Career Guidance · Grade 10 · 2026

Before they choose their stream, help them understand themselves.

A structured 5-session career guidance programme for Grade 10 students, built on self-discovery, not guesswork.

Using established frameworks from educational psychology, we guide students through their interests, influences, family patterns, and personal story and bring it together into a one-page career profile.

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5
Sessions
4
Frameworks
1:1
Final session
Grade 10
Stream choice year
The Moment

Grade 10 is the year the stream decision happens, and for most students, it happens on the wrong inputs.

They pick Science because their marks are good enough. Commerce because a parent suggested it. Arts because it feels like the only option left. Or they pick what their friends are picking, because at 15, that feels safer than not knowing.

None of these are bad decisions made by bad people. They are decisions made without enough self-knowledge.

Stream choice shapes the next two years of school, the college options that follow, and often the first career direction a student commits to. It does not need to be a permanent decision, but it works much better when it comes from the inside out.

This programme gives students that self-knowledge before the choice is made.

What This Is

A structured process of self-exploration, not a test, not therapy, not admissions advice.

This is a career guidance programme run by a trained facilitator, using established frameworks from educational psychology. Each session builds on the one before.

What it is

  • A structured, evidence-informed process of self-exploration
  • Facilitated using frameworks applied at the school and college level
  • A programme that produces a real, personalised output: the career profile
  • Suitable for students approaching their stream choice in Grade 10
  • For students who want more than a personality quiz result

What it is not

  • A way to identify the right career or perfect stream. No programme can do that honestly.
  • A clinical or therapeutic service. It is not a substitute for mental health support.
  • College admissions counselling or tutoring
  • A ranking or recommendation of specific colleges
  • Generic advice generated by a questionnaire

This programme is for students who

  • Are in Grade 10 and approaching their stream choice
  • Want more than a personality quiz result
  • Are willing to reflect honestly on their interests, influences, and aspirations
  • Are ready to engage in structured, session-based work over five weeks
Sessions

Five sessions. Four frameworks. One career profile.

Each session uses a different established framework and adds a new layer to the student's self-picture. The full programme brings everything together.

Session 1: open to all
1
RIASEC Exploration
Students complete an interest self-rating and explore what their top interest types mean. Small group discussion connects their type to career families and real occupational areas.
A preliminary interest code with a plain-language explanation
In-person group · up to 15 students · 90 min
Rs 199
Open to all
Sessions 2, 3 and 4
Available individually or as part of the full package
Rs 999 each individually Rs 2,999 full package (includes Session 5)
2
Career Context
Students map the systems around them including family, school, peer group, community, and culture and identify what messages each has given them about work and success.
A personal ecological career map showing influences and the assumptions they have created
Online group · 6 to 10 students · 90 min
Rs 999
Individually
3
Career Genogram
Students draw their family's occupational history across two to three generations. Guided discussion explores patterns, unspoken rules about work, and what they want to carry forward or consciously leave behind.
A completed genogram with key patterns annotated and personal reflection notes
Online group · 6 to 10 students · 90 min
Rs 999
Individually
4
Career Story
Students work through five reflective questions about who they admire, what draws their attention, their favourite story, what they tell themselves, and an early memory. The responses form the raw material for a life theme.
Written answers to five questions and an emerging life theme identified with facilitator support
Online group · 6 to 10 students · 90 min
Rs 999
Individually
Rs 999 per session if attending individually · Sessions 2, 3, and 4 are each standalone
Rs 2,999 for the full package including all three sessions plus Session 5
+1 included with full package
Only available to students who have completed Sessions 1 to 4
1:1 Career Profile Session
The facilitator brings together everything from Sessions 1 to 4 including interest code, character strengths, context map, family patterns, and life theme and co-creates a one-page career profile with the student in a private session.
FormatOnline 1:1 · 60 min
OutputOne-page personal career profile
AccessFull package only
PrerequisiteSessions 1 to 4 completed
Note on character strengths: Students who purchase the full package will be sent a short online character strengths assessment (approximately 15 minutes) to complete before Session 2. Results are incorporated into the final career profile alongside the RIASEC interest code. This assessment is part of the full package only and is not sent to students attending individual sessions.
What They Walk Away With

A one-page personal career profile, built in conversation.

Students who complete the full programme receive a career profile co-created with the facilitator. It is not generated by a questionnaire. It is built from four sessions of structured exploration.

