MAKING STUDENTS COLLEGE-READY

Vivek Bhandari, an IIT Delhi and IIM Kolkata alumnus, launched Scholarly Online Edutech in 2019 to help develop customised career roadmaps for students. Using their cognitive ability, key behaviours and academic performance to find universities, courses and key skills that will support them build their desired career. In an exclusive interaction Bhandari speaks with BW Businessworld on the importance of leadership experience, intensive participation in extracurricular activities, and community outreach programmes alongside academic performance

How is Scholarly bridging skill gap?

Students often don’t have a clear understanding of what careers suit them. We provide cognitive and psychometric assessment that helps students and their parents) understand the abilities and behaviours of the students and helps in mapping the right courses of study. That in turn can be used for selecting the right courses.

We provide research papers in different subjects, where high school students work with eminent professors to solve real world problems in that subject. This helps prepare students for undergraduate research.

What is the ideal age to start planning?

Even if students don’t know what studies to pursue in college, it is important to be aware ofthe different career options. In grade X and X, students should try to find out as much as possible about different courses of study so that they can firm up their plans.