Masters' Union, Gurgaon

Master’s Union students have shown amazing results since its inception. During the 2023 placement drive of cohort 2023, around 137 recruiters visited to hire the batch of 163 students. The highest package offered was INR 57.08 LPA, the average package was INR 34.07 LPA and the median package was INR 32.18 LPA. The other placement details of the 2023 cohort are as follows:

• More than 180 offers were made to the students and among them, 142 were accepted by the students, 12 students opted out for family business & startups, and 9 students are seeking live projects.
• The PPO conversion rate was 75%.
• The sector offering the highest package was Large Tech, followed by Emerging Tech and FinTech.
• Most of the offers were made in the consumer sector, followed by the Finance & Fin-tech sector. 
• Some of the job roles offered to the students were Chief of Staff, Consulting & Strategy, Product Management, Marketing, Finance, Sales, Data & Operations, etc. 
• The students were placed in major cities like Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, etc and 2% of the students were also placed abroad. 

Masters Union and SOIL Gurgaon are both notable B-Schools of India. Masters Union was established in 2020 and is known for its Innovative and Rigorous approach to Business Education. SOIL Gurgaon, on the other hand, was founded in 2008 and is known for its Peer Learning, Strong Corporate Connect and Global Exposure.

Masters Union PGP Rise Fee is INR 23,24,600 while SOIL Gurgaon PGDM Fee is INR 14,80,000. The detailed fee structure is as follows:

Admission into Master’s Union is based on a 2-stage process, where the candidates are holistically evaluated. So there is no direct admission to the institute. 

The admission process to Master Union usually includes a MUBAAT exam, which is an institute-conducted exam. There is no specific cutoff for this exam and evaluates the student's aptitude ability, communication skills, Numerical Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Planning, Abstract Reasoning, and Problem-solving. This is an exam for which one cannot prepare. They can obviously prepare for the aptitude part, but not for the game-based evaluation. The game-based evaluation mainly checks what sort of decision one can make and their way of planning and problem-solving. Then those who clear the cutoff will be called for the personal interview round. 

If you are someone who is hesitating to apply to Master’s Union because of poor academics. Then you should surely consider applying to Master’s Union because it is an institute that evaluates the students holistically and not based on their academic performance. They do not even consider the scores of any national-level exams. Also if you have a work experience of around 1-2 years then that will add an extra benefit. They usually look for people who can bring some kind of experience to the cohort. 

Master’s Union also look for individuals who possess leadership capabilities. So if you are someone who can communicate well and has good communication skills then you can surely use this skill to impress the panelists. 

During the 2023 placements around 20% of students were placed in Chief of Staff and Founder’s Office roles. Then there were around 6 - 7 VC offers from small VC firms, large VC firms, Indian and International VC firms. Then there were roles for Data & Consulting, Product Management, Sales, Finance, Operations, etc.

Master’s Union conducts various events throughout the year. They keep calling the CXOs, MDs, Startup founders, etc to take workshops. Then in every term, Master’s Union conducts challenges for the students like the Dropshipping challenge, Creators challenge, etc. 

Then there are various clubs and committees through which the majority of the events happen. There are alot of academic clubs that conduct events like Startup Week, Hackathon, etc. One of the major cultural events of the Master’s Union is ‘UNMUTE’, which was started by the 2023 cohort. This event includes a lot of workshops, competitions, Quizzes, and cultural events.

Master’s Union takes around 201 students in a cohort, which is then divided into 3 sections. Master’s Union mainly considers candidates with at least 2 years of work experience, so the cohort usually has around 8% - 10% freshers. The average age of the students is around 26 years and the average experience is 3 years. The Cohort 2024 had 30% women and 43% students from engineering backgrounds.