway, more depth, and more time to explore before committing.
Each month, your child has a 30-minute mentorship call with a dedicated KGC counsellor. They review what the student worked on that month — whether it’s progress on a personal project, a competition they entered, or a new extracurricular they started. The counsellor adjusts the plan, recommends next steps, and ensures nothing falls through the cracks. In addition, your child works through structured curriculum modules on career exploration, self-awareness, academic planning, and skills development. Twice a year, Dr. Karan Gupta personally reviews your child’s progress in a strategic session. You receive a written parent briefing every quarter. It’s a structured, guided programme — not a library of videos your child watches alone.
Absolutely. The mentorship programme isn’t just preparation for study abroad — it helps your child figure out what they’re genuinely passionate about, what career direction suits them, and how to build a strong profile. Even if they decide later to pursue university in India, a strong extracurricular portfolio, clear career direction, and well-chosen subjects will help them get into the best Indian universities too. Nothing built in Grade 8–10 is wasted — it all makes them a stronger student regardless of where they apply.
The mentorship programme (Grades 6–10) builds the profile. The comprehensive counselling packages (Grades 11–12) manage the application. Think of it this way: the mentorship programme ensures your child has the career direction, the extracurriculars, the projects, and the achievements that make a compelling application. The counselling packages then take that profile and turn it into university admissions — essays, applications, interviews, scholarships. Students who complete the mentorship programme arrive at the application stage significantly better prepared.
Yes. We understand that investing in your child’s future is a significant decision, and we want to make it as comfortable as possible. Flexible instalment plans are available for both the mentorship programme and all comprehensive counselling packages. Payment schedules are typically aligned with programme milestones so you can see progress at every stage. Details are discussed during your initial consultation with Dr. Karan — we’ll work with your family to find a plan that fits.
The initial consultation is a detailed, in-depth session directly with Dr. Karan Gupta. We assess the student’s academic profile, extracurricular activities, career aspirations, and family preferences. You’ll receive a basic psychometric evaluation, a realistic assessment of your university prospects, a preliminary shortlist of target schools, and a clear roadmap of next steps. It’s designed to give families full clarity before making any long-term commitment.
The Standard consultation is held during weekday business hours and covers all the essentials — profile assessment, university discussion, and roadmap planning. The Premium consultation offers priority scheduling and extended session time, ideal for families with complex requirements or those who prefer weekend or late evening availability. Both consultations are with Dr. Karan Gupta personally.
Our comprehensive packages cover the entire admissions journey from start to finish — typically 6 to 18 months of support. All three tiers include resume editing, application form filling, scholarship and loan assistance, student visa guidance, networking and pre-departure workshops. Premium adds unlimited essay editing, full profile building, direct working-hours access to Dr. Karan, interview prep, test form filling, and recommendation editing. Elite adds everything in Premium plus after-hours access to Dr. Karan, a dedicated family WhatsApp group, essay brainstorming and writing, cultural adjustment support, and access to KGC alumni at select universities.
Absolutely not. KGC operates on a strict zero-commission model. We do not accept payments, referral fees, or commissions from any university. This means our recommendations are 100% based on what is right for the student — not which university pays us. We will provide this guarantee in writing.
Yes. All our services are available both in-person at our Mumbai office and online via secure video conferencing. Our online sessions maintain the same quality and depth as in-person meetings, enabling students from anywhere in India or abroad to access our expertise.
Yes. For families that proceed with a comprehensive counselling package or mentorship programme after the initial consultation, the consultation fee is typically adjusted against the programme cost. This is discussed during the consultation itself.
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