Transfer X is a non-profit admissions strategy platform dedicated exclusively to helping students transfer into top universities across the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Europe. We guide students who didn’t start where they wanted to end, empowering them to reach MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, Columbia, UT Austin, and more.
Our approach is built on real lived experience from people who have transferred themselves and understand the exact challenges, timelines, and often overlooked opportunities in the transfer process.
Meet the Team
Narayan Pharkya
Founder and CEO, TransferX
De Anza -> San Jose State University
Austin Pireira
Co-Founder and COO, TransferX
De Anza -> UC Berkeley
Shivani Jayaprakash
Founding Designer
TransferX
Meet the Mentors
Ranjan Akre
Mentor
De Anza -> Cornell University
Mehul Jaiswal
Mentor
De Anza -> CS Grad 2025 from UC Berkeley
Our Values
Strategy over luck
Results over noise
Access over gatekeeping
Honesty over hype
Why we Created TransferX?
No clarity
Students remain unaware, unprepared, or unclear about the transfer process.
No roadmap
Lack clarity on which courses to take and the right time to transfer.
No country-specific transfer knowledge
Only Local resources available.
No platform built for transfer students
Only Generic Student Advisors.