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2026-02-19 · Dr. Monika Bansal

Why We Start Profile Building in Class 9, Not Class 12

Every year we meet families in Class 12 who ask us to build, in six months, what should have taken three years. Sometimes we can help meaningfully. Often, the honest answer is that the window for certain achievements has already closed.

Profile building in Class 9 is not about padding a resume early. It is about giving a student time to actually discover what they care about, test it, and go deep enough that it reads as real by the time they apply.

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