Academic Counsellor at upGrad · Gurugram · 1 - 3 years · ₹3.1L - ₹6L / yr · Raised funding · Posted 12 Aug 2025

We are looking for passionate and highly driven Academic Counselors to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in guiding students in their upskilling journey by recommending suitable courses in Data Science and other emerging Tech domains. If you have a flair for sales, excellent communication skills, and a passion for education, we'd love to meet you.
MINIMUM 1 year of ED TECH SALES experience required.
Responsibilities:
- Counsel prospective learners via phone, email, or in-person to help them understand the value and benefits of our tech programs.
- Drive sales conversion by identifying student needs and recommending suitable programs.
- Manage the complete sales cycle: lead qualification, counseling, follow-ups, and closure.
- Maintain accurate records of leads, interactions, and outcomes using CRM tools.
- Meet or exceed monthly targets and KPIs.
- Provide detailed course information, industry insights, and address queries effectively.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in any field.
- MINIMUM 1 year of ED TECH SALES experience required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate.
- Self-motivated and target-driven with a problem-solving attitude.
- Tech-savvy and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in selling Data Science, Tech, or Professional Certification Courses is a plus.
- Knowledge of CRM software (e. g., Salesforce, Zoho) preferred.

About upGrad
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upGrad is an online higher education platform. Founded by Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar, Ravijot Chugh and Phalgun Kompalli in March’ 2015, upGrad provides rigorous industry-relevant programs designed and delivered in collaboration with world-class faculty and industry. Merging the latest technology, pedagogy, and services, upGrad is creating an immersive learning experience – anytime and anywhere.
Through exclusive partnerships with some of the most prominent universities like IIIT-Bangalore, MICA, BITS Pilani, ISB, Cambridge Judge Business School- our aim to impart university education, online.
Learning online can be tough, especially when you have to do it all by yourself. Reasons why you should upskill with UpGrad:
- We provide an engaging experience via our suite of learning applications right from the university applications till you get a job and transition
- We provide structured online courses in collaboration with some of the prominent universities and industry experts
- We co-create a rigorous curriculum in collaboration with these universities to provide the learners with a holistic learning experience
- All our courses are comprehensive, structured and rigorous - delivered online, providing you the flexibility and opportunity of continuous learning
- We conduct regular live lectures with the industry experts and the professors
- Each of our learners is allocated with a dedicated student mentor who helps them chart a career path and motivates them to push themselves
- We provide in-depth feedback on all the assignments, case studies, and projects
- We have delivered 400+ successful career transitions and we’re committed to building careers of tomorrow
- You get access to an alumni network of 3,000+ students across the globe
- We also conduct periodic offline events like Hackathons, Bootcamps, Alumni Nights and connect you not only to the professors and industry experts but the peers in your batch too
- Last but not the last, we provide career assistance and help all the learners with interview preparations, mentorship calls, and job placements even after the completion of the program
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