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Your child has 80,000 working hours ahead. One choice at 15 shapes most of them.

We measure aptitude, interest and work style against 50,000 students, then put a counsellor in the room to turn the scores into a decision.

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Nobody can tell you what you are in three taps. But watch what starts showing.

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A gadget dies at home. You're the one on YouTube figuring out the fix before anyone calls the repair shop.

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50,000+

Students assessed

1,500+

Careers mapped

30+

Assessments available

15

Portfolio pieces per student

Trusted by 87+ Schools, EdTech & Corporate Partners

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Global Careers
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Birla Public School
Plaksha University
Internshala
Jaro Education
Pearl Academy
ISDI
Let's Unbound
AskIITians
Birla Education
AltUni
CareerTrek
Experiment Labs
Global Careers
ISME
JenNextMentors
KIS Pune
Mount Olympus
NIBS
Podar Education
Q Study
SNS Institutions
Birla Public School
THE PROBLEM

93% of Students Choose from Just 7 Career Options

Everyone has an opinion. None of them are yours.

Parents say engineering. Uncle says MBA. Nobody asked what you're actually good at.

One decision at 15 shapes the next 40 years.

A stream picked under pressure is hard to undo. Marks tell you how one ordinary day went. They do not tell you what you should become.

90 in Physics. But you'd thrive in Psychology.

Aptitude, interest, and career fit are three different things. You need all three mapped.

NEWCareer Explorer: 1,500+ careers, 27,000+ colleges, scholarships. Real salary data.
HOW IT WORKS

From Confused to Career-Ready

01

Discover

Take a 45-minute assessment. Get a 30-page career report mapping your personality, aptitude, and interests to careers that fit.

02

Explore

Browse 1,500+ careers. Real salaries, real skills, real day-in-the-life. Talk to mentors who work in the field.

03

Build

Build a real project in 6 weeks. Get an internship certificate and 15 portfolio pieces colleges care about.

The system

From career curiosity to real decisions, one connected loop.

Most guidance ends with a report. Stride keeps going: every olympiad, simulation, session and project a student completes is remembered and connected to the next step, by agentic AI that never loses the thread and counsellors who own the decisions that matter.

Engage

Olympiads, challenges and short career missions a student actually wants to start.

Experience

Try the work itself in guided role simulations, scored against transparent rubrics.

Guide

Agentic AI remembers every step and suggests the next one. Big decisions go to a human counsellor, always.

Act

Advice becomes a plan: sessions booked, projects started, deadlines tracked.

Learn

Every completed step sharpens what the system knows, so the next suggestion fits better.

Career DNA · one living record

Everything above writes to a record the student keeps: what they explored, tried, built and decided.

Guardian controlled. High-stakes calls always reach a human. Student data is never sold.

See the science behind it
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STRIDE LAUNCHPAD

Every Student in Your Class Has the Same Marks. Only You'll Have a Portfolio.

Stride Launchpad is a 6-week weekend program for Grades 8-12. You start with a career assessment. You end with a real AI-powered project, an internship certificate, and 15 portfolio deliverables that set you apart.

OUR ASSESSMENTS

Research-Backed Assessments for Every Stage

Brainwave Career Fitment

Brainwave Career Fitment

999

Our flagship career fitment assessment: personality, aptitude, and interest measured together, turned into a real plan for stream and next steps.

90 minGrades 8-12
Career DNA

Career DNA

249

A 28-question forced-choice read that maps your preferences across four axes into a four-letter type and one of 16 named Career DNA archetypes.

~7 minGrades 8-12
RiseUp

RiseUp

Free Test

Leadership is not just about authority - it is about impact. This test helps you uncover your leadership style, strengths, and strategy mindset.

~8 minGrades 8-12

30+ assessments available for every stage of your career journey

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WHAT STUDENTS SAY

Real Students. Real Decisions. Real Outcomes.

Jimit Patel

Jimit Patel

Business Technology Solutions Associate, ZS

Kashmira Patil

Kashmira Patil

BE Graduate, IT

Shiva Manoj

Shiva Manoj

Graduate

In their own words

Personality assessments and mentor guidance helped me discover strengths and choose a future-ready field.

Divya Malviya

Divya Malviya

Graduate

I had my first work from home experience as a Product Design intern through Stride Ahead partner company. My suggestions were valued, which helped me gain tons of confidence.

Supriya Baingaha

Supriya Baingaha

Student, IIT Roorkee

Stride Ahead gave me a clear, step-by-step career path. Their mentorship helped me build skills needed for success.

Hitendra Singh

Hitendra Singh

Product Manager, Clovia

I gained practical knowledge in psychology and learned how a company functions in a supportive, confidence-boosting environment.

Arzu Ahlawat

Arzu Ahlawat

Student

As a fresher from engineering with no direction in Digital Marketing, Stride Ahead gave me personalized learning and a launchpad.

Dypali Dogra

Dypali Dogra

Graduate

The mentorship experience equipped me with practical skills, from content creation to interview and GD preparation.

Prachi

Prachi

Student

BACKED BY

Recognized by Industry Leaders

Google for Startups

Google for Startups

AWS Activate

AWS Activate

AICTE NEAT

AICTE NEAT

UINCEPT Accelerator

UINCEPT Accelerator

Microsoft for Founders

Microsoft for Founders

IIM Kozhikode Accelerator

IIM Kozhikode Accelerator

BonBillo Impact Fund

BonBillo Impact Fund

NVIDIA Inception Program

NVIDIA Inception Program

Featured In

NewsJournals

NewsJournals

Startup City

Startup City

EdTech Review

EdTech Review

Entrepreneur India

Entrepreneur India

Economic Times

Economic Times

YourStory

YourStory

TechCircle

TechCircle

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Start free with the Career Interest Test or Profile Gap Index. Both take a few minutes and need no account. You will get an instant read on where your child stands today and which career clusters fit. From there you can step up to a full Brainwave assessment or speak to a counsellor.
Most platforms stop at a personality test. We take students from discovery to a real outcome: skills built through cohort learning, internships through partner companies, and a 15-piece portfolio that colleges and employers actually look at. The research-backed assessments (MBTI, Holland codes, aptitude) are just the entry point.
The Career Interest Test and Profile Gap Index are free. Both take a few minutes and give you a clear read on where your child stands today. Full assessments like Brainwave (the 30-page deep-dive) and the Stride Launchpad cohort are paid programs.
Students in Grades 8-12 exploring career options, parents looking for data-backed guidance, schools implementing structured career counselling, and counsellors building or scaling their practice. Our tools work across all these audiences with 30+ assessments, a 1,500+ career explorer, and 1:1 expert mentoring.

1,500+ careers. Which ones fit your child?

Start free with the Career Interest Test or Profile Gap Index. No account, no payment.

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