Student Journey

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
  8. 8

    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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Delhi Technological UniversityIntent: HotScholarship Checker
B.Tech Computer Science · Submitted
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Step 6of 8 reached · status kept in sync by Orion's CRM