Slide deck of presentation on Careers360 Student Platform by Maheshwer Peri at SPM Summit India 2023

1. CAREERS360, INDIA’S LARGEST HIGHER ED DISCOVERY PLATFORM
Maheshwer Peri, Chairman & Founder, Careers360

2. India’s Student Population
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Total Students in Indian Education System are 296 Million
No. of students
(million)
Class I to XII
Primary (I – V) 121.8
Upper Primary (VI – VIII) 66.8
Secondary (IX – X) 38.6
Total (I – X) 227.2
Senior Secondary (XI- XII) 28.5
Total – Primary to Class XII 255.7
Higher Education
Under Graduate 32.6
Post Graduate 4.71
Diplomas 2.97
Ph.D, PG Diploma etc 0.62
Total - Higher Education 40.9

3. High Level Ecosystem – Higher Education
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Source : AISHE & MHRD
Discipline Under Graduate Level
(In Million)
Arts 12.4
Science 5.5
Commerce 4.3
Engineering and Technology 3.7
Education 1.4
Management 0.6
Computer Applications 0.6
Law 0.4
Medicine 0.4
Pharmacy & Nursing 0.6
Higher Education Institutions
1,239
Universities
55,858
Colleges + Standalone
57,097
Institutions
Enrollment
32 million
Enrollment
9 million
Type of Institution No. No.
Universities
State Universities 460
Central Universities 56
Deemed Universities 128
State Private Universities 430
INIs 165
Total 1,239
Colleges
Engineering 4065
Management 3687
Computer Application 1408
Pharmacy 2447
Hotel Management 108
General 32801
Total 43,796
StandAlone
Polytechnic 3887
Nursing 3600
Teacher Training 3336
Others 1239
Total 12,062
Total No. of HEIs 57,097

4. Need for Careers360
130 million students :
- 89 million between class VIII to XII
- 41 million pursuing graduation & above.
57K+ Higher-Ed institutions; 600+ courses, 300+ admission tests
§ Many choices. Many complexities.
§ Increased costs (increased by 12 times in last 14 years). Diminishing returns
§ Many career paths to be chosen early in life. The students are lost
§ They are caught between what they want to do and what parents want them to. And NONE to
guide them.
Desperate need of students and show him the right path.
Vision of the company is to touch every higher ed aspirant and create a credible, complete and
comprehensive information to help in student decision making process.
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5. Products and Tools from Class VIII to XI
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Group Data & Content Tools
K-12 Coverage on 50+ board exams,
30,000 Schools
KVPY, Olympiads
Study Material and Tests
Pathfinder : A tool helping students choose between Nine
Pathways,
307+ majors and flexible curriculum depending on student
interests
Psychometric tools with detailed Career Guidance Report
Higher Education 33,000 HEIs with 70+ data attributes
3 lac courses with 40+ data attributes
300 Exams Detailed coverage
46 Degree courses
307 Majors
1500+ E Books
Million Questions answered
College Predictors
Rank Predictors for various exams
‘College Compare’ ; ’Best fit college’
B Tech Companion / MBBS Companion – package that
handholds students planning to pursue Engineering /
Medicine
Internal Discovery Platform - Data driven support system to
help students to shortlist and apply for selected colleges
AI based Test Preparation platform for JEE Main and NEET
Job oriented
professional
education
16,000 courses / certifications
900+ institutions – Indian / foreign
60+ service Providers / OPMs
Coverage on 200 competitive exams
Course Compare
Get Matched (in development)– Tool that advises users the
preferred programs for upskilling or for achieving career
objectives)
Employability Assessment Test (in development)
Supported by : E-books, Questions & Answers, Webinars, Student Reviews, Interviews / Interactions, Counselling fairs – offline &
online, Stream-wise HEIs ranking, Printed almanacs, Exam alerts / updates, News letters etc.

6. College Page – A few Snippets
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7. College Page – A few Snippets (Cont’d)
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8. Exclusive Partner for Google
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9. Products and Tools for students completing Class XII
§ College Compare
§ Best Fit college
§ Rank Predictor
§ College Predictor – JEE Main, NEET etc
§ Pathfinder
§ School Finder
§ Psychometric Tests
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10. Case Study – PCM to Engineering
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Exams
3,450
HEIs
329
Specializations
40,000
Courses
- JEE Main
- JEE Advanced
- State CETs (TS
EAMCET, KCET, MH
CET etc)
- COMEDK
- BITSAT
- VITEEE
- MET
- SRMJEE
- IITs (23)
- NITs (31)
- IIITs (25)
- BITS
- VIT
- Manipal Inst. Tech.
- SRM
- Amrita
- Anna university
- Amity University
- DTU
- Visvesvaraya
Technological Univ.
- BMS College of Engg
- RV College
About 20 Main Branches
- CSE
- Mechanical Engg
- Electrical Engg
- Electrical Engg
- Civil Engineering
- IT
- Biotechnology
- E & C E
About 310 Specializations
- CSE with AI & ML
- CSE with Data Science
- Mechanical Engg with
Robotics
- ECE in Cellular
Technology
- Civil Engg in
Geoinformatics
- Electronic Engg in
Instrumentation
B.E / B.Tech Courses at
College level

11. NEET College Predictor – case study
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12. QUESTIONS?
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13. THANK YOU!!
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