Academic Counselor → Operations Intern → Founder's Office Intern - Learnivio (EduKiran Pvt Ltd) - On-Site, Part-Time
(2024-08 - 2026-01)
Progressed through three functions over 1.5 years at a lean EdTech startup serving 270+ students (Gulf-diaspora market); reported directly to CEO and Founder's Office in final phase.
- Academic Counseling (Aug 2024 – Apr 2025): Served as primary point of contact across students, parents, teachers, and internal teams; reviewed performance data (attendance, assessments, teacher feedback) to design individualised improvement plans; conducted structured sessions and coordinated cross-team resolutions tracked in CRM and Google Sheets.
- Admissions: Managed end-to-end intake consultations — profiled students via diagnostic data, matched to batches and study plans, coordinated onboarding across Operations, Academics, and Accounts teams.
- Operations (Apr 2025 – Oct 2025): Managed test scheduling, conduction, score compilation, reporting, and follow-up workflows; designed and assigned structured academic material using LATEX; maintained WordPress website under CTO guidance; ensured operational continuity across counselors, faculty, and internal teams.
- Assessment Infrastructure: Learned LATEX independently in two days; standardised the organisation's full test and solution repository, later integrated by the CTO into an automated evaluation system — significantly reducing manual effort for a 4–9 member evaluation team.
- Founder's Office (Oct 2025 – Jan 2026): Worked directly with CEO on daily operations, sales coordination, and parent-facing escalations; planned and executed digital marketing across WhatsApp, Instagram, Meta Ads, and Google Ads; acted as coordination bridge across counseling, operations, and marketing teams.
- Growth Initiatives: Researched and activated expat acquisition channels (Expat.com, Gulf News communities); managed brand presence across Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and Quora; standardised student-teacher ratio from 8–10:1 to 4:1; supported end-to-end recruitment of 15–20 teachers (JD writing, screening, onboarding); assisted in building and launching the organisation's WordPress website.
- Operations Design: Designed and implemented a 4-tier student performance segmentation framework (Excellent / Good / Average / Poor); co-developed cohort-specific intervention strategies with CEO, CTO, and Academic Head.
- HCC Campaign: Coordinated multi-channel outreach for Hamdard Education Society's subsidised JEE/NEET programme — Meta Ads, WhatsApp broadcasts, and physical poster distribution across multiple cities; personally oversaw on-ground distribution in Delhi and Kishanganj.
Co-Founder & Operations Lead - Sana Dresses
(2020-08 - 2023-05)
Built a retail and wholesale textile business from Rs.10,000 in starting capital; managed all operations alongside one family member without hired staff.
- Developed a multi-city B2B distribution network for leather goods across Kishanganj, Siliguri, Purnia, Katihar, Araria, and Mirik — personally handling vendor acquisition, negotiation, and client relationships; enforced upfront-payment discipline across the network.
- Identified and captured an underserved niqab and abaya segment through direct sourcing in Delhi (Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk) and Kolkata (Bara Bazaar, Hobbs Market), which grew to represent the majority of monthly retail revenue.
- Managed procurement, inventory, pricing, cash flow, and last-mile delivery; automated restocking logistics by building direct relationships with transport vendors across cities.
Marketing Head (Co-Head) - Enactus JMI (Enactus International Affiliate)
(2023-10)
Led the marketing function; co-managed a team of 8 members and 25 campus ambassadors across institutions including Amity, Jadavpur, Christ, and Anna University.
- Rafat (Flagship Fest): Co-led sponsorship and outreach; secured Rs.2 lacs+ in total sponsorships and stall revenue; event drew 6,000+ footfall.
- Case Clash (763 registrations): Designed and ran a national-level case competition end-to-end with two team members — structured competition, authored case problems, secured judges (FMS professor, Bain Senior Associate, DSE professor, MBA faculty), screened 50–70 submissions, managed D-day execution; participants from IITs, IIMs, DTU, SRCC, and IIFT.
- IIM Indore Avante Grande: Led 4-member team to 1st place at national B-Plan competition against IIT, SRCC, and IIM teams; personally presented and defended case before a panel of industry executives and IIM faculty. Prize: Rs.30,000.
- Project Paivand: Spearheaded market validation for Enactus JMI's first new social venture in five years — primary research across Sadar Bazaar, Sarojini, Janpath, and Palika; co-developed upcycled textile product line (laptop bags, tote bags, utility pouches) now contributing significantly to branch revenue.
- Project Shrimati: Led sales and marketing across stalls at 15+ college fests, events, and mixers across NCR; campus ambassador market research revealed ∼70% of surveyed university students unaware reusable pads existed — pivoted programme toward product diversification, directly informing Project Paivand and an R&D initiative into disposable pads.
- Unpack (17-Society Collaboration): Led marketing for joint inter-society recruitment event; deployed targeted campaigns across all four JMI campuses — drove 5,000+ registrations, largest in branch history.
- Recruitment: Generated 1,500+ applications to marketing team alone (2,700 total branch applicants); selected 8 members on judgment, ownership, and learning potential; all 8 went on to distinguished leadership roles.
- As Team Member (prior to Head role): Contributed social media campaign ideas for Project Shrimati (globally recognised — 1st place, Enactus World Cup Climate Action Award, 2022); designed and operationalised the Campus Ambassador Programme; received Member of the Month recognition multiple times.
Consultant - 180 Degrees Consulting JMI (World's Largest Student Consultancy)
(2024-07 - 2025-01)
- Project Space Era: Contributed to the branch's first paid international engagement — a Germany-based humanitarian shelter-tech startup (Wuppertal). Built structured databases of civil municipalities, housing associations, and corporations for targeted outreach; identified procurement heads and BD leads via LinkedIn; contributed to sector-specific expansion strategies for EXPO REAL Munich pitch. Client subsequently received Commonwealth Ambassador Award and recognition from UNIDO, UNDP, and UN-CT
- Co-authored branch report under a 48-hour deadline that contributed to 180DC JMI winning Best Branch recognition in its circuit.
Core team member - Zephyr 2024 (Tri-Society Fest — Enactus, 180DC, E Cell)
(2024 - 2024)
Core team member; independently led sponsorship outreach in untapped areas as a first-year member, converting Rs.24,500 in stall sponsorships without senior support; contributed to Rs.60,000+ total. Event drew 8,000+ footfall.
Campus Ambassador - eDC IIT Delhi
Top-3 performer; drove 329+ registrations from JMI for Tryst — highest from any single non-IIT institution; received Letter of Recommendation from club president (sole LOR issued across all ambassadors).
Talent Acquisition Intern - Swifter Multicorps Pvt. Ltd.
(2025-07 - 2025-08)
Drafted and managed job postings across LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, and Internshala; screened candidates, coordinated interviews, maintained recruitment trackers, and supported onboarding documentation.
CGC Psychology Internship - Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)
Led community outreach field team; documented 80 cases; designed individualised learning sessions for children with autism, ADHD, and speech delays.
Department Events Contributor - Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)
Core contributor for three years — Riwayat (dept. fest), International Conference logistics, and Foundation Day stall; two poems published in JMI departmental magazine.
