About Us - CareerLabs

About CareerLabs

Since our inception in 2019, CareerLabs has successfully garnered the trust of thousands of college students & young working professionals, becoming the go-to place for all their career needs. Envisioning to empower 1 million undergraduates craft the careers of their choosing, we offer a variety of aptly matched and mentor-driven preparatory programs for national & international entrance exams and admissions consulting services for graduate & business schools, both abroad and in India.

Not only this, we have also created India’s First Profile Building Platform to help our clientele strengthen their profile and fulfil their dreams for higher studies and placements. With our team of highly-experienced professionals & expert educators, passionate about enabling you to hone your potential and prepare for a life beyond college, we are swiftly emerging as a name to reckon with in the Indian edtech space.

Our Mission

To enable 1 million undergraduate students to learn and earn better while discovering their dream careers

Our Vision

To become the most trusted brand for undergraduate students to empower them to enter the professional and the academic world

Our Core Values

We have adopted seven core values as
our own; they are our non-negotiables

Innovation

We find
new solutions

Community

We care for
our community

Integrity

We keep
our word

Collaboration

We do
it together

Commitment

We WOW
our customers

Excellence

We do our best
in everything we do

Ownership

We own
our work

Our Story

2008 – PN Santosh was the 1st student, 1st employee, and a Founding Member at Byju Raveendran’s BYJU’s Classes for CAT & GMAT.
In 2013 the company achieved yet another milestone launching the GRE GMAT Tablet.

In 2016 Krithika Srinivasan began to lead the Profile Building & Consulting Services division as the AVP.

In 2019 this team at BYJU’s proved to be a massive hit in India, registering an annual revenue of Rs. 25 crores in the Study abroad, higher education segment.

Recognizing the need for a strategic shift in business, PN Santosh, Krithika Srinivasan,and Prasanna Alagesan laid the foundation of CareerLabs along with a 70+ team. The new company was formed with a special focus on nurturing & up-levelling BYJU’s GRE/GMAT Product and eventually to cater to all the career needs of undergraduate students. With each passing year, CareerLabs, in exclusive partnership with BYJU’s strives to become more committed to its cause.

Our Founder

Santhosh P. N.

Co-founder & CEO

Passionate about revolutionising education, PN Santosh co-founded BYJU’s in 2011 and CareerLabs in 2019.

He scored 780/800 on GMAT, 99 Percentile on CAT and 338/340 on GRE and has successfully trained 30,000+ students for the same exams and many more. An MBA (Marketing & Finance) from ISB Hyderabad, he graduated in the top 3 from a class of 550+ with a 3.9/4.0 CGPA. He secured an outstanding 9.3/10 CGPA in his B.E. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) as well.

He has worked with McKinsey, a leading management consulting firm. He has presented two international conference papers while he was working in the Automotive Electrical and Electronics field and holds more than five patents. He was a successful applicant to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Texas-Austin, Ohio State University and the University of Florida.

Krithika Srinivasan

Co-founder & Director - Admissions Consulting Services President
Elect AIGAC

As a Graduate & MBA Admissions Consultant & Executive Coach, Krithika seeks to continually create a positive impact on people’s careers and lives.

Being as Director – Admissions Consulting Services (ACS), she has helped many get into their dream universities & programs, in diverse domains ranging from engineering to the arts, humanities & social sciences. With proven expertise in content strategy and helping people make decisions through the highly complex Graduate and B-School application process, she has helped many enter the top 10 programs in the world in their respective fields.

Being an executive and leadership coach, she works with the C-Suite to improve leadership behaviour and effect a sustained change. Her team-based coaching approach has proven pivotal in inspiring teams and benefitting organisations.

Our Investors

Investors Speak

Roel Janssen

Partner,
Global Founders Capital

We are highly impressed by Santosh and the CareerLabs team, and love their passion to create a better end-to-end solution for career discovery, skilling and recruitment. We are convinced that they will have a significant impact on the lives of millions of graduates in India in the years to come, and are proud to be part of their journey.

