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Masters' Union

Masters' Union
TypePrivate University
Established2020 (2020)
FounderPratham Mittal
AffiliationsAACSB; EFMD Global
ChairpersonManoj Kohli
Academic staff
200+ industry professionals
Students~233 (PGP TBM 2025 cohort); ~250 (PGP intake 2026-27)
Location
Gurugram, Haryana, India

28°30′18″N 77°05′21″E / 28.504987°N 77.089262°E / 28.504987; 77.089262
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Websitemastersunion.org
Masters' Union is located in Haryana
Masters' Union
Location within Haryana
Masters' Union is located in India
Masters' Union
Location within India

Masters' Union is a private university in Gurugram, Haryana, India. It was founded in 2020 by Pratham Mittal.[1][2] The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive programmes in business and technology.[3][4] It holds institutional membership with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and EFMD Global, and has received Business School Impact System (BSIS) recognition from EFMD Global.[5][6]

History

Masters' Union was established in 2020.[7] Its founding board included Arun Maira, former chair of Boston Consulting Group India; Mukund Rajan, former managing director of Tata Teleservices Limited; Karthik Ramanna, a director at the University of Oxford; Narendra Jadhav, a member of parliament and former chief economist of the Reserve Bank of India; Bhaskar Chakravorti, a former professor at Harvard Business School and former partner at McKinsey & Company; and Satish Krishnan, former managing director of financial markets at Standard Chartered Bank.[8][9]

In April 2023, the university appointed Manoj Kohli as chairperson of the board of governors. Kohli had previously served as chief executive officer and managing director of Bharti Airtel and as country head of SoftBank India.[10][11]

In August 2023, media reports stated that the school was in late-stage talks to raise US$20–25 million in funding led by Peak XV Partners. The school denied that it was holding such talks.[12][13]

The school has held five convocation ceremonies. Chief guests have included Nithin Kamath, founder of Zerodha, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder of Info Edge, Peyush Bansal, founder of Lenskart, Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India, and Rohit Sharma, captain of the India national cricket team.[14]

In January 2026, the Government of Haryana issued a Letter of Intent to Masters' Union to pursue a transition to becoming a state private university under the Haryana Private Universities Act.[15] During the same month, the university announced plans for a new 10-acre campus in Gurugram, to be located within a 150-acre business district near the offices Nestlé, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Honda, Mitsubishi, and HCL Technologies.[16]

Academics

Accreditation

The university holds institutional membership with EFMD Global, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and the Business Graduates Association.[6] It has received Business School Impact System (BSIS) recognition from EFMD Global.[17]

Programmes

The school offers four-year undergraduate programmes in Technology and Business Management, Psychology and Marketing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Finance and Economics.[18][19][20] Students may pursue a 3+1 dual-degree pathway with the Illinois Institute of Technology or Griffith University.[4][21]

The postgraduate offering includes the Post Graduate Programme in Technology and Business Management (PGP-TBM), a 16-month full-time programme.[11][22] The school also offers postgraduate programmes in Human Resources and Organisation Strategy, Sports Management and Gaming, Applied AI and Agentic Systems, UI/UX and AI Product Design, and Sustainability and Business Management.[23][24]

Executive programmes are offered under the PGP Rise umbrella, including General Management, Owners and Promoters Management, and a Global Track. The school offers a Bloomberg Equity Research Programme in partnership with Bloomberg.[24]

Collaborations and Partnerships

Masters' Union has dual-degree arrangements with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and Griffith University in Australia for undergraduate programmes.[6]

The school offers immersion programmes with INSEAD, SDA Bocconi, National University of Singapore, Babson College, IÉSEG School of Management, and Columbia Business School.[6]

PwC India worked on curriculum design for artificial intelligence programmes and operates the GenAI Lab on campus.[25] Krutrim designed the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence curriculum. Bloomberg offers an equity research programme. KPMG, Schbang, and Cars24 contribute to course delivery and live projects.[24]

Recognition

In 2025, Business World ranked the school fifth among top business schools for one-year programmes. In 2026, Outlook-ICARE ranked it fifth among emerging private business schools.[26] In 2025, the school received a bronze award for innovation in business education at the QS Reimagine Education Awards.[27]

References

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  2. ^ "I don't think entrepreneurship is risky: B-school founder Pratham Mittal". www.forbesindia.com. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  3. ^ Chakraborty, Sumit (2024-07-05). "Masters' Union touted placements to rival IIMs. Now, it struggles to place its students". The Ken. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  4. ^ a b Verma, Mansi (2026-01-09). "Why India's online skilling firms are chasing the university tag". mint. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  5. ^ Yadav, Lokesh (2023-03-14). "Talks like an IIM, walks like an edtech: what exactly is Masters' Union?". The Ken. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
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  7. ^ Gaur, Vatsala (2022-12-09). "Masters' Union aims at becoming one of top ten business schools globally in next five years". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  8. ^ "Professors to get paid like creators, earn royalties from digital twins, AI avatars". The Economic Times. 2025-07-21. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  9. ^ Basu, Sreeradha (2021-11-24). "Master's Union places first cohort at average package of Rs 29 lakh". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  10. ^ "Manoj Kohli, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Masters' Union - BusinessToday". Business Today. 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  11. ^ a b "Inside India's Masters' Union: Can experiential learning be the Indian MBA alternative?". www.forbesindia.com. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  12. ^ Manchanada, Kunal. "Exclusive: Edtech firm Masters' Union to raise $20 Mn led by Peak XV". entrackr.com. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  13. ^ Banerji, Olina (2024-09-09). "Mittal is at the helm of a brand-new organisation". The Ken. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  14. ^ Paul, Koushik (2025-12-22). "Rohit Sharma's honest admission after 2023 heartbreak: 'Was completely devastated, there was no energy left in my body'". mint. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  15. ^ Nair, Abhishek (2026-02-18). "Skills-focussed Indian business school set for university status". The PIE News. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  16. ^ "Masters' Union gets LoI to become private university". BusinessLine. 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  17. ^ "Masters' Union School of Business sees growth in placement record; claims to beat IIM ABC". The Financial Express. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  18. ^ Hariharan, Sindhu (2025-07-01). "Amid geopolitical tensions, new-age Indian universities emerge as alternatives to foreign undergraduate education". BusinessLine. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  19. ^ G, Seetharaman (2023-12-27). "The stories that were a cut above the rest". The Ken. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  20. ^ Rao, Vidhatri (2025-11-04). "Still in builder mode–what happens when founders join companies?". The Ken. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  21. ^ Philipose, Rahel (2025-04-15). "Scaler wanted to do for tech education what Masters' Union did for the MBA. AI had other plans". The Ken. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  22. ^ Philipose, Rahel (2024-07-09). "The great B-school placement drought is hitting Masters' Union where it hurts". The Ken. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  23. ^ Rao, O. R. S. (2025-07-14). "Comparing business education formats: Integrated BBA-MBA, online MBAs, and industry-driven programs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  24. ^ a b c Vijay, Kushal (2026-06-24). "The AI education market is crowded with certificates - But industry wants builders". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  25. ^ "PwC India partners with Masters' Union to equip future leaders with industry-ready skills". mint. 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  26. ^ "Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2026: Emerging Private B-Schools". Outlook India. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
  27. ^ "Masters' Union touted placements to rival IIMs. Now, it struggles to place its students". The Financial Express. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2026-05-30.

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