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Serving the education industry, India

15 Years.
One Obsession:
Enrollment Excellence.

From doubling enrollment at Jagran Lakecity University to building RV University's brand across India, SAARC, and GCC, Ashish Gupta builds admissions systems that deliver at scale, and writes and teaches so others can too.

4.2K
Students at RVU
2x
Enrollment at JLU
70%
YOY growth IFIM
30+
Team led
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Ashish Gupta

Ashish Gupta

MBA, Honorary PhD (Honoris Causa) in Organisational Leadership

Institutions I've led admissions at

IES RV University O.P. Jindal Global University IFIM Institutions Jagran Lakecity University Career Launcher Rotary International Erasmus University Rotterdam IES RV University O.P. Jindal Global University IFIM Institutions Jagran Lakecity University Career Launcher Rotary International Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Background, education, philosophy, and what drives 15 years of admissions leadership.

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Legacy

Documenting the legacy of institutions and the people whose contributions built them.

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AG Books

Books authored by Ashish Gupta, across career guidance, education marketing, and leadership.

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Thought leadership

The Education Podcast, keynotes, events, and writing on admissions and higher education.

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Career guidance

Frameworks and practice built from 15 years inside university admissions.

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Services

Recruitment, training and development, marketing and outreach, and admission services.

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"When enrollment numbers are struggling, the first thing I look at is leadership vision and freedom of work."

Admissions teams don't fail because of bad tactics. They fail because talented professionals don't have a clear mandate, or the freedom to execute it.

It's the idea behind the books, the training sessions, and every institution I've worked with: understand the vision first, then build the systems, develop the team, and let the outcomes follow.

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By the numbers

Impact that speaks for itself

4.2K
Students at RVU
Instrumental in driving admissions that built RV University's campus to 4,200+ students in 4 years.
2x
Enrollment doubled
Grew JLU from 600 to 1,200 students in 2 years through strategic brand and stakeholder development.
70%
YOY growth
Delivered a full enrollment turnaround at IFIM, 70% year on year growth in a single academic cycle.
3+
Countries
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Bangladesh, and beyond.
1K+
Partners
1,000+ education partners onboarded through Admitnation at IES.
30+
Team built
Hired, trained, and led a 30+ person high performing admissions team at RVU.
23+
Books authored
A practitioner authored admissions playbook plus the AG Careers series.
50K+
YouTube community
Building one of India's largest education professional communities on YouTube.