Masters' Union

Masters' Union is a private higher-education institution based in Gurugram, Haryana, India. Established in 2020 by Pratham Mittal, it was created around a practice-oriented model of business and technology education, with an emphasis on applied learning, industry participation, international exposure, and specialist postgraduate training. Its academic portfolio spans undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive programmes rather than focusing exclusively on a conventional business-school curriculum. The institution's undergraduate offering includes four-year programmes in Technology and Business Management, Psychology and Marketing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Finance and Economics. Students may also pursue a 3+1 dual-degree route connected with Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States or Griffith University in Australia. At postgraduate level, Masters' Union offers a 16-month full-time Post Graduate Programme in Technology and Business Management, alongside specialist programmes covering human resources and organisation strategy, sports management and gaming, applied artificial intelligence and agentic systems, UI/UX and AI product design, and sustainability and business management. Its executive-education portfolio is organised under the PGP Rise umbrella. This includes general management, owners and promoters management, and a global track. The institution also offers a Bloomberg Equity Research Programme and has incorporated external organisations into teaching, curriculum development, laboratories, immersion experiences, and live projects. Reported collaborators include INSEAD, SDA Bocconi, the National University of Singapore, Babson College, IÉSEG School of Management, and Columbia Business School for immersion activities. PwC India has supported artificial-intelligence curriculum design and operates the GenAI Lab on campus, while Krutrim contributed to the data-science and artificial-intelligence curriculum. KPMG, Schbang, and Cars24 have also been identified as contributors to course delivery or live projects. Masters' Union's founding board brought together figures from consulting, telecommunications, finance, academia, public policy, and entrepreneurship. The founding board included Arun Maira, formerly associated with Boston Consulting Group India; Mukund Rajan, formerly managing director of Tata Teleservices; Karthik Ramanna of the University of Oxford; Narendra Jadhav, an economist and public figure; Bhaskar Chakravorti, formerly associated with Harvard Business School and McKinsey; and Satish Krishnan, formerly managing director of financial markets at Standard Chartered Bank. In April 2023, Manoj Kohli became chairperson of the board of governors. Kohli had previously led Bharti Airtel and served as country head of SoftBank India. The institution holds institutional memberships with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, EFMD Global, and the Business Graduates Association. It has also received Business School Impact System recognition from EFMD Global. External recognition has included a fifth-place ranking among top business schools for one-year programmes by BusinessWorld in 2025, a bronze award for innovation in business education at the 2025 QS Reimagine Education Awards, and a fifth-place position among emerging private business schools in the 2026 Outlook-ICARE assessment. Masters' Union has held five convocation ceremonies, with reported chief guests including Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath, Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Lenskart founder Peyush Bansal, Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma. In January 2026, the Government of Haryana issued the institution a Letter of Intent to pursue conversion into a state private university under the Haryana Private Universities Act. That month, Masters' Union also announced plans for a new 10-acre Gurugram campus within a larger business district. The proposed development indicates an intention to expand its physical footprint and institutional status, although the available material does not establish that the transition or campus construction has been completed.

Masters' Union was established in 2020 in Gurugram, Haryana, by Pratham Mittal. From its foundation, the institution adopted a broad higher-education model covering undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive study in business and technology. Its founding board was assembled from several professional domains, including management consulting, telecommunications, banking, economics, public policy, and academia. Members included Arun Maira, Mukund Rajan, Karthik Ramanna, Narendra Jadhav, Bhaskar Chakravorti, and Satish Krishnan. This composition reflected the institution's stated interest in combining academic instruction with experience from industry and public life. The academic model developed around applied and interdisciplinary programmes. Undergraduate courses were introduced in Technology and Business Management, Psychology and Marketing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Finance and Economics. Masters' Union also developed a 3+1 dual-degree pathway associated with Illinois Institute of Technology and Griffith University. Its postgraduate portfolio came to include the 16-month Post Graduate Programme in Technology and Business Management, as well as more specialised 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. The institution expanded beyond conventional degree programmes through executive education under the PGP Rise umbrella. Its executive subjects include general management, owners and promoters management, and a global track. A Bloomberg Equity Research Programme further extended the institution's links with professional finance education. Partnerships with companies and international schools became part of the teaching model. Reported relationships included immersion programmes with INSEAD, SDA Bocconi, the National University of Singapore, Babson College, IÉSEG School of Management, and Columbia Business School. PwC India supported artificial-intelligence curriculum development and operated the GenAI Lab, while Krutrim contributed to the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence curriculum. KPMG, Schbang, and Cars24 were identified as contributors to course delivery and live projects. In April 2023, Manoj Kohli was appointed chairperson of the board of governors. His prior leadership roles included chief executive and managing director of Bharti Airtel and country head of SoftBank India. Later in 2023, reports emerged that Masters' Union was in late-stage discussions to raise US$20–25 million in funding, reportedly with Peak XV Partners as lead investor. The institution denied that it was holding such talks, and the available reference material does not establish that a financing transaction occurred. Masters' Union has held five convocation ceremonies. Reported chief guests have included entrepreneurs Nithin Kamath, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, and Peyush Bansal, as well as Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and cricketer Rohit Sharma. The institution has also pursued external recognition and sector affiliations. It holds institutional memberships with AACSB, EFMD Global, and the Business Graduates Association, and has received BSIS recognition from EFMD Global. In 2025, BusinessWorld placed it fifth among top business schools for one-year programmes, and it received a bronze award for innovation in business education at the QS Reimagine Education Awards. Outlook-ICARE ranked it fifth among emerging private business schools in 2026. In January 2026, the Government of Haryana issued Masters' Union a Letter of Intent to pursue a transition into a state private university under the Haryana Private Universities Act. During the same month, the institution announced plans for a new 10-acre Gurugram campus within a proposed 150-acre business district located near offices of companies including Nestlé, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Honda, Mitsubishi, and HCL Technologies. The reference material describes these as planned developments; it does not confirm completion of the legal transition or campus project.

