Insights on career guidance, assessments, student success, and the future of education.
A Stride Ahead series profiling Indian teenagers who built real things before 18. What their path looks like, what's replicable, and what parents can learn from it.
An open letter to every Indian student who feels lost, compared, or behind. You are allowed to be 16 and not have it figured out.
Real prep strategies for JEE, NEET, CUET and CLAT aspirants. 8 study habits that actually work, with concrete timelines, hours, and a revision cycle.
An honest look at when career mentorship helps Class 10-12 students, when it doesn't, and what to ask before paying for any counselling session.
Stop re-reading NCERTs. 7 research-backed study techniques (active recall, spaced repetition, Feynman) rewired for Class 11-12 board and JEE/NEET prep.
The skills Class 11-12 students actually need in the AI era, what to build alongside 12th board prep, and what to skip. A practical 2026 guide.
A practical LinkedIn guide for Class 10-12 Indian students: 7 concrete moves to build a profile admissions officers and recruiters actually take seriously — with age-consent caveats and what to avoid.
Stride Ahead partnered with Global Careers to build and validate the GCAB -- a 323-item assessment battery spanning cognitive aptitude, personality, and career interest, tested against international psychometric standards.
The average EdTech platform loses 70% of leads between inquiry and enrollment. The ones that embed psychometric assessments into their funnel are tripling conversions. Here is the data.
73% of L&D teams cannot integrate workforce data across their 5-8 disconnected tools. The companies consolidating onto unified platforms are seeing 27% competency improvement in the first quarter.
Coaching institute batch occupancy has declined from 82% to 61% in three years. The institutes filling their batches are the ones that replaced generic brochures with diagnostic assessments as the first touchpoint.
Resumes predict job performance with 0.18 validity — barely better than chance. The companies replacing resume-first screening with multi-modal assessments are cutting bad hires by 40% and time-to-hire from 30 days to 3.
Only 51.25% of graduates are employable. Only 12% of schools are NEP 2020 compliant. The institutions closing this gap are the ones embedding psychometric career guidance into their infrastructure — not treating it as an annual event.
Schools today face the challenge of preparing students for a global workforce that demands skills beyond traditional academics. Here is a practical roadmap.
Behind every successful career decision is a story of self-discovery, mentorship, and action. Read how real students found their path with Stride Ahead.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping education. From adaptive assessments to personalised learning paths, here are three shifts every educator should know.
Data-driven career guidance is not just about numbers. Learn how smarter analytics help schools and counsellors identify and nurture every student's strengths.
Psychometric assessments go beyond aptitude tests. Discover how modern instruments measure personality, interests, and values to guide career decisions scientifically.
Thinking of starting a career counselling practice? Here is a no-nonsense guide covering certification, tools, client acquisition, and scaling your business.