NOT JUST COLLEGE
ANUVRAT SINGH, 20 Lucknow boy Anuvrat Singh learnt about Mumbai’s real estate mess the hard way when he first moved to the city two years ago to study Economics at St Xavier’s College. He’d meet brokers every other day, but it was months before he found a suitable home and like-minded roommates. “Brokers tend to randomly club clients together, and it can get difficult if your frequency doesn’t match,” explains Singh. The natural-born entrepreneur, who made his first buck by making mixed CDs for his classmates in school, knew this was a problem he could find a solution to.
Serious Business
Not Just College is different from other social media platforms because it is to be a student-only forum. Singh’s website goes live this month. The plan is to charge a nominal membership fee when you first sign up. The website will also have a compulsory questionnaire to determine preferences such as smoking, socialising and study patterns. Within six months, his pilot project has helped over 50 students find accommodation. “I have started getting requests from students from other colleges, so I know there’s a big demand,” he says. Website facebook.com/NotJustCollege