• 2026

  Letter of Intent for state private university transition

  [1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  The Government of Haryana issued a Letter of Intent concerning a proposed transition to state private university status.

• 2026

  New Gurugram campus announced

  [1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  Masters' Union announced plans for a 10-acre campus within a proposed business district in Gurugram.

• 2025

  Recognition for business-education innovation

  [1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  Masters' Union received a bronze award for innovation in business education at the QS Reimagine Education Awards.

• 2023

  Manoj Kohli becomes board chairperson

  [1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  Manoj Kohli was appointed chairperson of the board of governors.

• 2020

  Masters' Union established

  [1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  Pratham Mittal founded Masters' Union in Gurugram as a private higher-education institution focused on business and technology education.

Masters' Union positions itself as an applied, industry-connected higher-education institution combining business education with technology, data, artificial intelligence, design, sustainability, and specialist management subjects. Its model is differentiated by practitioner participation, corporate curriculum partnerships, international immersion, dual-degree routes, and programmes aimed at both early-career students and working professionals.

• Higher education

  Undergraduate programmes

  Masters' Union offers four-year undergraduate programmes in Technology and Business Management, Psychology and Marketing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Finance and Economics. The programmes are positioned around interdisciplinary study combining management with technology, data, behavioural subjects, finance, or marketing. Eligible students may pursue a 3+1 dual-degree pathway with Illinois Institute of Technology or Griffith University.

• Postgraduate education

  Post Graduate Programme in Technology and Business Management

  The PGP-TBM is a 16-month, full-time postgraduate programme combining technology and business management. It forms part of Masters' Union's core postgraduate offering and reflects the institution's focus on management education shaped by digital businesses, technology, and applied projects.

• Postgraduate education

  Specialist postgraduate programmes

  The specialist postgraduate portfolio covers 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. These programmes extend the institution beyond general management into functional, creative, technology-led, and sustainability-oriented fields.

• Executive education

  PGP Rise

  PGP Rise is Masters' Union's executive-education umbrella. Its reported tracks include General Management, Owners and Promoters Management, and a Global Track, serving professionals, business owners, and other experienced learners seeking management development outside a conventional full-time degree format.

• Professional education

  Bloomberg Equity Research Programme

  The Bloomberg Equity Research Programme is offered in partnership with Bloomberg and focuses on equity-research skills and financial-market analysis. It adds a specialised finance-learning component to Masters' Union's wider business and executive-education portfolio.

• 2026

  Pursuit of state private university statusStrategy

  Background

  Masters' Union sought to develop its institutional standing under the Haryana Private Universities Act.

  Action taken

  The Government of Haryana issued a Letter of Intent for the proposed transition to state private university status.

  Aftermath

  The available material does not confirm that the transition has been completed.

  Source

• 2026

  Expansion through a new Gurugram campusStrategy

  Background

  The institution planned to expand its physical presence in Gurugram as part of its longer-term development.

  Action taken

  Masters' Union announced plans for a 10-acre campus inside a proposed 150-acre business district.

  Aftermath

  The campus was described as a plan; completion is not confirmed in the available material.

  Source

• 2023

  Denial of reported funding discussionsOther

  Background

  Media reports said Masters' Union was in late-stage talks to raise US$20–25 million in funding, reportedly led by Peak XV Partners.

  Action taken

  The institution denied that it was holding such talks.

  Aftermath

  No completed financing transaction is established in the available reference material.

  Reported potential funding round. (2023)

  Source

• 2026

  Haryana issues Letter of Intent for state private university transition[1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  Regulation

  The Government of Haryana issued Masters' Union a Letter of Intent to pursue a transition to state private university status under the Haryana Private Universities Act.

• 2026

  Masters' Union announces plans for a new Gurugram campus[1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The institution announced plans for a 10-acre campus in Gurugram within a proposed 150-acre business district near major corporate offices.

• 2023

  Masters' Union reportedly discusses a potential funding round[1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Media reports said the institution was in late-stage discussions to raise approximately US$20–25 million in a round reportedly led by Peak XV Partners. Masters' Union denied that it was holding such talks.

• 2023

  Manoj Kohli appointed chairperson of the board of governors[1]Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org

  Leadership change

  Masters' Union appointed Manoj Kohli, a former chief executive and managing director of Bharti Airtel and former country head of SoftBank India, as chairperson of its board of governors.

1. 1Masters' Unionen.wikipedia.org