CollegeDekho.com, India’s leading higher education ecosystem, has recently announced the launch of SaarthiGPT, India’s first ever avant-garde AI-powered conversation engine to provide the most accurate, reliable and fast personalized guidance for higher education in India. SaarthiGPT by CollegeDekho is trained on more than half a billion proprietary data points and will save time and effort for millions of students on research and become a one-source, always-on, advanced personalized guide to provide the latest information on courses, colleges, admission process, exam timelines.
SaarthiGPT was developed using the latest AI advancements, keeping in mind the changing college discovery and selection behaviour of Indian students and their need for natural language search queries through conversations. CollegeDekho has built up deep expertise in this area over the last ten years. The platform will be a boon for Indian students, allowing them to get the most personalized guidance using natural language processing without the issue of hallucination that other large language models have for specialized queries around higher education.
This helpful resource will first be provided in six Indian languages and varied combinations through CollegeDekho SaarthiGPT’s website. It will soon be expanded to cover 22 Indian languages. With SaarthiGPT, students can get the proper guidance in minutes through a simple natural language conversation and choose the right college and course – which currently takes them days as they seek information across multiple sources without guidance. It has been built with inputs from an interdisciplinary team of data scientists, college counsellors, engineers, designers, researchers and marketers to transform higher education guidance.
Commenting on the latest launch, Ruchir Arora, Co-founder & CEO of CollegeDekho, said:
Our journey to the small towns of India as part of CollegeDekho Saarthi College Admissions fair revealed a shared challenge among students across social strata–they lacked trustworthy expert guidance around colleges and courses. It reinforced our purpose of being India’s most trusted guide for higher education. With SaarthiGPT, our personalized AI tool available in various Indian languages, we shall bring accurate information to the fingertips of every student of India, democratizing access to college guidance for millions across India – something that could fuel India’s Gross Enrolment Ratios and improve student outcomes thereby building a better future for India and Indians alike.
SaarthiGPT stands out as the most advanced tool for students because it uniquely provides them with relevant, accurate, and reliable guidance based on their queries. It explores CollegeDekho’s cohort of 350+ exams and 35K+ Indian colleges and universities for the most updated information on their application processes, exams accepted, cutoff data, and so on, in order to present students with the most recent and relevant information.
Vipin Jain, CTO of CollegeDekho, also shared his thoughts on the recent development:
I’m thrilled to launch SaarthiGPT, which will help millions of anxious students research and shortlist the right colleges and courses. The AI assistant provides students personalized guidance and college counselling, a privilege for only a few. SaarthiGPT is an extension of our brand purpose and will aid students and parents alike in making the right choices in their higher education journey.
Some of the key areas that CollegeDekho SaarthiGPT covers include:
- Entrance Exams: The latest information on top entrance exams in India, such as JEE, NEET, CAT, GATE, and others, along with exam-specific preparation strategies and reference materials.
- Admission Quota Framework: Get inputs on category-specific admission processes in colleges in India.
- Course Options & Insights: Detailed information on UG and PG programmes and interdisciplinary options focusing on syllabus, fees, job scope, etc.
- Institute Rankings: The best institutes are ranked using NIRF rankings and other relevant ranking systems, enabling students to make informed decisions.
- Financial Support & Scholarships: Information on government & institution-specific scholarships and options for financial assistance.
- Job Scope: Career options with different degrees and placement records of institutions.
- Admission Framework: Step-by-step information on admission processes, required documents, application fees, and cutoff analysis.
- Facilities on Campus: Information on hostel facilities, mess arrangements, campus amenities, cultural activities, etc.
CollegeDekho, founded in 2015 by Ruchir Arora, Rohit Saha, and Saurabh Jain, aims to simplify students’ lives by providing inclusive and relevant information on colleges, courses, and career paths to help students reach the right college and to help colleges teach them better using outcome-oriented learning. The platform offers invaluable insights to help students make informed decisions about their future.
