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upGrad Careers
Build education, skilling and career products for a global learner community.
upgrad.comAbout the company
Founded
2015Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Industry
Education technology and workforce development
Learners
More than 10 million
Hiring partners
More than 1,400
Courses
More than 200
Industry experts
More than 250
Career experts
More than 500
Industry problems
More than 300
Reported fair value, February 2026
US$1.7 billionupGrad is an education-technology and workforce-development company offering online and hybrid programs, university-linked qualifications, corporate learning and career services.
Founded in Mumbai in 2015, it reports serving more than 10 million learners globally through over 200 courses, more than 250 industry experts and a network of over 1,400 hiring partners.
Its portfolio spans degrees, certifications, bootcamps, study-abroad pathways, enterprise learning, recruitment and staffing for learners at different career stages.
Key People
Ronnie Screwvala
Co-Founder and Chairperson
Mayank Kumar
Co-Founder
Phalgun Kompalli
Co-Founder
Mukesh Mundra
Chief Financial Officer
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Interview process at upGrad
(85 candidate-shared Indeed interview experiences and 308 Glassdoor ratings)Interview experience
Favourable
Interview difficulty
Medium
Interview process length
About a week
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upGrad Interview Questions & Answers
Q: Walk us through your QA experience.
A: Organize your answer by product context, test ownership, automation tools and measurable quality results, then connect the work to this role.
Answer by AI
- Define product context.
- Explain test ownership.
- Quantify quality results.
Q: Implement a live automation task.
A: Clarify the target behavior, build a small maintainable test, explain selectors and waits, and cover reliability and cleanup before you finish.
Answer by AI
- Clarify expected behavior.
- Code for reliability.
- Explain design choices.
Q: What prior education-technology experience do you have?
A: Describe the learner or customer segment, your funnel responsibility and the results you produced, while being precise about your own contribution.
Answer by AI
- Define your segment.
- Explain funnel ownership.
- Quantify outcomes.
Q: Explain SQL joins and WHERE clauses.
A: Describe the row set each join produces, explain when filtering occurs and use a small example to cover duplicates and null values.
Answer by AI
- Define each join.
- Explain filter order.
- Cover null behavior.
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upGrad Salaries in India (Updated 2026)
Admissions Counselor
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹4 lakh to ₹8 lakh per year
252 Salaries submitted
Academic Counselor
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹4 lakh to ₹8 lakh per year
97 Salaries submitted
Admission Counselor
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹4 lakh to ₹8 lakh per year
93 Salaries submitted
Senior Associate
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹6 lakh to ₹10 lakh per year
89 Salaries submitted
Senior Admissions Counselor
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹8 lakh to ₹12 lakh per year
84 Salaries submitted
Content Strategist
Employee-submitted annual pay
₹8 lakh to ₹13 lakh per year
77 Salaries submitted
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Open roles
Technical Support Engineer
Pune District, Maharashtra, India • Not specified
Junior AI Video Generator & Editor
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Not specified
Senior Associate - Performance Marketing
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India • Not specified
Data Science Trainer - Offline Center
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India • Not specified
Operations & Analytics Intern
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Internship
Data Science Instructor
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India • Not specified
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Benefits
Up to 100% fee waiver on upGrad programs
Internal role mobility
Direct idea-sharing with leaders and teams
24/7 mental and physical wellness support
Employer-verified health insurance
Employer-verified life insurance
Employee stock ownership
Employee and learner referral rewards
Employer-verified performance bonus
Employer-verified maternity and paternity leave
Employer-verified paid time off
Employer-verified reduced or flexible hours
Latest News & Updates
May 26, 2026
upGrad Appoints Mukesh Mundra as CFO
The former JioStar finance head joined to lead finance and administration, including financial strategy, governance and business partnering.
#Leadership #Finance
View postMay 20, 2026
Report Pegs upGrad Fair Value at US$1.7 Billion
A confidential valuation report reviewed by ET placed upGrad's fair value at US$1.7 billion as of February 28, 2026.
#Valuation #EdTech
View postApril 6, 2026
LTM Offers MIT Universal AI With upGrad Enterprise
LTM said its workforce would receive a 16-module MIT Open Learning experience delivered in cooperation with upGrad Enterprise.
#EnterpriseLearning #AI
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upGrad Announces OpenAI Curriculum Partnership
The companies announced plans to bring ChatGPT, Codex and related certifications into upGrad's learning ecosystem.
#OpenAI #Curriculum
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Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar and Phalgun Kompalli established upGrad in 2015.
