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About AptiGuide

About AptiGuide, a founder-led team in Jalandhar

AptiGuide was founded in Jalandhar on 12 May 2018 by Anshul Wadhwa, on one belief: a career decision needs a plan, not a personality label or a marketing pitch.

Today it is co-led by Anshul and Priyanka Chopra Wadhwa, with a team of subject mentors, covering career counselling, entrance exam coaching and study abroad guidance, in person from Jalandhar and online across India. Our college admissions guides help students explore courses, fees and application steps in India.

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Written by Anshul Wadhwa, Co-Founder, AptiGuide, Jalandhar. LinkedIn. This page tells the story the way it actually happened.
Last reviewed 11 September 2026.

2018
Founded in Jalandhar
Hundreds
Verified student results published, with photos
2
Co-founders, plus a team of subject mentors
In person
and online
Jalandhar office, or anywhere in India
Our Story

Why AptiGuide began in 2018

AptiGuide was founded in Jalandhar on 12 May 2018. Before that, Anshul Wadhwa worked inside larger, national coaching systems, and the limitation he kept running into was not the quality of the content, it was the lack of ownership. Batches got bigger and results got marketed, but very few students were actually being planned for, past the next exam. Families comparing this approach with other options can use our Jalandhar career counsellor selection checklist.

One decision made the direction obvious. A student needed money to accept an MBA seat and did not have it. Anshul paid the fee himself, no approval chain, just a judgment call about a student he believed in. Institutions run systems. Mentors back people. AptiGuide was built to be the second one.

The exam list grew from there, not all at once. CAT and undergraduate entrance preparation in 2018. CLAT and law in 2019. Study abroad advising in 2020. Psychometric testing became a formal part of every counselling engagement in 2021. In 2023, AptiGuide was empanelled under a Punjab Government counselling initiative. None of it was planned as expansion for its own sake, each addition happened because a student in front of the team actually needed it.

What AptiGuide is not. Not a test that hands back a job title. Not a template SOP copied between students. Not a guaranteed-admission promise. If the honest answer for a student is no coaching, or no study abroad, that is what gets said, not sold around.
The People Behind It

Anshul and Priyanka lead the work

Both co-founders teach, mentor and sign off on each student's plan, with a team of subject mentors alongside them.

Anshul Wadhwa

Anshul Wadhwa

Co-Founder

Founded AptiGuide in 2018 after building his own path through competitive exams: a Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, a cleared SBI PO exam and interview, and an All India Rank in SSC CGL. He studied management at IIT Delhi. He has crossed the 99th CAT percentile ten times, with a personal best of 99.92, and has 16+ years mentoring students. He is also a Chartered Career Guidance Practitioner, internationally certified through Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development's Career Development programme. He also breaks down one career a day for students on Instagram as @careertalksbyanshul. He also documents his own workflow in a guide to building an AI secretary with Codex.

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Priyanka Chopra Wadhwa

Priyanka Chopra Wadhwa

Co-Founder and Academic Director

Gold Medalist in MA English from Panjab University, with a B.Ed alongside it and 10+ years mentoring. She built AptiGuide's structured verbal systems, including the RAMA framework for verbal ability and reading comprehension, and leads SOP structuring, interview mentoring, verbal training and group discussion practice.

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And a team that shares the standard. Behind the two founders is a team of subject mentors. Every major academic decision for a student still goes through Anshul or Priyanka.
Inside AptiGuide

See where the work happens

Classes and one-to-one sessions run from our Jalandhar office.

A class in progress at the AptiGuide office in Jalandhar, mentor at the smart board
A live class at the AptiGuide office in Choti Baradari, Jalandhar.
A one-to-one mentoring session at the AptiGuide office
One-to-one mentoring at the AptiGuide office.

Explore life at AptiGuide

In schools and colleges

AptiGuide also meets students through group sessions at institutions. See photographs from these sessions and explore an enquiry for your school or college.