Section What it captures Source
Interest profileRIASEC interest code with a plain-language description of what it means in practiceSession 1
Character strengthsTop 5 character strengths and how they show up in work and studyAsync (full package only)
Systems and influencesThe key family, school, community, and cultural messages that have shaped their career thinkingSession 2
Family patternsWhat they want to consciously carry forward from their family's story and what they want to choose differentlySession 3
Life themeA narrative summary of who they are, what they are drawn to, and what they are trying to buildSession 4
Session 5 debriefReview of the completed profile with the facilitator. Discussion of career directions and next steps.Session 5

The profile is built in a 60-minute private session included with the full package. It is co-created with the student, drawing on everything explored across Sessions 1 to 4. It is not a report that gets auto-generated.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing. No hidden sessions.

Session 1 only
Rs 199
One session · In-person · 90 minutes
  • RIASEC interest self-rating and exploration
  • Small group discussion on career families
  • Preliminary interest code with explanation
  • No prerequisite, open to all Grade 10 students
Most recommended
Full Package
Rs 2,999
Sessions 2, 3, 4 and 1:1 Career Profile
  • Session 2: Career Context (online group, 90 min)
  • Session 3: Career Genogram (online group, 90 min)
  • Session 4: Career Story (online group, 90 min)
  • Session 5: 1:1 Career Profile (online, 60 min), included only in this package
  • One-page career profile document to keep
  • Saves Rs 997 compared to individual pricing
Individual sessions
Rs 999
Per session · Sessions 2, 3, or 4
  • Any single session from Sessions 2 to 4
  • Online group, 90 minutes per session
  • No prerequisite beyond attending Session 1
  • Does not include the 1:1 session or the career profile document

The 1:1 Career Profile session and the final career profile document are available only to students who purchase the full package. Session 1 can be attended by anyone with no prerequisite.

The Facilitator

Ram Kumar, Founder, BridgEd

Ram is the founder of BridgEd and the sole facilitator for this programme.

He holds an MSc in Educational Psychology from Christ University and a BTech in Computer Science and Engineering. His work spans career guidance, psychometric assessment, group facilitation, curriculum design, and student development.

He has worked directly with students at the school and college level, led psychometric assessment programmes, and supported career guidance events reaching hundreds of students and families. He approaches career guidance as a structured, evidence-informed process, not a quick-fix assessment or a generic recommendation.

This programme draws on frameworks he has used in practice, adapted for the specific developmental stage of Grade 10 students approaching a real decision.

MSc Educational Psychology, Christ University
BTech Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute
Psychometric assessment, RIASEC, and career narrative frameworks
Group facilitation and student development at school and college level
Frequently Asked Questions

Questions parents ask before registering.

Will this tell my child which career is right for them?
No, and that is intentional. No programme, test, or assessment can do that honestly. What this programme does is give your child a much clearer picture of their interests, strengths, influences, and personal story, so any career direction they explore is grounded in self-knowledge rather than guesswork.
Is this like therapy or counselling?
No. This is a career guidance programme. The sessions involve structured reflection on interests, values, and aspirations. If a student needs therapeutic support, that is a different and separate service. The facilitator is trained to recognise the boundary and will not move beyond it.
How is this different from a personality test?
A personality test gives a label. This programme gives a process. Students do not walk away with a type that tells them what to do. They walk away with a personalised profile built through four sessions of structured reflection with a trained facilitator and their own writing.
Can my child attend just one or two sessions without the full package?
Yes. Sessions 2, 3, and 4 are available individually at Rs 999 each. However, the 1:1 Career Profile session and the final career profile document are only available to students who complete the full package. Individual sessions are complete and valuable on their own, but the synthesis only happens in the full programme.
What if my child misses a session?
Sessions are not recorded. If a student misses a session within the full package, please get in touch and we will try to find a solution for this first cohort. The mid-programme join policy for later cohorts is still being finalised.
How long is each session?
Sessions 1 to 4 are 90 minutes each. The 1:1 Career Profile session included in the full package is 60 minutes.
What does my child need to bring or prepare?
For Session 1: just themselves, no preparation needed. For Sessions 2 to 4: a willingness to reflect and write. Students on the full package will also be sent a short online character strengths assessment (approximately 15 minutes) to complete before Session 2. This is not sent to students attending individual sessions.