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Management Team

Ms. Swati Salunkhe

Ms. Swati Salunkhe

Managing Director [Growth Centre (I) Pvt. Ltd.]

A renowned Career Counsellor with more than two decades of counseling experience. The need for a place to offer vocational guidance, career information and analysis, prompted her to start Growth Centre (I) Pvt. Ltd., offering services like Vocational Guidance, Personal Counselling, Coaching & Counselling for Education Abroad, Conducting career seminars & Workshops.

Swati holds Postgraduate degree in Guidance Psychology along with being an Associate trainer with 6 Seconds, USA for Emotional Intelligence and also a qualified MBTI® practitioner. She has also completed courses in Indic Psychology and eTransforming Educational Practices program.

She has been a part of the SAAC Committee working in the field of School Accreditation and also was a part of the Education Committee of the Maharashtra Economic Development Council [MEDC]. Navshakti & Freepress Journal have felicitated her as a ‘Woman Achiever’ on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2014.

She was also awarded by Young Environmentalists Programme as a Women’s Achiever in 2016. She has been on the committee for selecting students for Anthony Robbins Foundation – U.S.A organized by Lions Club. She has been a panel member for the Principals Conclave 2018 organized by the Times of India & Maharashtra Times.

Dr. Suchitra Surve

Dr. Suchitra Surve

Director [Growth Centre (I) Pvt. Ltd.]

She has done PhD in Management in “Need for Soft Skills Training for Employability in Undergraduates” and holds Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration – specialized in HR; she is also a Post-Graduate Diploma in Career Counselling. She is a qualified MBTI® practitioner and a Certified Psychometrician & Assessor. As one of the initiators of the Counselling firm – Growth Centre (I) Pvt. Ltd.], she has been active for almost 20 yrs in facilitating students and individuals in their career decision making process and personal development.

Suchitra has addressed on various platforms [educational institutes, leading Publications, NGO’s] on UG and PG Careers in India and Abroad and Career Planning. She is spearheading the ‘Employability Skills’ Pilot Project undertaken by University of Mumbai to identify the soft skills through assessments and further interventional training for students to enhance their employability. She is now a part of the ‘Task Force’ to study the policy and make recommendations regarding the implementation of NEP2020 – for Teachers Training. She has designed the test for identifying potential for Atal Incubation Centre an initiative by Sri Krishnadevaraya University with the Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society of Govt. of AP.

She regularly conducts training programs for Organisations, Employees, Students & Teachers, related to various aspects of personality and skills such as Personal Enrichment, Team Dynamics, Communication Skills and Role Effectiveness to name the few. She has conducted Teachers training Programs in many educational institutes & NGO’s. She has been mentoring students from 24 states across India for the past 10 years under the Siemens Scholarship program.

Being an MBTI® practitioner, she has counselled many working professionals in their personal as well as professional lives. She has also conducted various personality assessments in Corporates for Employees. She has been a part of a Training program in Understanding the Finnish Education System held in Helsinki, Finland.

She has authored 2 books – ‘Soft Skills’ and ‘Shikshanacha Runway’ [Entrance Exams for studies abroad and management entrance exams] in Marathi. She writes regularly for weekly column oriented towards career & youth Maharashtra Times’. She is regularly interviewed on national and regional television channels such as DD National’s ‘Hunnarbaaz’, ABP Maza, DD Shayadri, NDTV, IBN Lokmat and many more.

Executive Team

Ms. Kunjal Sakhrani

Ms. Kunjal Sakhrani

General Manager

A Post Graduate in Management, she is the Dy. General Manager for Growth Centre (I) Pvt. Ltd. As the head of Operations and Study abroad team, her insights and deep understanding of the field has been an advantage to students who want to realise their dream of studying abroad.

She has 18+ years of experience of counselling students for various courses for undergraduate and post graduate courses for various countries for studying abroad. She has helped students to choose the right course, country of their choice and help them with the entire application documentation right from SOP, Resume, short listing universities along with visa assistance. She is a keynote speaker for all the Study Abroad Seminars organised by Nav Bharat Times.

Ms. Mugdha Shetye

Ms. Mugdha Shetye

Head Counsellor

She holds a Post Graduation degree in Guidance and Counselling. Being the head of the team, her skills and subject knowledge in this field has enabled many students to choose a right career path. With 17 years of extensive counselling experience, she has carved a niche for herself in facilitating students and individuals in their career decision making process.

Right from school students to post graduates, many students have benefitted from her advice. She has been conducting various Career Seminars, Training programs [for students & Parents], CSR Projects and is a keynote speaker with Nav Bharat Times.

Ms. Nidhi Mishra

Ms. Nidhi Mishra

Sr. Counsellor

She holds a Post Graduation in Counselling Psychology. She has undergone training in Psychometric Assessment and has conducted Psychometric Assessment for school students and guided students for their careers. She has carved a niche for herself in identifying most suited careers for students. She has addressed many students of std. 10th & 12th on various platforms on ‘Careers Option in India. She handles the content, scripts and videos for Growth Centre’s in-house YouTube channel – CareerGrowth.

Team of Psychologists / Counsellors :

Our team of Counsellors are very well trained and qualified with Masters Degree or Post Graduate degree in Psychology. Continuous Updation is the key that sets the Growth Centre team apart from others.

Research Team:

Research Team tracks the authenticity of the career information regarding. New Colleges, Courses, University approvals and affiliation so that we can provide you with updated information.

Education Abroad Team:

A highly committed and motivated team of counsellors and faculty is the driving force of the team handling education abroad and ensuring right counsel.

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