Masters’ Union To Set Up New University In Gurugram After Haryana Cabinet Approval of Private Universities Bill

Masters’ Union will establish a full university campus in Gurugram after the Haryana Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, approved the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The technology-focused institution reported an audited average placement package of Rs 34.07 lakh per annum in its latest cycle, a highest package of Rs 1.28 crore, and said it has supported more than 80 student startups as it prepares to scale from a business and technology school into a full-fledged university on a 5.14-acre site in Gurugram.

“We started Masters’ Union with a simple belief that students learn some things best by actually building, solving and doing. The Cabinet approval gives us an opportunity to take that philosophy to the scale of a university,” said Pratam Mittal, founder of Masters’ Union.

Placement and entrepreneurship performance

Masters’ Union said its latest placement figures were audited by B2K Analytics (formerly Brickwork Analytics). Key placement and international recruitment numbers released by the institution include:

• Average domestic compensation: Rs 34.07 lakh per annum.
• Highest package: Rs 1.28 crore per annum; four offers exceeded Rs 1 crore.
• International offers: 30 offers from the US, Canada, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, with an average international compensation of Rs 64 lakh per annum.

Beyond placements, Masters’ Union emphasised entrepreneurship outcomes. The school says it has supported more than 80 student startups through programmes such as its Venture Initiation Programme. Of those, 10 startups incubated through the Venture Initiation Programme have collectively raised over Rs 22 crore and recorded combined annual revenue of Rs 35 crore in FY25.

Venture funding and notable student startups

Student-founded ventures have attracted investment from a range of investors. Firms and investors named by the institution include 100X.VC, Lumikai, Big Bets and IIFL Wealth. A cited example is Meta Fashion, a student-founded digital fashion startup developing virtual fashion for gaming platforms, which raised approximately USD 400,000 in a pre-seed round led by Lumikai.

Campus details and regulatory clearance

The proposed Masters’ Union university will occupy about 5.14 acres of contiguous land in Gurugram. Current built-up area on the site is approximately 1.07 lakh square feet, of which roughly 96,600 square feet is instructional space alongside administrative facilities. The institution plans to expand infrastructure as the university grows, with proposed facilities that include accelerator and venture-building spaces, maker and analytics laboratories, student residences, cultural and sports facilities, and research and incubation infrastructure.

The university proposal underwent the statutory scrutiny required under the Haryana Private Universities Act, 2006: it was reviewed by the Academic Committee and Finance Committee, and a committee chaired by the Chairperson of the Haryana State Higher Education Council recommended issuing a Letter of Intent subject to stipulated conditions.

Outlook

With Cabinet approval secured, Masters’ Union is positioned to transition from a practitioner-led school model to a comprehensive university model in Gurugram. The institution will need to implement the recommended conditions from statutory committees while building the expanded campus facilities and scaling its placement, research and incubation activities to match university-level offerings.