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Becoming a career counsellor in India — the honest playbook

There is no licence. There is no compulsory exam. Which is exactly why credentialling matters more, not less.

ByMentor University Faculty·Faculty · Mentor Training & Certification

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India does not regulate career counselling. The result is a market where anyone can hang up a shingle — and many do.

Mentor University was built to fill that gap. CPD-tiered certification, supervised casework, and a mentor tier system that maps directly to practice hours.

Tier 1 is the foundation cohort. Tier 4 mentors author curriculum. The path is not fast — and that is the point.

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