Functional pilot by 1Labs AI for Lodestar

Meet SarasAn AI career guide that helps you understand yourself
and choose what comes next

Saras turns student conversations into a living, reviewable Digital DNA, then uses that context to make career exploration clearer.

Built for students in Grades 8–12
Start with a conversation Student controlled Guidance, not verdicts
AKGrade 10
RMGrade 9
ZSGrade 12
NVGrade 11
IKGrade 8
Digital DNAGrowing with every reviewed signal
Saras asks nextWould you rather help people directly, or design tools that help them?
A conversation becomes evidence. Evidence becomes clearer next steps.

Everything students need
to explore what comes next

SarasContext grounded

What kind of problems make you curious enough to keep exploring?

I like biology and designing things.

Career conversations

Ask factual questions or work through a decision. Saras adjusts the depth of every answer to the question and context.

78%evidence coverage
BiologyCreative thinkingHelping peopleHands-on work

A living Digital DNA

Interests, strengths, values, academics, and preferences stay connected, sourced, editable, and under the student’s control.

Investigative 84Social 76Artistic 69

Assessment snapshots

Short interest and aptitude activities add evidence without turning one score into a permanent label.

01Biomedical Engineer91% current fit
02UX Researcher86% current fit
03Environmental Scientist82% current fit

Explainable career paths

Explore Indian education pathways, subjects, degrees, entrance exams, early exposure, and why each option may fit.

Math88Science94English84Social90

Academic evidence

Bring school records into the conversation. The pilot shows how marks and trends can enrich guidance without defining the student.

Lodestar counselorTalk through your shortlistGuidance stays human when it matters.

A bridge to human counselors

Saras makes exploration easier and keeps escalation visible when a nuanced or high-stakes decision needs a trusted adult.

One student voice.
A clearer family conversation.

Parents see the evidence behind each direction without reducing the student to marks, pressure, or one test result.

Explore the pilot
Student first

The profile begins in the student’s own words and stays editable.

Shared understanding
Evidence, not assumptions

Each signal retains its source, confidence, and history.

Reviewable Digital DNA
Human when needed

High-stakes choices stay connected to parents and counselors.

Visible escalation
Why Saras exists

Students are asked to make life-shaping choices before they have a useful way to understand themselves.

Saras creates continuity between curiosity, academic evidence, lived experience, parent conversations, and professional counseling. It is designed to make the next decision more informed, not to predict a student’s entire future.

Privacy by design Age-appropriate guardrails Human escalation

From uncertainty to a useful next step,
in 5 stages.

STEP 01

Tell Saras about yourself

A calm, one-question-at-a-time conversation captures the student’s own words.

STEP 02

Build your first Digital DNA

Review every answer before Saras turns it into a sourced, editable profile.

STEP 03

Explore strengths and pathways

Add assessment and academic evidence, then compare career possibilities.

STEP 04

Talk through real decisions

Ask Saras about subjects, careers, courses, exams, and trade-offs.

STEP 05

Choose the next useful step

Shortlist a path, test it through experience, or involve a human counselor.

Ready to start?

Give Saras a few honest answers and review the first version of your Digital DNA.

Begin pilot

Functional pilot

Explore the complete guided journey at no cost during this pilot.

  • One-question-at-a-time onboarding
  • Reviewable Digital DNA
  • Career counselor conversation
  • RIASEC and aptitude samples
  • Career Compass and Academic Vault
Your pilot includes
Student profile and evidence historyIncluded
Explainable career pathwaysIncluded
Saved progress and privacy controlsIncluded
Human counselor bridgeIncluded
No payment requiredIncluded
Pilot cost₹0

The pilot, in numbers.

8–12Student grades supported
8Illustrative Indian career pathways
2Assessment experiences
1Living, reviewable Digital DNA

These are pilot capabilities, not claims of validated outcomes or student adoption.

What this functional pilot demonstrates

“A student’s answers can become a transparent, sourced profile instead of disappearing after one counseling session.”
Continuity of context
“Career recommendations can explain their evidence, show uncertainty, and change when the student changes.”
Explainable guidance
“AI can prepare a better human conversation without pretending to replace the counselor.”
Responsible escalation

FAQs

Is Saras just another AI chatbot?

No. The pilot combines a guided student profile, sourced Digital DNA, assessments, academic evidence, explainable career pathways, and counseling conversations. Every profile update remains reviewable.

Who is Saras for?

Saras is designed for students in Grades 8–12 who are exploring interests, choosing subjects, comparing pathways, or preparing for an informed conversation with parents and counselors.

Does Saras decide a career for the student?

No. Saras is built to improve clarity, not issue verdicts. It surfaces options, explains why they may fit, asks what is missing, and encourages real-world exploration.

Can parents use Saras with their child?

Yes. The experience supports parent involvement while keeping the student’s voice central. The pilot also demonstrates consent and sharing controls.

Are the assessments psychometrically validated?

Not in this functional pilot. The included samples are clearly labelled demonstrations. Production use would require validated instruments, governance, and counselor review.

Is student information safe?

The pilot keeps each profile on a secure server behind a private session, with a sign-out that preserves your data and a separate, explicit control to delete everything. A production version would add consent flows, data minimisation, retention rules, access controls, and audited integrations.

Does Saras replace a human counselor?

No. It helps students prepare better questions, organise evidence, and explore between sessions. Human escalation remains important for nuanced, urgent, or high-stakes decisions.