A speaker at a podium with a microphone, Anshul Wadhwa during a school session
At the microphone, Anshul addresses a gathering during a school session.
A group standing beside a trophy display, with Anshul Wadhwa among them
Anshul with a group beside a trophy display.
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A wider view of the school hall.
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What's Different

What founder-led means here

  • Founder-led. Anshul and Priyanka teach, counsel and sign off on every major decision themselves, not just at enrollment.
  • No template SOPs or one-size roadmap. Every plan is built against one student's own assessment, questionnaire answers and family situation.
  • Honest about fit. If the honest answer is no coaching or no study abroad, that is what gets said, not sold around.
  • Transparent about risk. Financial cost and, for study abroad, visa risk, get discussed plainly, before a rupee is spent.
  • Small enough to stay involved. Cohorts are kept small enough that a founder actually knows each student's situation.
Results

Results published by student name

Each result below belongs to a real student, shown with a photo on the results wall.

University admits in India

284 admits to Christ University, NMIMS, Symbiosis, Delhi University and more, across CUET and direct admission routes.

Offers from universities abroad

106 offers held by students across the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Dubai and Singapore.

CAT, law and SAT results

50 CAT and MBA outcomes including IIM Ahmedabad and FMS Delhi converts, plus 22 law and CLAT admits and 37 SAT scorers, every one checkable by name.

See hundreds of verified resultsEvery offer and score AptiGuide students have shared, listed by exam and university, with photos. View Student Results
In Their Words

What students and parents wrote on Google

These reviews come from the AptiGuide Google Business listing and are quoted as written.

4.9out of 5 ★★★★★ Read all 165 Google reviews
AptiGuide provided excellent guidance throughout my MBA preparation journey. Their structured approach and experienced mentors helped me navigate the application process effectively. The coaching was comprehensive, well organised, and genuinely supportive.
Agastya AnandMBA preparation
The best coaching centre across Jalandhar. The faculty is extremely supportive with personalised doubt clearing sessions and subject focus according to the specific needs of your course, making the process more efficient.
Riddhi KhatterPersonalised doubt clearing
As a sportsman, getting back into academics after a long gap felt like an uphill battle, but AptiGuide made the journey seamless. I started from zero, completely out of touch with studies, yet the incredible faculty ensured I grasped every concept from scratch with absolute clarity. Thanks to their unwavering support and structured guidance, I was able to achieve a top score in the CAT and XAT exam.
Prakash SainiCAT and XAT, returning to study after sport; converted University Business School (UBS), Chandigarh

Rating and review count are Google's own, taken from the AptiGuide Google Business listing on 2026-09-10, and include every review, positive and negative. The reviews above are quoted as written.

AptiGuide works with students in person from Jalandhar and nearby Phagwara, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Nakodar and Ludhiana, and online for students anywhere in India. The office is at 2nd Floor, Crystal Plaza, SCO-2, near P.I.M.S Hospital, Choti Baradari, Jalandhar 144001.

Questions

What families ask about AptiGuide

Is AptiGuide still founder-led, or has it grown into a franchise?
Founder-led. Anshul Wadhwa and Priyanka Chopra Wadhwa are still directly involved in every student's plan, with a team of subject mentors around them. There are no franchise centres, and none are planned.
Do students actually get time with Anshul or Priyanka, or just the wider team?
Every major academic decision for a student goes through one of the two founders. Day to day classes and doubt sessions are run by subject mentors, but the direction a student is given is always signed off by Anshul or Priyanka.
Is career counselling separate from coaching, or do I have to buy both?
Separate. Career counselling can be taken entirely on its own and ends in a written roadmap. Coaching and study abroad guidance are separate services that a family takes only if the roadmap actually points that way.
Can I work with AptiGuide if I am not in Jalandhar?
Yes. Counselling, coaching and study abroad guidance all run online for students anywhere in India, and the Jalandhar office is there for anyone who prefers to come in person.
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