Senior Admission Counsellor

Job Title: Senior Admission Counsellor - Study Abroad

Location: Chennai

Working Days: 6 (Monday – Saturday)

Timings: 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM

About upGrad

Founded in 2015, upGrad is Asia’s largest integrated Learning, Skilling, Workforce

Development, and Placement company. Its offerings include online and hybrid degrees, study

abroad programs, certifications, bootcamps, and doctorates for working professionals. Through

its B2B arm, upGrad also provides enterprise training, recruitment, and staffing services. With

10M+ learners across 100+ countries, 300+ global university partners, 2500+ pathway

connections, and 20,000+ recruitment partners, upGrad continues to empower careers

worldwide.

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About the role

As a Senior Admission Counsellor - Study Abroad, you will play a key role in guiding students

and parents through their overseas education journey via face-to-face counselling sessions.

Your focus will be to understand student aspirations, recommend the right universities and

courses across destinations (USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia and more) and provide

end-to-end support from enquiry to admission.

5 Reasons to join upGrad Study Abroad

1. Performance Incentives: Target monthly incentive of INR 25000 – 40000 with potential

to earn 1.5X/2X of that based on performance. Apart from this, there are additional

payouts for special schemes on referrals.

2. Career Growth: Eligible for promotion in 1 year or lateral move to other Business Units

in India and abroad.

3. Upskilling for Self & Family: 100% free upGrad programs for employees, 50%

discount for family members.

4. Health & Wellbeing: INR 5L medical insurance for self + family and 24x7 mental health

helpline.

5. Referral Bonus: INR 15,000 for successful referrals, get more colleagues to join upGrad

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct in-person counselling sessions with students and parents.

• Guide them on country options, universities, courses, and eligibility requirements.

• Support students with applications, documentation, interview, and visa processes.

• Build strong relationships and trust to drive conversion of enquiries to admissions.

• Achieve monthly counselling and enrollment targets

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in admissions/counselling or education sales (with at

least 1 year in the same company).

• Study Abroad knowledge is preferred, but not mandatory - structured training will be

provided.

• Strong communication and influencing skills to engage effectively with students and

parents.

• Demonstrated track record of achieving counselling/enrollment targets.

• Minimum education qualification: Graduation in any stream; Postgraduate preferred.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not

discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity or

expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All

employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.