Admission Officer-Inside sales

Aakash Educational Services (AESL); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Aakash Educational Services (AESL) is looking for an Admission Officer to enhance student outcomes through structured counselling sessions and achieve sales targets. The role involves advising students and parents, converting leads to admissions, and ensuring adherence to internal processes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, strong sales persuasion skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. AESL offers a unique opportunity to excel in a supportive, student-centric environment with over 400 branches across India.

Qualifications

• Strong sales persuasion and negotiation skills.
• Empathetic and patient manner when handling students and parents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and comfortable with sales/software.

Responsibilities

• Contribute towards revenue generation through sales targets.
• Convert leads into successful admissions.
• Update student information for lead management.

Skills

Sales persuasion

Customer orientation

Empathy

Fluency in English

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

BTech / MBA / Masters in Psychology, Education

Job description

Job Title: Admission Officer

Division/Department: Sales

Reports To: Branch Head

Work Location: PAN India

Desired Work Experience: 2-7 Years

Weekly off: Rotational

About Us

Aakash Educational Services Ltd. (AESL) is one of India's most trusted names in test preparation, known for providing students with a competitive edge through classroom, digital, hybrid and distance learning programs. We specialize in coaching for major medical and engineering entrance exams such as NEET and JEE (Main & Advanced), as well as school/board examinations, scholarship tests, and Olympiads. Our philosophy of Student First drives everything we do. With highly qualified and passionate faculty, we focus on understanding each student’s unique learning needs and guiding them to achieve their goals. AESL is committed to expanding its reach nationwide, delivering high-quality education to students in every corner of the country, including regions where access to physical classrooms is limited. We are proud to be certified a Great Place to Work for four consecutive years.

Aakash Advantage

• Nationwide Presence and Growth: With more than 400 branches across India, AESL provides employees ample opportunities to grow within a leading educational brand.
• Student-Centric Culture: Over 10,000 employees collaborate with expert faculty members, united in their commitment to mentoring and building the success of students.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: AESL’s fully digitized classrooms and hybrid learning models combine traditional teaching with advanced digital methods, keeping employees at the forefront of educational innovation.
• Proven Impact: AESL’s results speak for themselves, with 9 Lakh+ NEET and JEE qualifiers over the years, including All India Rank 1 in NEET and JEE (Advanced).

Purpose of the Admission Officer role

The admission officer advises students‑parents for their learning needs through structured counselling sessions to improve student outcomes and help students succeed academically.

As an Admission Officer, you are expected to:

1. Contribute towards revenue generation by working on the sales targets.
2. Selling/up‑selling/cross‑selling the company's exclusive range of education courses to existing & prospective students.
3. Responsible for converting new/qualified leads into successful admissions, in turn achieving the assigned sales target.
4. Update student information in the system for lead management and follow ups.
5. Attend regular training sessions on Product Knowledge and Sales Skills to achieve and exceed growing Sales target(s).
6. Ensure adherence to internal process and compliances.

To be successful in the Admission Officer role you are required to have:

1. Ability to handle students and parents in an empathic & patient manner.
2. Must have strong sales persuasion and negotiation skills.
3. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and writing emails & comfortable while working on software related to sales & services.
4. Fluency in English and Regional Language.

Must to have Attitude

1. Customer Orientation
2. Sense of Ownership and Accountability.
3. Result orientation
4. Emotional intelligence for working in a team.

Qualification

1. Must have bachelors degree.
2. Preferred BTech / MBA / Masters in Psychology, Education etc.

Experience

1. Previous experience in counselling in education or careers counselling.
2. Previous experience of Business to Customer (B2C) sales across industries.

Key Interactions

• External
  • Student, Parents.
• Internal
  • Branch Academic & Non-Academic teams.
  • Regional Student Support Centre.
  • Regional Sales & Operations Team.