Ashutosh Burnwal

Ashutosh Burnwal is the Founder and CEO of Buddy4Study.com, a scholarship search engine and aggregator established in 2011 to assist students in finding scholarships and grants while providing visibility to scholarship programs. In addition, Ashutosh authored India's first scholarship guidebook, aimed at helping students, teachers, and parents navigate scholarship opportunities. As Director of Buddy4Study India Foundation since 2017, Ashutosh has focused on simplifying scholarship fund management for donors. Furthermore, Ashutosh serves as a Mentor of Change under the Atal Innovation Mission, supporting and mentoring entrepreneurs to promote sustainable business practices. Ashutosh also holds the position of Executive Director at Smiling Star Advisory Pvt. Ltd, the parent company of Buddy4Study. Prior experience includes a role as a scholarship columnist for various national newspapers and a Marine Engineer Officer with BP Ltd. Ashutosh's educational background includes a PGDM in Marketing/Operations from the Institute of Management Technology and a B.Tech in Marine Engineering from the Marine Engineering And Research Institute.