About Arjuna Career Counselling

Built from lived experience, shaped for student clarity.

Arjuna was created around a simple belief: no student or parent should feel alone while making one of the most important decisions of their life.

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Family celebrating a successful student outcome

What guides the way we work

Respect for every student's pace and personality
Scientific tools explained in plain language
Parent involvement without overpowering the student voice

Our story

Arjuna began with a personal mission to make guidance more accessible.

Arjuna Career Counselling Services grew from first-hand experience of how limited awareness can narrow opportunities for students and especially for young women. That early struggle became a clear mission: help families make better decisions with evidence, empathy, and courage.

What started as a mother’s commitment to informed education planning evolved into a counselling practice built to reduce confusion, open up possibilities, and give students a stronger sense of direction.

Honest guidance rooted in real family dynamics
Structured decision-making instead of guesswork
A student-first approach with long-term thinking

Mission and values

The principles behind every recommendation we make

Our work is not only about matching careers. It is about helping students understand themselves and helping families move with clarity.

Our mission

To provide ethical, psychology-led career counselling that helps students make informed, realistic, and confident career decisions.

Our vision

To build a generation of self-aware, emotionally strong, and career-confident individuals who choose paths aligned with their strengths.

Empathy first

Students do their best when they feel safe enough to be honest. We make room for that honesty.

Clarity over noise

We prefer grounded recommendations, clear reasoning, and practical next steps over jargon and fluff.

Leadership

The people shaping the Arjuna experience

Our leadership combines lived experience, counselling expertise, and structured operations to support families well.

Mrs. Sandhya Gupta

Founder

Mrs. Gupta founded Arjuna from a deeply personal commitment to education, awareness, and better opportunities for students who might otherwise be guided by guesswork alone.

Palak Goel

Managing Director

Counselling Psychologist and Certified Career Counsellor with over nine years of experience guiding 2,000+ students through stream selection, academic transitions, and career planning.

Shamad Ansari

Chief Product Officer

Shamad brings structure, systems, and operational clarity so the counselling experience stays organised, dependable, and scalable without losing its human quality.

Our counselling pathway

How we keep the process thoughtful and practical

The goal is not to overwhelm students with information. It is to build a clear bridge from understanding to action.

Assess

We gather context, identify patterns, and use scientific tools where they genuinely add value.

Interpret

We explain insights in plain language and connect them to real-world choices and pathways.

Plan

We map out realistic next steps for stream choice, course planning, college direction, or career change.

Support

We follow through with students and parents so the plan continues to feel usable after the session.