About us

Why Choose Ajanya Consulting

Achieving the desired goals requires passion, patience and perseverance. We are a professional consulting firm, providing one on one admissions counselling services, to applicants seeking admission to leading undergraduate programs abroad.

We conduct workshops to help applicants and parents gain an overview of key aspects of the application process. We help students through the entire process from advising on pre-application strategy, choosing the best-fit university, scholarship & financial aid advice.

Our Team

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Dr Abha Chaturvedi

A Physician and Nutritionist by profession, Abha has been involved in the college application process both as a parent and as a guide for over 5 years. She is also a mother to a college graduate in U.S. who received admission and scholarship offers from several select universities. She is a certified counselor in College Admissions Advising from UC Berkeley Ex. Abha is also a fitness enthusiast adept at marathon running and hiking. She has summitted Mt. Kenya and has her eyes now set on scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro.

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Archana Sanger

A Chemical engineer (B.Tech Hons.) by profession, Archana has worked at the prestigious Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in the Reactor Operations Division, Mumbai, India. She has been advising prospective students on the university selection process for the last 6 years, including her two college graduate sons who obtained admissions in prominent universities in USA and Canada with substantial scholarships. Archana keeps herself updated with the ever changing university admissions process by pursuing relevant online courses. Outside of work Archana is a passionate golfer, having served as a Director on the board of JGF, KLGU and as a selector for the Kenyan Women's Golf team.

International Consultants

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Vishal Sehgal

Vishal is the Managing Director of Nischay Educorp, our partners in India. Mr. Sehgal is an experienced professional having worked in the areas of telecom, manufacturing, policy, consulting, banking and finance. He started his career with a telecom manufacturing firm and then worked at senior positions with a major Financial Institution among others. He has also worked with non-profits in areas of microfinance and education. He was the founding program coordinator of Pratham Delhi Education Initiate – amongst the largest education NGOs in the country. Mr. Sehgal is an Electrical Engineer and an MBA. He holds a Master’s in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from the Kennedy School at Harvard University, USA.

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Prof. Seema Sharma

A Ph.D. in English Literature and currently a Fulbright scholar at the Stanford University, California, Seema is pursuing her Post doctorate and teaching English Literature to undergraduate students. She has been invited to present papers at Harvard, Oxford and several other universities of repute in USA and UK. Her expertise is in refining personal statements, essays and scholarship supplements and helping students make them more effective and concise. She has been involved with this for over 4 years and many of her students have secured admissions in top universities with scholarships.

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Preeti Chauhan

A Masters from Columbia University's prestigious School of Engineering and Applied Science, and a Mechanical Engineering graduate, Preeti comes to us with both core industry and consulting experience. Beginning her career at GEC Alsthom, India she switched to consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their NY and Seattle offices. Currently, Preeti is nurturing her passion for education by her philanthropic spirit as a volunteer teacher at government schools and as part of FFE (Foundation For Excellence) an NGO that provides scholarships to economically challenged but exceptionally bright Engineering and MBBS students in India. In addition to her first hand experience with the application process to the US, Preeti also counsels middle and high school students for applying to interesting summer programs at prestigious universities.