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Top 25 Higher education consulting firms based in India

Name: Higher education consulting firms based in India
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026 2,567 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,567 higher education consulting firms headquartered in India as of September 2026 and tracks 20,228 professional contacts across them, including 1,383 with verified work emails. Hyderabad is the largest hub.

This list covers higher education consulting firms headquartered in India, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 14, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 14, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest higher education consulting firms based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,567 higher education consulting firms based in India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to higher education consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	KC Overseas	Indirect evidence	Nagpur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	1,056 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a rapidly growing EdTech Company that assists students in searching and applying to overseas universities through our extensive network of 60+ offices across India and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
2	Santamonica Study Abroad Pvt. LTD	Indirect evidence	Kochi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	491 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Santamonica Study Abroad Pvt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
3	Athena Education	Partial evidence	Gurugram, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	211 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded by two visionary Princeton graduates in 2014, Athena is on a mission to transform the education landscape in India and across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
4	Career Craft Consultants India PVT LTD	Indirect evidence	Vadodara, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	150 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Career Craft Consultants specialises in helping students navigate their study abroad dreams with ease by providing end to end solutions at one place.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5	Affinity Education Pvt. LTD	Partial evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	149 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Affinity Education Pvt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6	Gateway International	Indirect evidence	Udaipur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	148 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gateway International is among the trusted study abroad consultants for admission to top international universities and colleges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7	General Education	Strong evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	141 contacts →
	Strong evidence “General Education is an educational consulting and counseling firm that offers a one-stop admission consultancy for MBA applicants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8	Impel Overseas Consultants Limited	Strong evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Strong evidence “One of the leaders in the domain of Global Education Consulting with a vision and commitment to take the overseas education to rural level in India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9	Gostudy	Partial evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	131 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Headquartered in Chennai, India, GoStudy is the leading Overseas Education Consultancy, helping students achieve their 'Study Abroad' dreams.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
10	AP Guru	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	125 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AP Guru is India’s premier test prep and academic tutoring focused on coaching and mentoring students from around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11	Meridean Overseas Education Consultants	Indirect evidence	Jaipur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	122 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “merideanOverseas is a team of experts dedicated to supporting the Study Abroad dream of students.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12	I20fever	Partial evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an education consultancy specialized in connecting students to great universities that would bring out their hidden talent and are committed to providing the best advice to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13	Edroots International	Indirect evidence	Perinthalmanna, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Edroots!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14	Global Colliance	Partial evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Global Colliance is Overseas Education Consultant with history of more than a decade in counselling students to study abroad at their dream country with proper accidence…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15	Overseas Education Consultant	Indirect evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	n/a	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16	IMFS	Strong evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	100 contacts →
	Strong evidence “IMFS, with a rich history spanning 26 years, is a leading force in global education consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17	Global Degrees	Strong evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	100 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Welcome to Global Degrees, your premier destination for all things related to global education and study abroad consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18	Yangpoo University Partners	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	90 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We help ambitious institutions collaborate with the Harvard ecosystem, and stay globally relevant in the process.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19	Megamind Consultants	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The journey of Megamind from its inception in the year 2001 to a remarkable growth of a decade is one inspired by timeless values.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20	Career Mosaic	Strong evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Career Mosaic is a leading education consulting agency, working with Universities that are looking at market entry, expansion and diversification of their international student…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21	Global Study Link	Partial evidence	Kaloor, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	201-500	79 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Global Study Link is one of the Leading Educational Consultancy firms recruiting International students, with head office in Cochin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22	Leadsense Media India Private Limited	Indirect evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LeadSense Media, established in the UAE with branches in Chennai, Hubli, and Kolkata, has dedicated the last two years to empowering learners through our commitment to trust…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23	Oncourse Vantage Pvt. LTD	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our journey is all about helping you onto yours.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24	Orient Spectra	Partial evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2005, Orient Spectra is a student-centric international education consultancy with 21 years of excellence and a proven record of supporting over successful students…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
25	180 Degrees Consulting	Strong evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	74 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hindu College is a well-acclaimed college under the University of Delhi, with a venerable legacy of high academic standards, diverse educational programmes, illustrious alumni…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: higher education consulting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names higher education consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of higher education consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name higher education consulting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Higher education consulting firms based in India at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026

6.8%Verified-email coverage

7.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

8.6%Largest-city concentration · Hyderabad

Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,197

11-50

1,033

51-200

264

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for India, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for India, over 2,567 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among higher education consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in India whose own description of what they do matches “higher education consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names higher education consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among higher education consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside India are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,383 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Higher education consulting firms by metro

Higher education consulting firms in Hyderabad221
Higher education consulting firms in New Delhi204
Higher education consulting firms in Mumbai123
Higher education consulting firms in Ahmedabad100
Higher education consulting firms in Delhi99
Higher education consulting firms in Bangalore89
Higher education consulting firms in Noida86
Higher education consulting firms in Pune83
Higher education consulting firms in Kolkata79
Higher education consulting firms in Chennai70
Higher education consulting firms in Bengaluru66
Higher education consulting firms in Chandigarh52
Higher education consulting firms in Jaipur50
Higher education consulting firms in Gurgaon43
Higher education consulting firms in Kochi36
Higher education consulting firms in Gurugram35
Higher education consulting firms in Indore31
Higher education consulting firms in Ernakulam30
Higher education consulting firms in Vadodara28
Higher education consulting firms in Vijayawada26

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names higher education consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many higher education consulting firms are there based in India?

RevenueBase identified 2,567 higher education consulting firms headquartered in India as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

KC Overseas, headquartered in Nagpur, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most higher education consulting firms?

Hyderabad leads with 221 headquartered companies, followed by New Delhi (204) and Mumbai (123).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 14, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.