Programs — scoped to the decision your child faces now · Lodestar

Our programs

Built around the decision your child is facing right now

A Class 9 student needs awareness. A Class 10 student needs a stream decision. A Class 12 student needs a college shortlist. Each program is scoped to one grade so nothing is padded and nothing is missing.

A Lodestar counsellor guiding a student through a career program

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Programs, one per grade band

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Assessments included

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One-to-one sessions

30-page

Written plan you keep

Choose by grade

How it works

Four steps, start to finish

  1. 01Pay and sign upRegister for the program that matches your child's grade.
  2. 02We call you to scheduleLodestar contacts you to fix session dates around your convenience.
  3. 03Attend the sessionsWebinars run to a published schedule; one-to-ones are yours to set.
  4. 04Get the written planFinalise the decision and receive the written report.

Read the full method

Students in the 9th Grade age group

Class 9

Foundation Building

₹5,000 8 weeks
  • Child's potential mapping
  • Awareness for child on — Personality, Aptitude, Interest, Aspiration
  • Awareness for child on World of Work — basics of working
  • Info and awareness on careers in Science, Arts, Commerce
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Students in the 10th Grade age group

Class 10

Core Decision

₹7,000 7 weeks
  • Career Plan A and Plan B
  • Stream and +2 subject combination decided
  • Entrance exams to target in 12th
  • Which tuition class to join
  • Degree and college shortlist
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Students in the 11th / 12th Grade age group

Class 11 / 12

Finalizing Decision

₹7,000 5 weeks
  • Decision on what degree/specialization to pursue
  • Entrance exams to write in 12th
  • Tuition classes to join
  • College selection
  • Finalize career plan or back up
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All webinars 1 hour duration. Test is online.

Tests

  1. Pay & sign up
  2. Test link by email
  3. Take the test
  4. Detailed report
Indian school students in uniform listening in class

9th / 10th Grade

Stream Selector

₹1,500
  • Finalise Best-Fit stream for 11th / 12th
  • Decide between Science / Arts / Commerce
  • Decide subject combination
  • Discover Personality + Aptitude of student
  • Learn what careers will be suitable in future
Program details
  • Vocational Personality Test
  • Aptitude test
  • Detailed report — 20 pages
  • Info on Subjects + Scope of Stream
Sample Report
A student examining a model rocket in a STEM lab

11th / 12th Grade

Engineering Branch Selector

₹1,500
  • Find out Best-Fit Engineering Branch — out of 30+ branches
  • Find out back-up branch — i.e. Plan B
  • Discover Personality + Aptitude of student
  • Learn about the prospects of the recommended branch
Program details
  • Vocational Personality Test
  • Aptitude test
  • Detailed report — 20 pages
  • Info on Scope of Branch, Subjects & Future studies
Sample Report
A group of Indian college students together on campus

10th to 12th

Career / Degree Discovery Test

₹2,500
  • Top 5 careers that are Best-Fit for student
  • Education path for the Top 5 careers
  • Helps to decide degree course after +2
  • Discover Personality + Aptitude of student
  • Detailed Career-scope report for Top 2 recommended careers
Program details
  • Vocational Personality Test
  • Aptitude test
  • Detailed report — 10+ pages
  • Info on 2 careers
Sample Report
Young Indian schoolchildren in a classroom

8th / 9th Grade

Strength Finder Test

₹1,500
  • Discover Personality + Aptitude of student
  • Find out student's strengths and areas of improvement
  • Find out what stream / course will suit the student in future
  • Get recommendations on coaching, tuitions, extra-curricular activities
Program details
  • Vocational Personality Test
  • Aptitude test
  • Detailed report — 20 pages
An Indian student studying a textbook in a library

11th / 12th Grade

Career Fitment Test

₹2,000
  • Find out if your chosen career fits your aptitude and personality
  • Checks 3 career options that you have selected
  • Find out level of fitment for the 3 careers
  • Get suggestions on improvements and alternate options
Program details
  • Vocational Personality Test
  • Aptitude test
  • Detailed report — 20 pages
Sample Report

What your child actually sits

Four assessments. None of them revisable.

Every program runs the same four. They measure how your child thinks and what they are drawn to — not what they memorised last term.

  1. Test 01

    Personality profile

    No preparationUntimed
    • Generic questions about everyday situations
    • Nothing to revise or prepare for
    • Taken online, at home, in one sitting
  2. Test 02

    Aptitude assessment

    TimedAbout 1 hour
    • Maths, logic and English
    • Pitched at 8th–9th grade level
    • Measures strength, not school marks
  3. Test 03

    Interest inventory

    No preparationUntimed
    • What your child is drawn to
    • Mapped against 250+ researched careers
    • Shortlists matched career families
  4. Test 04

    Learning style report

    No preparationUntimed
    • How your child takes information in
    • Feeds the study and tuition plan
    • Shared with you in the written report

The principle

What actually makes a career path the right one?

A child must discover their true career path — not inherit ours. Three things have to be true at once, and most career advice only checks the first.

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It speaks to their passions

A career that doesn't connect with what a child cares about will erode their performance over time. A child passionate about languages may never give finance their full effort — however well it pays.

02

It aligns with their strengths

Interest alone isn't enough. A child drawn to aerospace but weak in mathematics will hit a ceiling that no amount of motivation clears. Aptitude has to be measured, not assumed.

03

It has room to grow

Strength and passion still need a healthy industry behind them. If the sector is shrinking, the skills your child spends six years building lose their value on arrival.

Our method · The 3Ds

Three one-to-one sessions, in this order, every time

Refined across 60,000 counselling sessions and delivered by one of 100+ trained expert counsellors, each of whom has run at least a hundred individual sessions.

The 3Ds method — Discover, Determine and Decide — shown as a worked example from interest to final career decision.

The outcome

What you actually walk away with

Not advice you have to remember. A document you can act on, revisit and hand to a tutor or a school.

30-page education plan

Career decision, stream, electives, exams, tutorials and target colleges, written down.

250+ career guide books

Researched and validated by practitioners working in each field.

Institutional data

200+ colleges, 100+ entrance exams, 100+ special courses, 15 leading tutorials.

Quality guarantee

Feedback collected after every session. Additional sessions or a change of counsellor if needed.

FAQ

Commonly asked questions

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When will the sessions be conducted?

The group webinars are conducted every week. You will be allotted the next batch available. The individual sessions are conducted as per your date and time convenience. The entire schedule will be discussed with you before finalising.

The sessions are fixed with your consent. In case of any emergency or unavoidable circumstance we will allot an alternate session date.

No, our tests do not require any prior preparation. The Personality test is based on generic questions on common life situations like “Do you like to work alone or in a team”. The Aptitude test has questions on Math, Logic, English etc. All this is at basic 8th–9th grade level.

The Personality test is not timed. The Aptitude test is timed, so you need to allot 1 hour.

Lodestar has a team of 100+ expert and trained counsellors. Each counsellor has done more than 100 individual sessions. They are supported by the Lodestar Online platform, which has accurate information on careers, courses and colleges. The Lodestar platform assigns one of these expert counsellors based on availability.

The Lodestar quality team collects feedback after each session, and based on your feedback quick corrective action is taken. This can include additional sessions, additional information, or even a change of counsellor. You will have enough opportunity to redress your complaints or issues through the process.

93% of our parents have rated the sessions as Excellent or Good till now.

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