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Advisory Board

Experienced mentors who guide the vision, academics and values of Manthan PrepX.

Guided by people who have led the way

Our Advisory Board brings together school leaders, educationists and entrepreneurs with decades of experience across India and abroad.

They review our academic approach, support our faculty and help shape the Manthan School Excellence Mission and our foundation programs.

Dreams don't work unless you do.

How the board helps

  • Reviews curriculum, test series and teaching methods
  • Advises on school partnerships and leadership
  • Guides the Manthan School Excellence Mission
  • Mentors students on careers beyond the exam hall

Meet Our Advisors

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Dr. Dinesh Jindal

Dr. Dinesh Jindal

Educational Leader & School Strategist
B.Com, LL.B, B.Ed, M.A. (English), M.A. (History), M.Ed, M.B.A, P.G.D, M.Phil, Ph.D

Dr. Jindal is a veteran educational leader, school strategist and administrator with over 30 years of leadership experience across leading educational groups in North and Western India. He combines deep academic insights with strategic organizational leadership.

Having served as Headmaster at Modern School (Faridabad), Principal at S.D. Vidya Mandir (Panipat), and Director of Schools for the Rawal Group, he currently serves as Manager for prominent institutions including B.M.I.S. and B.M.C.S. in Surat.

Additionally, he acts as a School Strategist and SMC Member for multiple schools across Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh, driving institutional growth, policy development, and academic excellence.

30+ Years School Strategy Leadership
Shwetank B. Upadhyay

Shwetank B. Upadhyaya

Serial Entrepreneur & Educationist
M.Tech (IIT Kharagpur)

Shwetank B. Upadhyaya is a serial entrepreneur and educationist with over 25 years of experience across academics, EdTech, technology, and modern supply chains. An IIT Kharagpur alumnus, he has worked extensively across India, Singapore, the Middle East, and other global markets, including with Japanese EdTech companies.

He has been a founder or founding team member of ventures including Edulab (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange), Birla Brainiacs, Deeksha Systems, Uniken Inc. in cybersecurity, and Bluemingo Tech in modern supply-chain technology.

Driven by his passion for education and student development, Shwetank is also the founder of Touchstone Test and BPU Foundation, which help students discover their strengths and career paths while supporting deserving students from economically weaker backgrounds in pursuing their dreams.

His diverse global and cross-sector experience gives him a unique perspective on education, entrepreneurship, technology, and the future of careers.

25+ Years EdTech Entrepreneurship
Dr. Brij Bhardwaj

Dr. Brij Bhardwaj

Educationist & School Leadership Mentor
Master's (Delhi University), Post-graduate degree in Education

Brij Kishore Bharadwaj is an alumnus of Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. He has done his Masters from Delhi University and has a post-graduate degree in Education. He has worked in widely known schools in India and abroad for the last 38 years, gaining knowledge of classroom practices, teacher education, school management and people.

He has been deeply involved in education with a special focus on defining school strategies for qualitative improvement and defining standards for professional performance of school leaders.

He was founder-principal of 2 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in Gujarat under the JNV initiative of the Ministry of HRD in 1990. He was appointed Principal of Bhavan's Savan Public School under Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi Kendra. He served as Principal of reputed DPS schools at Indo-Gulf Fertilizers Ltd and DPS-SJVNL-Jhakri, and later as Director of DPS Jamshedpur and Raffles International School, Alwar.

He was Educational Consultant with ITC Ltd.'s TTD division for their ICSE schools in West Bengal. He headed the Modern Indian School in Kathmandu, Nepal and the Varkey International School in Dubai (UAE). He was Chief-Educationist with TATA Steel and Ambuja Cements Ltd. in Jamshedpur and Mumbai respectively.

He was part of the Dr. J.J. Irani Education Excellence Award initiative for JUSCO/Jamshedpur schools, which were commended for their strong commitment to TQM in Education. He drove the AFS international exchange program and visited schools and educational institutions in Japan under Jensys' awards.

He participated in the Mentoring Program for CBSE schools. He is trained in the Business Excellence Leaders' Program by Tata Quality Management Services (TQMS) and completed the Total Quality in Education Facilitators' Course for School Education by CII Institute of Quality, Bangalore.

He headed the Jaflong Valley Boarding School, the largest private fully residential school in Bangladesh, as part of a new educational venture of JVS Ltd., Dhaka. He facilitated the setting up of Vivekananda College of Teacher Education at Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh. Since 2024 he has been associated with the Vedritam group of schools (formerly DAV group Chennai) as an adviser for their institutional outreach program.

38+ Years School Leadership India & Abroad

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