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Hiring funnels
We study what companies actually need and how they screen for it.
Admissions open · PGDM 2027–29AICTE-approved PGDM
Teachers who did.Students who do.
An AICTE-approved PGDM in Gurugram, taught by people who have done the job.
No conventional textbooks.
Admissions desk open · Mon–Sat, 9 am–6 pm
01Start here
Where are you now?
I am a
PGDM · 2 years, full time
Two years. Six months inside a company.
For graduates in any discipline and final-year students, with up to two years of work. Every subject runs on real company problems.
- Full time
- 2years
- Seats
- 240
- Paid internship
- 6months
- Programme fee · 6 instalments
- ₹17,00,000
- Who it is for
- Graduates and final-year students with 0–2 years’ experience
- Internship
- 6-month full-time paid internship inside a company
- Premium subscriptions
- Claude Pro, Cursor, Lovable, n8n, Canva
- Entrance tests
- CAT / XAT / GMAT scores welcome, not mandatory
- Approval
- AICTE-approved PGDM · Batch 2027–29
Not sure which door is yours? Talk to admissions; the desk will tell you.
Compare the two programmes02How we teach
Real work, from people who have done it.
Want to learn batting?Learn from someone who has faced the bowling.
Rahul Dravid or Harsha Bhogle? Both know cricket. Only one has faced actual bowling.
The commentator · a conventional MBA
Talks about the game.
Theory from textbooks, taught mostly by career academics, judged by an exam.
The practitioner · First Bridge
Has faced the bowling.
Former CXOs, founders and senior consultants teach every course, through live company briefs.
03First in India
Everyone claims AI.We put it in your hands.
Every student and staff member gets 30+ AI and data tools, including premium subscriptions to these five.
- Premium01
Claude Pro
Research, writing, analysis
- Premium02
Cursor
Write software with AI help
- Premium03
Lovable
Turn an idea into a working app
- Premium04
n8n
Make routine tasks run themselves
- Premium05
Canva
Design, decks, brand content
AI answers fast.You answer for it.
AI is taught together with judgement: you learn to question what it tells you, then make the call yourself.
AI toolsAI helps at every step.
Judgement
The call stays yours.
04Faculty
They’ve facedthe bowling.
A former PepsiCo India CFO. A former Lenovo India CEO. Founders. Former deans.
- Courses taught by industry practitioners
- 100%
- Median faculty experience
- 24yrs
05Real work
Not a summer.Six months.
A paid, full-time internship inside a company, reviewed like a job. Built to convert into full-time offers.
months inside a company
PGDM · paid · full time
A live problem, step by step.
Before it, every subject runs on live company briefs.
- 01
A live problem from a company
A snack brand: which city first?
- 02
The company’s own numbers
Its sales and distribution data
- 03
A deadline that matters
Three weeks to a recommendation
- 04
A teacher who has done this work
A former marketing head
- 05
Premium AI subscriptions
To clean the data, test the options
- 06
Your decision, defended
One city, argued to its managers
Career paths. Choose up to 3.
Chosen after two full terms. Every PGDM student earns the same general PGDM diploma.
- 01B2B Marketing
- 02B2C / B2D Marketing
- 03Product Management
- 04Consulting & Strategy
- 05Finance – Operations
- 06Finance – Investments
- 07Operations & Production
- 08Supply Chain & Logistics
- 09AI & Digital Transformation
- 10Business Analytics
- 11Digital HR
- 12Startup Leadership & Innovation
06Career-proven
The curriculum is designedbackward from the hire.
First Bridge starts with the job description and works in reverse: the competencies, the tools, the assessment format, and only then the syllabus.
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Skill mapping
Curriculum is aligned to the competencies inside those roles.03
Real projects
Students work live industry tasks against real constraints.04
Placement
Students step into roles they have already rehearsed.
Potential recruiters
The organisations our career tracks are built toward, across consulting, product, finance, FMCG and high-growth technology.
07Campus · Gurugram
Built likea workplace.
Surrounded by 80+ corporates in Gurugram’s corporate core. Students live in co-living student homes.
08Admissions and fees
Five steps,every rupee.
Rolling intake; selective. CAT / XAT / GMAT scores welcome, not mandatory.
Step 1: Apply online
Apply online. The application fee is the only payment before an offer.Step 2: Shortlist
We review academic readiness, career intent, attitude and fit.Step 3: Interview
A real conversation about motivation, communication and career clarity.Step 4: Evaluation
The admissions board decides and sets any scholarship.Step 5: Offer and registration
Pay the registration fee to secure your seat. It is part of the programme fee, not on top of it.
The programme fee, in plain numbers
PGDM · 2 years, full time
₹17,00,000
Programme fee · 6 dated instalments · registration included · before any scholarship
- PGDM-X
1 year, full time
₹14,00,000
3 dated instalments · registration included
- Award
Scholarships
up to ₹4,00,000
The interviewing board decides every amount and tells you with your offer.
Hostel ₹2,40,000 for the two years + ₹30,000 refundable deposit
Education loans through partner banks.
AICTE-approved PGDM
Check it yourself at aicte-india.org.
Questions? A real person answers
+91 93113 80376Admissions desk · Mon–Sat, 9 am–6 pm
