From search to seat — your journey with Orion
Eight steps take you from discovering the right college to walking into it. At every step, Orion works behind the scenes — a counsellor, a checklist, a tracked pipeline — so nothing falls through the cracks.
- 1
Discover the right colleges
Search, filter and shortlist
What you do
- Search by college, stream or city from the finder.
- Filter by stream, city, entrance exam — sort by fee, rating or placement.
- Open college profiles for verified facts: NIRF ranking, accreditation, fees and programs.
How Orion helps
- Every number is verified — NIRF / NAAC rankings and real placement data, not brochure claims.
- One search drives the whole shortlist, so you never start from a blank page.
- 2
Compare & shortlist
Weigh fees, packages and ROI
What you do
- Compare fees, packages, seats and eligibility side by side.
- Run the ROI calculator on any college to see the real return.
- Trim the list to 2–3 colleges you actually like.
How Orion helps
- Side-by-side comparison and an ROI model help you decide with numbers.
- Campus reels and facilities give you the on-ground feel before you call.
- 3
Check your scholarship eligibility
Get a number in 30 seconds
What you do
- Answer three quick questions — name, stream and score band.
- Get an instant, eligibility-backed scholarship amount.
- Pick a target college and unlock the estimate for it.
How Orion helps
- The eligibility engine scores your profile and locks an amount.
- It also computes your intent level, so the right counsellor picks you up.
- 4
Send one enquiry
Your intent reaches a human
What you do
- Submit a smart enquiry for your target college.
- Add what you need help with — admission, loan, hostel, campus.
- Keep your phone handy — someone calls you back.
How Orion helps
- Your enquiry reaches a counsellor in real time — no forms lost in a queue.
- A counsellor instantly sees your profile, opening notes and a 48-hour voucher.
- 5
Talk to a counsellor
A real person closes the loop
What you do
- A counsellor calls back within minutes to finalise your shortlist.
- Ask anything — fees, scholarships, hostels, placements, next steps.
- Agree on which college and program to apply to.
How Orion helps
- A counsellor updates your status live the moment they reach out.
- Everything you've told Orion is on their screen — so you never repeat yourself.
- 6
Start your application
Application + docs, tracked
What you do
- Your counsellor starts the application — college, program and scholarship.
- Upload the 7 required documents on the checklist.
- Watch progress update in real time.
How Orion helps
- Orion creates a 7-document checklist and a timeline for every application.
- Your scholarship is auto-applied, and your counsellor tracks docs, notes and stages.
- 7
Offer received
The college says yes
What you do
- Your offer letter arrives from the college.
- Review fees, scholarship credit and deposit timelines.
- Keep everything tracked in one place.
How Orion helps
- Your status updates in sync across the student portal, agent and admin views.
- No chasing — the offer is logged the moment it's received.
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Get admitted
Seat confirmed, scholarship locked
What you do
- Confirm your seat and pay the deposit.
- Your scholarship is locked in against your fees.
- Welcome to campus — onboarding begins.
How Orion helps
- Admission is recorded end-to-end — offer, fees and scholarship stay in sync in your portal.
- Your journey is tracked from search to seat, so nothing gets lost along the way.
Follow a student
Pick a demo student and watch their journey light up through the pipeline.
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