Choosing an educational institution often requires applicants to navigate numerous different resources: websites, entrance exam portals, PDF documents, forums, and pages with payment information. Although the information is available, the process of finding, connecting, and understanding it can unnecessarily complicate one of the most important decisions in a student's life.
KollegeApply addresses this problem with Orbit—a conversational admissions assistant powered by artificial intelligence. This tool was unveiled at the Elevate event in Bengaluru on August 22, 2026. The second Elevate meeting gathered leaders of the higher education ecosystem to discuss the future of admissions, institutional growth, innovation, technology, and student-centric strategies, with the presentation of Orbit being one of the highlights of the evening.
Orbit is designed to consolidate research related to colleges and the admission process within a single dialogue. Students can ask questions in their own language about colleges, entrance exams, admission requirements, eligibility, rankings, courses, tuition fees, scholarships, and employment, and continue the conversation with follow-up questions in the same chat, rather than starting a new search each time.
The Orbit system aggregates data from over 10,000 educational institutions, covers more than 200 entrance exams, and includes over 1,200 courses, all while being available 24/7. It utilizes KollegeApply's advanced AI tools and decision support capabilities to analyze student queries, extract relevant information, and provide context-aware answers regarding colleges, exams, courses, fees, rankings, and admissions.
Orbit's functionality includes an AI College Predictor, an AI Ranking Predictor, a Payment and Scholarship Guide, a Consulting Companion, an Employment Analyst, and a Course Finder. Together, these features allow Orbit to go beyond simple data retrieval, using KollegeApply's AI capabilities to assist students in exploring various aspects of their college and course choices within a unified experience.
Orbit builds upon KollegeApply's existing presence in higher education: the platform has already been used by over 60,000 students for applications, involving more than 830 institutions. This established scale provides KollegeApply with a solid foundation for understanding the issues, challenges, and solutions students face throughout the college admission process.
Unlike traditional search engines that return result pages, Orbit is designed around the context of the student's questions and the decision they are trying to make. A student can start with a question about a college, then move to its courses or costs, and subsequently explore admission requirements or employment information without interrupting the interaction. The goal is to reduce this fragmentation and make higher education research more navigable and actionable.
Sanjay Mina, founder of KollegeApply, stated: