Taking Management Education Beyond the Classroom
Masters’ Union has launched ‘PGP Bharat’, a groundbreaking six-month postgraduate program designed to take management education beyond the traditional classroom. This traveling business course will send students across 20 Indian cities, offering real-world exposure through direct engagement with Fortune 500 companies, top startups, and policy institutions.
Instead of conventional lectures, the program emphasizes hands-on learning, enabling students to experience how business decisions unfold in diverse sectors across India’s economic landscape.
Immersive Learning Across 20 Indian Cities
Each student cohort will traverse the length and breadth of the country — from Mumbai’s financial centers to Gujarat’s cooperative hubs, and Bengaluru’s startup corridors to Mundra’s ports.
The curriculum blends internships, consulting projects, and field immersions, replacing theoretical lectures with experiential modules.
Finance modules take place at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Stock Exchange (NSE), and HDFC Bank, while logistics and operations are studied at Adani Ports in Mundra. Students will explore manufacturing at ITC and Nivia in Jalandhar, cooperative management at Amul in Gujarat, and venture creation with companies like CRED, Meesho, and Zerodha in Bengaluru.
A Curriculum Rooted in Real-World Experience
The program includes more than 35 field immersions, 40 CXO sessions, and one-on-one mentoring from industry professionals. Each city visit is structured around an operational challenge that students must analyze and solve alongside company teams.
For instance, logistics modules may focus on reducing turnaround delays at ports, while manufacturing assignments may involve improving shop-floor efficiency. In Lucknow, participants will study supplier readiness within India’s defense corridors, and in Mumbai, they will explore market regulation and risk through financial institutions.
Learning with India’s Leading Institutions
Speaking about the launch, Pratham Mittal, Founder of Masters’ Union, said:
“PGP Bharat teaches business where it’s built — in ports, plants, markets, and policy offices across India. It keeps learning in the field and demands clear, evidence-based outcomes.”
Mittal added that the course aims to nurture a deeper understanding of India’s business ecosystem — “the hard work, hustle, and quiet depth that drive Bharat’s economy.”
Designed for Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs
The program runs across three terms:
- Term 1: Travel-based immersions and business assignments across 20 cities.
- Term 2: Classroom learning integrated with a live dropshipping challenge.
- Term 3: Startup creation and pre-seed pitching to investors.
This structure allows participants to learn by doing, applying management principles directly to real businesses instead of simulations or case studies.
Industry Experts and Global Faculty Lead the Way
The teaching team includes senior industry leaders from host organizations, supported by global faculty such as:
- Dr Edward J Rogers, former Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA Goddard
- Prof Karthik Ramanna, Oxford Saïd Business School
- Dr Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fletcher School at Tufts University
- Mihir Mankad, Harvard/Tufts
Manoj Kohli, Chairman of Masters’ Union, noted:
“Good management education develops judgment and respect for decision-making. PGP Bharat places students beside leaders at organizations like Adani, Amul, ITC, RBI, and NSE — testing whether they can design solutions that work in the real world.”
Admissions and Eligibility for the 2026 Cohort
Applications for the inaugural 2026 cohort open in three rounds — October, December, and January. The program welcomes final-year students, recent graduates, early-career professionals, family business successors, and international applicants.
No prior work experience is required, reflecting Masters’ Union’s philosophy that leadership and problem-solving can be cultivated through exposure and reflection rather than tenure alone.
The institute has already received over 5,000 inquiries and multiple sign-ups within the first 24 hours, indicating strong demand for experiential alternatives to traditional MBA programs.
Reimagining the Future of Business Education
With PGP Bharat, Masters’ Union seeks to redefine how India learns business — not through textbooks, but through the pulse of its industries, towns, and markets. The program symbolizes a shift toward immersive, location-based education that builds practical competence, adaptability, and leadership rooted in real-world problem-solving.
As the world moves toward applied learning and global exposure, Masters’ Union’s PGP Bharat stands as a bold experiment — one that blends India’s diversity with the demands of modern business leadership.
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