The Edu Consultant ("we", "our", or "the Consultancy"), having registered advisory operations at Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025, provides professional guidance, fee structure schedules, and management quota counseling for autonomous universities and colleges across Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, and premier global institutions abroad.
This Privacy Policy governs the collection, processing, and protection of personally identifiable information ("PII") collected via our web portals (theeduconsultant.com), dedicated campaign registration funnels, WhatsApp counseling helplines, and offline consultation visits.
By accessing our portals, submitting an enquiry form, or communicating with our counselors, you expressly consent to the collection and handling of your data in accordance with the provisions outlined herein.
To evaluate candidate eligibility for specific management quota seats, merit scholarships, and autonomous institutional admissions, we collect the following categories of information:
- Personal Contact Identifiers: Student full name, parent/guardian name, verified telephone/mobile number, email address, residential state, and city.
- Academic History & Records: Class 10th and 12th percentile/aggregate marks, undergraduate degree marks (for PG/MBA applicants), current institution, and qualifying stream.
- Entrance Exam Details: Ranks, percentile, or scorecards for state and national examinations (e.g. KCET, COMEDK, JEE Main, NEET, MAT, CAT, CLAT) where applicable for quota seat allocation.
- Target Admissions Preferences: Preferred college choices (e.g., Christ University, RVCE, BMSCE, Dayananda Sagar, VIT), intended degree stream, and intended budget category.
- Technical Web Analytics: IP address, device operating system, browser type, referrer URLs, and session timestamps collected automatically for system security and fraud prevention.
The information submitted by prospective students and parents is utilized solely for lawful educational consulting purposes:
- 1-on-1 Personalized Counseling: Connecting applicants with authorized senior academic counselors to review eligibility, course syllabus, and campus seat matrices.
- Official Fee Schedules Dispatch: Providing official institution-approved fee structures, installment breakdown, and scholarship criteria via email and WhatsApp.
- Seat Matrix Priority Locking: Checking real-time seat availability under Institutional Management Quota and NRI sponsor categories.
- Application Status Notifications: Informing candidates regarding university verification deadlines, interview rounds, and physical campus reporting dates.
- Exam Guidance Integration: Recommending entrance test preparation and rank predictors via our partner portal Studententrance.com.
We do not sell, rent, lease, or commercialize your personal information to third-party marketing brokers. Your data is shared strictly under the following controlled scenarios:
- Authorized University Admissions Offices: With autonomous colleges and universities for which the applicant has explicitly authorized quota seat evaluation.
- Governmental or Regulatory Bodies: When mandatory under applicable Indian legislation, court summons, or regulatory compliance mandates.
- Authorized Technical Service Providers: Cloud infrastructure (e.g. Hostinger, Google Cloud/App Script webhook engines) operating under strict non-disclosure obligations.
We implement industry-standard administrative, physical, and technological security controls to prevent unauthorized access, tampering, or loss of applicant records:
- 256-bit SSL/TLS end-to-end encryption across all form submissions and web pages.
- Access-restricted counselor CRM dashboards requiring two-factor authorization.
- Periodic purging of non-enrolled inquiry archives in accordance with data retention standards.
By opting into our WhatsApp counseling channel or submitting our forms, you grant consent to receive vital admission alerts, fee updates, and direct counselor messaging on your registered mobile number:
Our official WhatsApp verification helplines operate via +91 98453 71459 and +91 88840 58214. We will never ask for bank PINs, UPI passwords, or unsolicited direct cash transfers. All institutional tuition payments are made directly to the respective college bank account.
Applicants and their guardians retain full sovereignty over their submitted information:
- Right to Review: Request an audit copy of the personal records currently logged under your contact profile.
- Right to Rectification: Request swift correction of outdated academic marks, phone numbers, or course choices.
- Right to Erasure (Opt-Out): Request permanent deletion of your inquiry profile once your admissions cycle has concluded.
For any privacy grievances, data rectification requests, or regulatory queries, please contact our designated Data Officer:
