Career test & counselling · Class 9–12 · Online or in Bhopal

Most students can name
seven careers.

Doctor, engineer, CA, lawyer, teacher, IAS, pilot. India has hundreds more — and the right one for you is probably not on that list. Keep scrolling.

We score them all
against you.

35 questions on how you think, what interests you, how you learn. One score out of 100 for every career — personality, interests, and real demand in India. Same answers, same result, every time.

Six that fit.
Two you can act on.

Not fifty options to drown in. Six, ranked and each genuinely different. The one we recommend is yours free; the Blueprint opens it and a second one you choose — down to the entrance exams, the salary bands and a four-step plan.

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AI Engineer92Biomedical Engineer88Chartered Accountant84Architect79UX Designer74Corporate Lawyer70
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Chartered AccountantUX DesignerCivil ServicesClinical PsychologistData ScientistArchitectMerchant Navy OfficerCompany SecretaryPhysiotherapistCorporate LawyerGame DeveloperBiotechnologist

Numbers we can defend. Not numbers that sound good.

35questions · about 20 minutesFive versions: Grade 9–10 foundation; PCM, PCB, Commerce, Arts for 11–12
6careers ranked for you, out of 100Each from a different field. The Blueprint opens two of them in full.
<15sfrom last answer to your reportSame answers, same result. No black box, no randomness.
₹0to start · no card, and we will not ask for oneSee your personality type, interests, learning style and your top career match before deciding anything.
01 · Who you are

Four preference pairs. One of sixteen types.

How you take in information, how you decide, where you draw energy, how you organise your world. Each pair is drawn as a bar — which side you lean to, not how hard. MBTI describes preferences, not ability: it opens the conversation, it does not close it.

Career BlueprintSample · Grade 10 · illustrative
Section 01 · Personality profile
INTJ

INTJ · Analyst

The Architect

Introverted · Intuitive · Thinking · Judging

IIntrovertedExtravertedE
NIntuitiveSensingS
FFeelingThinkingT
PPerceivingJudgingJ

How rare is this?

2%of students share this type — one of 16.

Who you are · How to study

  • Personality trait
  • Your superpower
  • Your growth edge
  • Academic personality
  • Study strategy
  • Stress reset
02 · What interests you

Six dimensions. A two-letter code.

Holland's RIASEC is half of the score, alongside your personality type. A radar chart sets the six against each other, and your strongest two become the code everything after it is built on.

Section 02 · Interest profile
InvestigativeThe ThinkerArtisticThe CreatorSocialThe HelperEnterprisingThe PersuaderRealisticThe BuilderConventionalThe Organizer

Fig. 3 — The six Holland interest types, scored against each other. The further a point sits from the centre, the stronger that interest.

Ranked interest profile

Investigative · Realistic

Primary interest: I — The Thinker · code I-R

  • I + R combination
  • Academic strengths
03 · How you learn

The one channel you take in best.

Visual, auditory, reading and writing, or hands-on. The other three still work — they just cost you more effort. The Blueprint turns yours into study tips, an exam-prep strategy and the tools worth your time.

Section 03 · How you learn

Visual

Primary channel · The Visualiser

Auditory

Secondary channel

Reading/Writing

Secondary channel

Kinesthetic

Secondary channel

Written for this channel

  • Study tips
  • Exam-prep strategy
  • Best tools
04 · Where you could go

Sectors first. Job titles after.

The fields your type tends to do well in, and the modern roles inside them — the part that widens the list past doctor, engineer, CA.

Section 04 · Sectors that fit you

Strongest fit

Tech, Data & AISystems that learn from data, and the people who build them.

Your careers in this sector

  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Data Scientist

Also a fit

Health SciencesResearch, diagnostics and the engineering around medicine.

Your career in this sector

  • Biomedical Engineer

Then the modern roles inside them — most of which never come up at home.

05 · The match, and your pick

One in the Sketch. Two in the Blueprint.

The free Career Sketch names the one career we recommend — your LS Pick — and says what the work actually is. The Career Blueprint opens a second one that you choose yourself. One choice, and it cannot be changed afterwards, so it is worth taking your time over.

Section 05 · Your careers · fit out of 100
LS PickTech, Data & AI

Machine Learning Engineer

Builds the models behind recommendations, fraud checks and medical imaging.

92%

match

Your pickHealth Sciences

Biomedical Engineer

Designs the devices and imaging that hospitals run on.

88%

match

The Sketch names the first. The Blueprint opens a second you choose from four more matches, each scored.

06 · What it pays, what it risks

Indian salary bands. A four-step roadmap.

In ₹ lakh, for India, starting out and at peak. How much of the job resists automation, how safe it is once you are in, how many people are being hired. Then four steps in order, each tagged with the year of school or college it lands in — and a Plan B for when the first path does not.

Section 05 · Machine Learning Engineer in full

Career roadmap

  1. 1
    Class 11–12

    Stream & Entrance Prep

    Science (PCM) with Computer Science. JEE Main → Advanced.

  2. 2
    Years 1–4

    Degree & Academic Path

    B.Tech in CSE or AI at an IIT, NIT or IIIT.

  3. 3
    During degree

    Skills, Internships & Training

    Python, one ML framework, two real projects, one internship.

  4. 4
    First role onward

    Career Entry & Growth

    Junior ML engineer at a product company or AI lab.

Where this path leads

Machine Learning Engineer

Annual income range in India

Starting out₹10L – ₹20L
Peak career₹35L – ₹1Cr+
025L50L75L1Cr+
  • Job security & demand
  • AI & automation resistance
  • Plan B
Career BlueprintSample · Grade 10 · illustrative
Section 01 · Personality profile
INTJ

INTJ · Analyst

The Architect

Introverted · Intuitive · Thinking · Judging

IIntrovertedExtravertedE
NIntuitiveSensingS
FFeelingThinkingT
PPerceivingJudgingJ

How rare is this?

2%of students share this type — one of 16.

Who you are · How to study

  • Personality trait
  • Your superpower
  • Your growth edge
  • Academic personality
  • Study strategy
  • Stress reset
Section 02 · Interest profile
InvestigativeThe ThinkerArtisticThe CreatorSocialThe HelperEnterprisingThe PersuaderRealisticThe BuilderConventionalThe Organizer

Fig. 3 — The six Holland interest types, scored against each other. The further a point sits from the centre, the stronger that interest.

Ranked interest profile

Investigative · Realistic

Primary interest: I — The Thinker · code I-R

  • I + R combination
  • Academic strengths
Section 03 · How you learn

Visual

Primary channel · The Visualiser

Auditory

Secondary channel

Reading/Writing

Secondary channel

Kinesthetic

Secondary channel

Written for this channel

  • Study tips
  • Exam-prep strategy
  • Best tools
Section 04 · Sectors that fit you

Strongest fit

Tech, Data & AISystems that learn from data, and the people who build them.

Your careers in this sector

  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Data Scientist

Also a fit

Health SciencesResearch, diagnostics and the engineering around medicine.

Your career in this sector

  • Biomedical Engineer

Then the modern roles inside them — most of which never come up at home.

Section 05 · Your careers · fit out of 100
LS PickTech, Data & AI

Machine Learning Engineer

Builds the models behind recommendations, fraud checks and medical imaging.

92%

match

Your pickHealth Sciences

Biomedical Engineer

Designs the devices and imaging that hospitals run on.

88%

match

The Sketch names the first. The Blueprint opens a second you choose from four more matches, each scored.

Section 05 · Machine Learning Engineer in full

Career roadmap

  1. 1
    Class 11–12

    Stream & Entrance Prep

    Science (PCM) with Computer Science. JEE Main → Advanced.

  2. 2
    Years 1–4

    Degree & Academic Path

    B.Tech in CSE or AI at an IIT, NIT or IIIT.

  3. 3
    During degree

    Skills, Internships & Training

    Python, one ML framework, two real projects, one internship.

  4. 4
    First role onward

    Career Entry & Growth

    Junior ML engineer at a product company or AI lab.

Where this path leads

Machine Learning Engineer

Annual income range in India

Starting out₹10L – ₹20L
Peak career₹35L – ₹1Cr+
025L50L75L1Cr+
  • Job security & demand
  • AI & automation resistance
  • Plan B

Who it's for

Class 9 and 10

Choosing a stream

PCM, PCB, Commerce or Arts. See which sectors fit you before the choice is made, and which careers each stream keeps open.

Which stream after 10th? →
Class 11 and 12

After your stream

What to study after school, which entrance exams to plan for, and which careers the subjects you already have can lead to.

Explore the Career Universe →
Parents and mentors

Deciding together

A parent gives consent and sees every price before anything is bought. A teacher, guide or elder sibling can read the report with the student and join the session as the person who knows them best.

Counselling in Bhopal →

New, and open to inspection.

Every part of the product is finished and free to try, from the first click. It's built by a team that doesn't usually fit in one room. Questions? info@luminarysteps.com

The team behind it
PsychologistsKeep the assessment methodologically honest.
CounsellorsWork with teenagers every week.
EngineersFrom serious product teams.
EducationistsWhole careers spent inside classrooms.
IIT Bombay alumniKnow the other side of this decision.
BuildersYoung enough to remember the problem first-hand.
What it is not
Not a guaranteeWe do not get anyone into a college, an exam or a job.
Not a psychological assessmentMBTI and RIASEC describe preferences. Not clinical.
Not an aptitude testWe do not score ability or predict JEE.
Not paddedShorter than most reports on purpose.
Not for every grade yetGrades 9 to 12 only. 6 to 8 are planned.

Free to start. See before you decide.

Career Sketch
₹0

No card, and we will not ask for one.

  • Personality type, and how rare it is
  • Interest profile and learning style
  • The sectors that fit you
  • Your top career match, named and explained
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Career Blueprint

Every section of the Sketch, opened up.

  • A second career you choose yourself
  • Both in full: salary bands, pros and challenges, a Plan B
  • AI-resistance score, job security and demand
  • 2 complete four-step roadmaps
  • A Stream Matrix: your careers against every Class 11 subject choice
  • The Career Universe, unlocked: every career as a star, yours marked, save the ones you like
  • Shareable link, good for 7 days — no PDF
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Blueprint + session

A Career Architect who has read your report before the call.

  • Everything in the Career Blueprint
  • One hour, online or in person in Bhopal
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Questions students and parents ask

Is the career test really free?

Yes. The Career Sketch is free: no card, and we will not ask for one. It takes about 20 minutes and shows your personality type, your interest profile, your learning style, the sectors that fit you and your top career match.

What does the assessment measure?

35 questions about how you think, what interests you and how you learn, using MBTI-style personality preferences, Holland's RIASEC interests and learning style. These describe preferences. They are not a measure of ability or intelligence, and the report is one part of the decision, not the whole of it.

Which classes is it for?

Class 9 to 12. In Class 9 and 10 it helps with choosing a stream for Class 11. In Class 11 and 12 it helps with what to study after school, which entrance exams to plan for and which careers your stream already opens.

What do the paid options cost?

The Career Blueprint is ₹1,000. A one-hour Career Architect Session with a counsellor is ₹2,000 and needs a Blueprint; the two together are ₹3,000. Prices include any applicable taxes and there are no other fees.

Is counselling online or in Bhopal?

Either. A session can be online on Google Meet or in person at our centre in Bhopal, at the same price and length. You choose when you buy it.

Do you guarantee admission or a career?

No. We do not get anyone into a college, an exam or a job, and no assessment can promise that. We help a student and their parents see the options more clearly and choose with confidence.

Do you take commissions from colleges or coaching institutes?

No. We take no commissions from colleges or coaching institutes. No upsell calls. Prices are on the page, and what you buy is what you get.

Does a parent need to be involved?

Yes. A parent or guardian gives consent in the app before the assessment, only a parent, guardian or adult over 18 can pay, and a parent or guardian is there for at least the first ten minutes of a counselling session.

Find out what actually fits.

35 questions. About 20 minutes. Results in under 15 seconds.

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