Ankita Maheshwary

Founder & Career Strategist , Aarambhyam | Education and Career Guidance

Bhopal, India

Education and programme management professional with 9+ years of experience in academic leadership, curriculum development, training and mentoring. Former Centre Director managing academic operations and coordinating 20+ faculty. Founded Aarambhyam to support career exploration and transitions. Seeking programme management or consulting roles in education, capacity building and youth development.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
  • Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:

I am an education and programme professional with 9+ years of experience in academic operations, structured mentoring, curriculum and assessment, and programme delivery. As Centre Director, I coordinated 20+ faculty across 10+ concurrent batches and managed academic delivery, learner engagement and stakeholder communication. Earlier, I worked in mentoring, programme coordination, research-based content and assessment for competitive-exam learners.

I now lead Aarambhyam, a career guidance practice supporting students, aspirants and professionals with career exploration and transitions. I manage its mentoring programmes, outreach and institutional relationships, including a career-awareness programme with a PM SHRI school in Bhopal. I am also an empanelled mentor with Aspire For Her.

Alongside this work, I developed a Theory of Change and Results Framework for Aarambhyam, wrote an independent policy brief using PLFS labour-force data, and built a Power BI dashboard covering 1,061 Delhi government schools. These projects reflect my interest in applying research and data to education, women’s employment and youth development programmes.

Education:

I hold a B.A. in Political Science from IEHE, Bhopal, and am currently pursuing an M.A. in Political Science through IGNOU. I have also completed certifications in MEAL Essentials, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, NLP and AI for All. My academic background supports my work in education, career guidance and youth development.

Affiliations and Achievements:

Co-author of three competitive examination books; appeared in UPSC Mains twice. Community work with ASRA Samajik Lok Empanelled Mentor, Aspire For Her. Co-author of three competitive-examination books; appeared in UPSC Civil Services Mains twice. Community work with ASRA Samajik Lok Kalyan Samiti, Prerna NGO and School Under the Bridge. MEAL Essentials certified.

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

5-10 years

Highest Qualification:

Bachelors

Languages:

English, Hindi

Nationality:

Indian