Powering informed course decisions with upGrad's study abroad platform

upGrad
Web Experiences
Mobile Experiences
Edtech
India
upGrad
Web Experiences
Mobile Experiences
Edtech & Learning
India

Context

upGrad is India's leading EdTech platform connecting learners with career-focused courses and global education opportunities.

Its study abroad platform helps students compare universities, curriculum, career prospects, and learning outcomes, enabling confident decisions through a structured course discovery experience.

Goal

Our mission was to build a strong course-discovery experience — surfacing the critical decision factors students weigh before picking a program.

Outcomes

Higher Conversions

through a clearer discovery experience.

Positive Reception

by delivering a modern, clean design.

Scalable System

through components reusable across pages.

Stronger Foundation

by handing off a build-ready system.

Course Discovery

Simplified course evaluation by surfacing curriculum, duration, fees, university details, and career outcomes within a structured discovery experience.

Study Abroad Experience

Designed a mobile-first discovery journey that helps students explore global universities, compare programmes, and start their study-abroad journey confidently.

Decision Timeline

Visualised the complete learning journey—from admission and coursework to graduation and career outcomes—making long-term commitments easier to understand.

Global Opportunities

Showcased worldwide universities and destinations through an interactive exploration experience, helping students compare global education opportunities with confidence.

Course Discovery

Simplified course evaluation by surfacing curriculum, duration, fees, university details, and career outcomes within a structured discovery experience.

Simplified course evaluation by surfacing curriculum, duration, fees, university details, and career outcomes within a structured discovery experience.

Study Abroad Experience

Designed a mobile-first discovery journey that helps students explore global universities, compare programmes, and start their study-abroad journey confidently.

Designed a mobile-first discovery journey that helps students explore global universities, compare programmes, and start their study-abroad journey confidently.

Decision Timeline

Visualised the complete learning journey—from admission and coursework to graduation and career outcomes—making long-term commitments easier to understand.

Visualised the complete learning journey—from admission and coursework to graduation and career outcomes—making long-term commitments easier to understand.

Global Opportunities

Showcased worldwide universities and destinations through an interactive exploration experience, helping students compare global education opportunities with confidence.

Showcased worldwide universities and destinations through an interactive exploration experience, helping students compare global education opportunities with confidence.

The results

For upGrad, we designed a scalable discovery experience — improving reception and driving conversions.

Conversion

up through clearer course discovery.

Consistency

built with a reusable design system.

Foundation

modern typography and visual language established.

The Website Experience

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Educational Institutions
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Educational Institutions
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Designed a comprehensive landing experience that introduces study-abroad pathways, resources, expert guidance, and global opportunities in one destination.

Optimised the platform for mobile, enabling students to explore countries, compare programmes, and access planning resources on the go.

Structured content around student decision-making, organising curriculum, universities, costs, admissions, and career outcomes into clear learning pathways.

Crafted detailed course pages that surface programme benefits, eligibility, outcomes, and learning formats to simplify evaluation and comparison.

Validated layouts and content hierarchy through wireframes, refining discovery flows before progressing to visual design.

Developed a modern visual language using bold typography, modular layouts, and engaging imagery to improve readability and trust.

Adapted the platform across devices, ensuring course discovery, student stories, and educational resources remained consistent and accessible.

Developed a comprehensive design system with reusable components, typography, colours, and patterns to ensure consistency across the platform.

FAQs

How did NetBramha improve the study-abroad course discovery experience for upGrad?
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Choosing a study-abroad course involves comparing multiple factors such as programmes, universities, destinations, eligibility, costs, and career outcomes. NetBramha focused on structuring this information into a clearer digital experience, helping prospective students discover relevant options and make more informed decisions throughout their course-selection journey.

The project demonstrates NetBramha’s approach to simplifying information-heavy products through research, strategy, and UX design. This approach is particularly valuable for education businesses looking for a UI/UX design studio in Singapore to create clearer digital experiences for students and learners.

What UX challenges come with designing a study-abroad platform?
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Study-abroad platforms bring together a large amount of information that students need to evaluate before making a decision. The challenge is not simply presenting more courses, but organising information in a way that helps users compare options, understand requirements, and progressively narrow down choices without feeling overwhelmed.

For upGrad, NetBramha approached the experience around the user's decision-making journey rather than treating course discovery as a simple catalogue. This reflects NetBramha’s broader UX research approach, where understanding user behaviour and expectations helps shape more effective product experiences.

How can UX design help students make better decisions about international education?
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A good study-abroad experience needs to move users beyond simply browsing courses. Students need to understand which programmes align with their goals, what each option offers, and what steps they need to take next. Structuring this information clearly can reduce friction and help users move through the decision-making process with greater confidence.

The upGrad project is an example of how UX can turn a complex education journey into a more structured digital experience. For organisations serving students across international markets, NetBramha brings together product strategy, research, and design to create experiences that make complex information easier to navigate.

How does information architecture improve course discovery on education platforms?
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When an education platform contains numerous courses, institutions, locations, and programme details, the way information is organised directly affects how easily users can find what they need. NetBramha's work for upGrad focused on creating a more intuitive structure so prospective students could navigate the study-abroad ecosystem and evaluate relevant opportunities more effectively.

This kind of information architecture is especially important for platforms that continue to expand their content and offerings. NetBramha’s strategy services combine business context, user understanding, and product thinking to create structures that can support growing digital platforms.

Can NetBramha design digital experiences for global education platforms?
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The upGrad project demonstrates NetBramha’s experience in designing education products where users need to evaluate complex information before making high-consideration decisions. The work sits within NetBramha’s broader Edtech & Learning experience, which includes personalised learning solutions, AI-powered tutoring, and other digital learning platforms.

This experience can be applied to education businesses serving users across different countries, markets, and learning contexts. Organisations looking for a UI/UX design studio in London can work with NetBramha on education platforms that need intuitive discovery, clear information architecture, and user-centred digital experiences.

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