College Vidya Announces Board of Mentors
On July 16, 2026, from New Delhi, College Vidya – India’s leading online higher‑education guidance platform – issued a press release announcing the creation of its Board of Mentors, described as a first‑of‑its‑kind initiative aimed at strengthening the expertise of its Career Development Advisors through mentorship from distinguished leaders across education, leadership, public service and personal development.
The Board brings together five eminent professionals: Dr. Vijender Singh Chauhan, an educator and public speaker; Himeesh Madaan, a leadership coach; Amogh Lila Das, an author and spiritual leader; Naveen Kasturia, a film actor; and Ravi Kapoor, a former Indian Revenue Service officer and career mentor. Collectively, they contribute decades of experience spanning education, communication, leadership, entrepreneurship and public service.
Rohit Gupta, Co‑founder and COO of College Vidya, stated that choosing a degree today determines a person’s career trajectory and that traditional admissions counselling is insufficient. He positioned the Board of Mentors as the company’s answer to this guidance gap, emphasizing that the mentors will provide structured mentoring sessions, interactive workshops and regular knowledge‑sharing engagements with the Career Development Advisors. The aim is to deepen advisors’ understanding of learner aspirations, evolving career pathways and changing employer expectations, thereby enabling more confident and context‑rich guidance for learners.
Himeesh Madaan highlighted the abundance of opportunities for young people and the accompanying need for direction, while Ravi Kapoor noted his experience mentoring lakhs of students and expressed that the Board allows him to extend his impact through College Vidya’s advisors.
The launch coincides with findings from College Vidya’s Career Guidance Gap Report, which reveal that 51.6% of learners do not consult a trained career counsellor before making a higher‑education decision, despite a rapid expansion in learning pathways and career opportunities. The report underscores the necessity for expert‑led counselling to help learners make informed academic and professional choices.
College Vidya has also recently rolled out the “Yahan Sab Gyaani Hain” campaign featuring Dr. Vijender Singh Chauhan and actor Satish Ray, using humour to stress that while many can offer advice, not everyone is qualified to guide life‑changing academic and career decisions.
Since its inception, College Vidya reports having assisted more than 1.25 lakh (125,000) learners in exploring and enrolling in UGC‑entitled online and distance‑learning programmes. The Board of Mentors is presented as a reinforcement of the company’s commitment to raising the standards of career guidance and enabling learners to make better‑informed decisions in an increasingly dynamic higher‑education landscape.