Masters' Union Business School launches India’s first MBA-style travelling programme

Gurugram-based Masters' Union Business School has unveiled a “first-of-its-kind” travelling postgraduate programme, PGP Bharat, designed to give students hands-on exposure to India’s business ecosystem across 20 cities. The initiative blends classroom learning with immersive field experiences, internships, and consulting opportunities with Fortune 500 companies and top Indian startups.

Unlike a traditional MBA, PGP Bharat allows students to work directly with decision-makers, observing and participating in real business operations. The six-month programme, spread over three academic terms, includes 40 practitioner-led sessions, mentoring, and real-world immersions in ports, plants, markets, and policy offices.

The curriculum has been crafted by an international academic panel including Edward Rogers (former CKO at NASA), Karthik Ramanna (Oxford University), Bhaskar Chakravorti (Tufts University), and Mihir Mankad (Harvard and Tufts University).

“PGP Bharat teaches business where it is built. Students grow rapidly when they sit with founders and practitioners to diagnose challenges or defend solutions that directly impact the market,” said Pratham Mittal, Founder of Masters' Union. Mittal, son of Rajya Sabha MP and LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal, added that the programme also allows students to present pre-seed startup ideas while strengthening practical business understanding.

Each city visit focuses on a central operating question. In Mundra, students quantify logistics costs and propose solutions; in Jalandhar, they work to improve manufacturing throughput; in Mumbai, they study markets, regulation, and finance through institutions like RBI, NSE, and HDFC. Bengaluru immersions emphasize product development and scaling alongside founders and VCs, Darjeeling explores farm-to-retail value chains, and Lucknow assesses vendor readiness in the defence corridor. Other cities on the route include Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, and the Andamans.

By combining classroom theory with on-the-ground experience, PGP Bharat aims to produce graduates who understand business from the inside out, equipped to navigate India’s complex, evolving economy.