Strategy Intern

About Vedantu and this role

Vedantu is one of India's leading K-12 learning companies, with offerings across grades 3 to 12, and is at the pre-IPO stage. The CEO's Office sets direction for the whole company. This role exists to build Vedantu's competitive intelligence, from first-principles research to presenting insights to the leadership team.

What you'll do

• Map the competitive landscape, identifying key competitors in each category from grade 3 to grade 12.
• Build and own a living competitor tracker, keeping current each competitor's topline (revenue), bottomline (profit or burn), core strategy, and latest developments.
• Conduct secondary research using company filings, annual reports, research databases, investor material, and news; cross-check sources.
• Conduct primary research by finding and cold-reaching industry experts, former employees, founders, educators, and investors; set up and run interviews; and document crisp notes.
• Stay on top of ed-tech and Indian startup developments: product launches, regulatory changes, fundraises, M&A, and emerging categories and opportunities.
• Present to leadership every two weeks a readout on what changed and what it means for Vedantu.

What you'll get

• A front-row seat in the CEO's Office of a pre-IPO company.
• Leadership exposure from week one, presenting work to the leadership team every two weeks.
• Direct mentorship, working one-on-one with the Chief of Staff to the CEO.
• Real ownership; the tracker built will be an input to company strategy.
• A competitive stipend of ₹30,000–40,000 per month, with the option to extend the internship based on performance.

Who we're looking for

You are a final-year or pre-final-year undergraduate from any discipline.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proof of market research: At least one internship, project, or piece of work where you researched a market or company (e.g., consulting or VC internship, startup strategy project, equity research report, published sector teardown).
• Experience running interviews: Spoken to customers, users, or experts and turned conversations into insight.
• Confidence with cold outreach: Ability to get a stranger on a call through LinkedIn, email, or network.
• Fluency with AI research tools: Used to research faster, with knowledge of where to double-check their output.
• Comfort with numbers: Ability to read a P&L, find company revenue and profit/burn from public filings, and spot inconsistencies.
• Sharp synthesis: Ability to distill 20 data points into the 3 that matter and clearly articulate why.
• Ownership and discretion: Ability to keep things current without prompting and handle confidential information responsibly.

Good to have

• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Interest in education or ed-tech.
• Published writing (blog, newsletter, or LinkedIn posts).