Commercial terms — UpSkillZone
UpSkillZone charges three things and only three things: tuition from learners, a take-rate from employers on signed hire attestations, and nothing from the mentor network — mentors are paid by us. The numbers below are the entire commercial model. There is no enterprise tier, no negotiated discount, and no line-item that is not on this page.
By region of residence
| Region tier | Tuition | Refund window | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| US / EU / AU / SG / UAE | $4,500 USD | 14 days | Per cohort. Billed at enrolment. |
| India | ₹95,000 INR | 14 days | Per cohort. Billed at enrolment. |
| Other | By request | 14 days | Region-of-residence pricing on application. |
Region is determined by country of residence at enrolment, not by IP. Amounts exclude any taxes your jurisdiction may impose. Refund window runs from the enrolment-billing timestamp; see refund & outcome credit for the full mechanism.
Two clauses, no fine print
Clause 1 — Walk-away refund
14 days · 100% refund
Withdraw within 14 days of enrolment billing and we refund the full tuition to your original payment method, no questions, no exit interview. After day 14, tuition is non-refundable except via the outcome credit clause below.
Clause 2 — Outcome credit
90 days · refund or credit
If a role obtained through a UpSkillZone hire attestation fails to stick within 90 days, you become eligible for a tuition refund (to the original payment method, up to the tuition paid for the cohort that produced the matched credential) or, at your election, a credit against a future cohort within 24 months.
Exclusions — read these
Resignations, learner-initiated role changes, and terminations for cause do not trigger the outcome credit clause. The structured exclusions, processing window, and pro-rata mechanics on the employer take-rate are documented in REFUND_POLICY.md. The legal mechanism is set out in Terms of service §3.
Per review · monthly · T+15
Mentors are paid per review, not per hour and not per retainer. Calibrated mentors (Cohen's kappa ≥ 0.85) receive a 15% multiplier; payouts run monthly on a T+15 schedule.
| Artifact | Per review | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Day Twin review | $80 / ₹3,000 | Per review |
| Live Incident review | $120 / ₹4,500 | Per review |
| Capstone review | $200 / ₹7,500 | Per review |
The complete table — including streak bonuses, re-review pay, and the calibration tiers — lives at /mentors/compensation.
12% · annual_total · T+30
Employers pay UpSkillZone 12% of annual_total compensation on every signed HireAttestation attributed to talent_search. The fee is computed against the full first-year compensation package — base salary, signing bonus, and the cash value of equity at the grant’s 409A or last-round price — and is invoiced on T+30 from the role’s documented first day. There is no posting fee, no per-seat licence, and no charge for browsing or filtering the talent search.
Off-platform pipelining of candidates first surfaced through UpSkillZone is treated as circumvention of the take-rate and is enforced under the same hiring terms. The full commercial terms are set out in HIRING_TERMS.md §3.
Every line-item, every party
| Party & surface | Charge | Basis | Invoicing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learner — entrance assessment | $0 | Free for every applicant. | Never billed. |
| Learner — tuition | $4,500 / ₹95,000 | Per cohort, regional tier. | At enrolment. |
| Mentor — application & calibration | $0 | Calibration drills are unpaid. | Never billed. |
| Employer — talent search browse | $0 | No posting fee, no per-seat licence. | Never billed. |
| Employer — signed hire | 12% of annual_total | First-year base + signing + equity at 409A. | T+30 from documented first day. |
Public credential verification, the /skills directory (within published rate limits), and applying to the mentor network are also free. If a fee is not in the table above, we do not charge it.
Tuition is only charged after you pass the entrance assessment and accept a cohort offer. The assessment itself is free.