Masters’ Union launches ‘PGP Bharat,’ a traveling business program

Masters’ Union has launched a new postgraduate program called ‘PGP Bharat,’ a traveling business course designed to take management education beyond the classroom.

The six-month program will send students across 20 Indian cities to work directly with Fortune 500 companies and top startups, learning core business disciplines through on-site experience rather than lectures.

The curriculum blends internships, consulting assignments, and field immersions at leading institutions.

Finance modules take place at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Stock Exchange (NSE), and HDFC, while logistics is studied at Adani Ports in Mundra.

Students learn manufacturing and operations at ITC and Nivia facilities in Jalandhar, explore cooperative management at Amul in Gujarat, and study venture creation with companies like CRED, Meesho, and Zerodha in Bengaluru.

PGP Bharat includes 35-plus field immersions, 40-plus sessions with CXOs, practitioner-led workshops, and one-on-one mentoring.

The program runs across three terms: the first focuses on travel-based immersions and business assignments in 20 cities, the second combines classroom learning with a dropshipping challenge, and the third centers on startup creation and pitching pre-seed business ideas.

Each city visit revolves around an operational problem that students must solve alongside professionals.

A logistics module in Mundra examines how to reduce delays, while a manufacturing project in Jalandhar improves production efficiency.

In Mumbai, students analyze markets and regulation through exposure to financial institutions, and in Lucknow, they assess supplier readiness within the defense corridor.

“PGP Bharat is a special course for us because it teaches business where it is built: in ports, plants, markets, and policy offices across India,” said Pratham Mittal, Founder, Masters’ Union.

“In our other programs, we have seen how quickly students grow when they sit with founders and practitioners to diagnose a bottleneck or defend a memo that must answer basic market questions. PGP Bharat doubles down on that idea,” added Mittal.

“It keeps the learning in the field and asks for clear evidence of what students can do. Along the way, it shows them the building blocks of Bharat and the spirit that holds them together - the hard work, the hustle, and the quiet depth of our business community. We want that spirit to take root in our students,” he said.

Manoj Kohli, Chairman of Masters’ Union, added, “Good management education should develop sound judgment and a respect for how decisions are made in the real world. PGP Bharat places students with decision-makers at organizations such as Adani, Amul, ITC, RBI, NSE, HDFC, Godrej, and leading founders and investors. The test is simple: can you improve a line on the shop floor, design a plan that stands up to scrutiny, or run an experiment that moves a real metric?”

Teaching will be led by senior industry professionals from host organizations, supported by global faculty such as Dr Edward J Rogers (former Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA Goddard), Prof Karthik Ramanna (Oxford Saïd), Dr Bhaskar Chakravorti (Tufts), and Mihir Mankad (Harvard/Tufts).

Admissions for the inaugural 2026 cohort will open in three rounds, October, December, and January, and are available to final-year students, recent graduates, early-career professionals, family business successors, and international applicants. No prior work experience is required.

Masters’ Union has already received over 5,000 inquiries and multiple sign-ups within the first day of launch, signaling strong interest from learners seeking a hands-on alternative to traditional MBA programs.