Toshan Tamhane

Chief Digital Officer, UPL
Ex-McKinsey Senior Partner

What I find amazing is that compared to competitors in the ed-tech space, what CareerLabs has thoughtfully and efficiently built in the last two years is extremely encouraging. CareerLabs is tackling a genuine social problem, with a large addressable market size, and very few entities have shown the resolve that you have, in a very difficult year.

Ajit Issac

Chairman, Quess Corp Ltd.

The social impact that a company makes is a major factor that investors look for today, and the work that CareerLabs does is truly adding value to the society. CareerLabs is in a great place at the right time, providing a true solution to the problems of aspirants. You have the potential and leadership to grow, and have a lovely future ahead.

Rohit Kale

MD, Spencer Stuart India
Ex-McKinsey Partner

I am extremely excited to be a part of CareerLabs’ journey, as I passionately believe in what you are trying to build here. There is a huge social angle to what you are doing, filling a critical gap in our skilling and education system. What I expect from CareerLabs in the future is to build an institution to be truly proud of.

Ramana Sonti

Clinical Associate Professor,
Indian School of Business

I feel that CareerLabs is a great idea, not only as a business but also as a social cause. Youth have to be trained and skilled in different disciplines in order to make them productive towards the economy of the country. What really convinces me that CareerLabs can pull this off is the people here. I wish you all the best for the future.

Sudhir Voleti

Associate Professor,
Indian School of Business

CareerLabs is making a difference on the ground, fulfilling a very real need. I believe in their mission, and I am confident that CareerLabs will rise to new heights in the coming years.

Bhagwan Chowdhry

Professor,
Indian School of Business

I don’t usually invest in startups, unless I know the team behind it and believe in what they are doing. A lot of people have good ideas, but only few can actually execute it. The CareerLabs team has a proven record, and I have full confidence in them.

Ghanshyam Dass

Former MD,
Asia Pacific & Middle East, Nasdaq

I have invested in CareerLabs primarily because of PN Santosh and the founding team, their proven execution capabilities and the potential to create a disruptive force in a rather fragmented market. I wish CareerLabs the best for their journey ahead.

Abhishek Nag

Director of Business
Development, Netflix

Typically, when I invest, I look for companies that are tackling very challenging problems in large markets. Many start-ups have tackled the K-12 section, and there are others who tackle the post-K-12 section, although in a piecemeal way. CareerLabs fills that gap perfectly, looking at a student holistically, guiding them for long-term career success. I am excited to have the privilege to be a part of this journey.

Deepak Rao

Ex-Vice President, Mphasis Ltd.

As soon as I learnt about CareerLabs and what it does, I knew that I had to invest in it. Having seen such success in your first year itself, with the industry experts and professors that are coming in, you have the formula for success. I wish CareerLabs all the very best to scale to new heights in the near future.

Bhargavi V

Founding Partner, Java Capital

I believe in Santosh and Krithika and their ability to build CareerLabs. They come with deep domain expertise, and were able to put together a great team in a short span of time! The post K12 space in the country needs disruption and I believe Career Labs will be a front runner in doing it!

Nurturing An Ecosystem
Catering To All Your
Career Needs

About CareerLabs

Our Mission

Our Core Values

Innovation

Community

Integrity

Collaboration

Commitment

Excellence

Ownership

Our Story

Our Founder

Our Investors

Investors Speak

Roel Janssen

Toshan Tamhane

Ajit Issac

Rohit Kale

Ramana Sonti

Sudhir Voleti

Bhagwan Chowdhry

Ghanshyam Dass

Abhishek Nag

Deepak Rao

Bhargavi V

Awards

What we offer

Company

Reach Us

Let's Be Social

Nurturing An Ecosystem Catering To All Your Career Needs

About CareerLabs

Our Mission​

Our Core Values

Innovation

Community

Integrity

Collaboration

Commitment

Excellence

Ownership

Our Story

Our Founder

Our Investors

Investors Speak

Roel Janssen

Toshan Tamhane

Ajit Issac

Rohit Kale

Ramana Sonti

Sudhir Voleti

Bhagwan Chowdhry

Ghanshyam Dass

Abhishek Nag

Deepak Rao

Bhargavi V

Awards

What we offer

Company

Reach Us

Let's Be Social

Nurturing An Ecosystem
Catering To All Your
Career Needs

Our Mission