Admission Counsellor Job in Bengaluru
Content + Source + Freshness • 17 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Very high value assigned due to excellent salary potential and significant responsibilities in shaping learner paths in a fast-growing sector.
- Highly competitive salary: INR 8L – 9L/year
- Direct role in shaping educational journeys
- Part of a rapidly expanding market with strong potential
Pros
- Competitive salary range of INR 8L – 9L per year.
- Direct impact on students' career development.
- Opportunity to work in a rapidly expanding EdTech industry.
Cons
- High-performance expectations with potential stress.
- Sales-driven culture may not suit everyone.
- Performance metrics closely monitored.
Who it's for
Entry-level to early mid-level • Remote/Hybrid
Good fit
- Fresh graduates interested in education and sales
- Individuals eager to help learners achieve their career goals
- Motivated candidates with strong communication skills
Not recommended for
- Individuals shy in sales and marketing roles
- Candidates looking for a strictly non-sales environment
- Those not comfortable working towards targets
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
upGrad - started in 2015, is a pioneer in the online education revolution, focused on powering career success for a global workforce of over 1.3 billion. It is one of the few Integrated Lifelong Learning Tech Companies in the world, spanning the college learner to the working professional from the age group of 18 to 55+ years and across undergrad courses, campus & job-linked programs, studying abroad, short form to executive programs to Degrees, Master's and Doctoral, with a learner base of over 3 million across 100+ countries and over 300 university partners and robust enterprise business with a client base of 1000 companies worldwide.
Company Website: https://bit.ly/3PHsegm
Job Description:
The ideal candidate for this role is that you are a proven sales performer adept in direct-to- consumer consultative sales. You are comfortable working with high ticket size products that require focused nurturing over a period and yet can build urgency for the end consumer to decide fast. You have worked in a highly competitive sales environment and have been at the top 10 percentile of your team.
Roles:
•Being a mentor and guide who potential learners can look up to for career advice.
•Counselling potential learners, helping them plan their career path and understanding how upGrad can catalyze their career.
•Carrying weekly enrollment/revenue and collection targets.
•Establishing the uniqueness and effectiveness of upGrad's model of online/blended learning.
•Owning the complete sales closing life cycle for leads assigned to you. This includes making phone/video calls, product demonstration, sales closing, and post-sales relationship management.
•Maintaining a detailed database of all the interactions on the CRM with the leads and providing constant feedback to the marketing team on lead quality.
Skills Required:
•Individual with outstanding English communication skills (written and verbal), interpersonal and presentation skills.
•Hardworking Individuals with high dedication and extreme determination.
•Experience in EdTech sales would be an advantage.
•Rockstar sales performers with proven track records.
•Great listeners and trustworthy individuals who can bond with our potential learners. Individuals with the ability to approach any situation with patience and powerful empathy.
•Individuals who take a disciplined approach towards building funnels, tracking feedback, prioritizing tasks and overachieving targets and deadlines.
•Sales bent of mind, to understand and effectively communicate what upGrad is offering to its prospective learners and achieve revenue targets.
•Passion for delivering the highest levels of customer service at all times
Profile/Designation: Admission Counsellor
Gender: both
Job Location: Hyderabad, bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCR
Desired experience: 0-1 year
Target Pass-outs Batch: 2022-2023
Course specialization: B.com, BBA, B.tech, Under graduates
Probation/Training Period: 3 Months
Salary:8 LPA to 9 LPA
Tentative date of interview: Immediate
Tentative date of joining: Immediate
Interview Process:
-1 round with the Manager (virtual)
-Face-to-face round with the Hyderabad candidates in office.
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