Varsha Varghese

Senior Manager, Admissions and Outreach at Young India Fellowship at Ashoka University
  • Claim this Profile
Contact Information
Location
Bengaluru, IN
Languages
  • English -
  • Malayalam -

Topline Score

Topline score feature will be out soon.

Bio

Generated by
Topline AI

You need to have a working account to view this content.
You need to have a working account to view this content.

Credentials

  • Lesson Planning with the ELL in Mind by Arizona State University on Coursera
    -
    Jan, 2017
    - Sep, 2024
  • DELF A2
    Alliance Française Dubai

Experience

    • India
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Manager, Admissions and Outreach
      • Aug 2022 - Present

    • Manager, Admissions and Outreach
      • Apr 2020 - Aug 2022

      - Drove admissions life cycle for 50% of all applicants; Spent 750+ hours interviewing high potential candidates - Built SOPs for admissions to enable an effective applicant experience: accomplishing error rate of 5% or below - Designed and implemented inclusive and accessible admissions rubric and process for 2021 cycle - Led 50+ presentations and in-person coffee chats to guide & support 2000+ potential applicants

    • Uganda
    • International Trade and Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Children's Author
      • Jan 2018 - Present

      - Winner of the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2023 for unpublished middle grade manuscript 'The Summer Avisha Turned Detective' - Shortlisted for the 2023 NLF Fellowships for Children's Book Creators by Neev for a YA historical fiction book proposal - 'Leya's Extra-Secret Super-Important Birthday List', a feminist children's chapter book for 8 to 10 year olds - Picture books 'Annie and Arjun' and 'The Curious Case of Mohit and Rumi the Rabbit', part of a 5 book series by 'The Irrelevant… Show more - Winner of the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2023 for unpublished middle grade manuscript 'The Summer Avisha Turned Detective' - Shortlisted for the 2023 NLF Fellowships for Children's Book Creators by Neev for a YA historical fiction book proposal - 'Leya's Extra-Secret Super-Important Birthday List', a feminist children's chapter book for 8 to 10 year olds - Picture books 'Annie and Arjun' and 'The Curious Case of Mohit and Rumi the Rabbit', part of a 5 book series by 'The Irrelevant Project' to promote gender equality. - Textbook Development for Grade 3 and 4 English Textbooks for ICSE Syllabus by Oxford University Press. Show less - Winner of the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2023 for unpublished middle grade manuscript 'The Summer Avisha Turned Detective' - Shortlisted for the 2023 NLF Fellowships for Children's Book Creators by Neev for a YA historical fiction book proposal - 'Leya's Extra-Secret Super-Important Birthday List', a feminist children's chapter book for 8 to 10 year olds - Picture books 'Annie and Arjun' and 'The Curious Case of Mohit and Rumi the Rabbit', part of a 5 book series by 'The Irrelevant… Show more - Winner of the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2023 for unpublished middle grade manuscript 'The Summer Avisha Turned Detective' - Shortlisted for the 2023 NLF Fellowships for Children's Book Creators by Neev for a YA historical fiction book proposal - 'Leya's Extra-Secret Super-Important Birthday List', a feminist children's chapter book for 8 to 10 year olds - Picture books 'Annie and Arjun' and 'The Curious Case of Mohit and Rumi the Rabbit', part of a 5 book series by 'The Irrelevant Project' to promote gender equality. - Textbook Development for Grade 3 and 4 English Textbooks for ICSE Syllabus by Oxford University Press. Show less

    • India
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manager, Careers and Internships (Alumni Impact Vertical)
      • Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

      - Supported ~400 graduating Fellows with their post Fellowship opportunities by managing and coordinating placement cycle; Increased the no. of participating organisations from 110 to 150+ - Designed a career support program for Fellows via a range of interactive sessions from sector leaders and some tactical support for individuals - Supported ~400 graduating Fellows with their post Fellowship opportunities by managing and coordinating placement cycle; Increased the no. of participating organisations from 110 to 150+ - Designed a career support program for Fellows via a range of interactive sessions from sector leaders and some tactical support for individuals

    • India
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder
      • Oct 2014 - Mar 2020

      - Self-designed project aimed at encouraging reading and promotes literacy in children from low income communities. Regional Finalist, Hult Prize 2015. - Operated out of 6 community centers and NGO spaces in Delhi reaching 140 kids through 45 volunteers. (closure of the project owing to covid19 pandemic) - Self-designed project aimed at encouraging reading and promotes literacy in children from low income communities. Regional Finalist, Hult Prize 2015. - Operated out of 6 community centers and NGO spaces in Delhi reaching 140 kids through 45 volunteers. (closure of the project owing to covid19 pandemic)

    • Netherlands
    • International Affairs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Gender Equality Intern
      • Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

      -Supported different functions of the Gender Equality Unit of the United Nations Refugee Agency. -Analyzed data on impact indicators relating to female participation and decision making in refugees and internal displacement situations. -Supported different functions of the Gender Equality Unit of the United Nations Refugee Agency. -Analyzed data on impact indicators relating to female participation and decision making in refugees and internal displacement situations.

    • India
    • Music
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

      - Supporting Facebook, Twitter and Blog engagement - Creating databases towards offline outreach engagement for the Young Zubaan imprint - Supporting existing projects within Zubaan like e-Essays Project that makes individual essays from their gender-related academic books available in e-formats. - Supporting Facebook, Twitter and Blog engagement - Creating databases towards offline outreach engagement for the Young Zubaan imprint - Supporting existing projects within Zubaan like e-Essays Project that makes individual essays from their gender-related academic books available in e-formats.

    • Associate, Alumni Impact
      • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

      Amplified individual social impact of 240 Alumni in Delhi; Supported the 120 graduating Fellows in their transition into Alumni in priority social sector pathways (2015-16) Amplified individual social impact of 240 Alumni in Delhi; Supported the 120 graduating Fellows in their transition into Alumni in priority social sector pathways (2015-16)

Education

  • Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
    Master in Development Studies, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
    2016 - 2018
  • Young India Fellowship, Ashoka University
    Post Graduate Diploma in Liberal Arts and Leadership, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    2014 - 2015
  • St. Stephen's College, Delhi
    Bachelor's degree, Economics
    2011 - 2014
  • GEMS Education
    1999 - 2011

Community

You need to have a working account to view this content. Click here to join now