Mesa School of Business: Best Startup Leadership PGP & UG Programs

Undergraduate Program in Business Management & Entrepreneurship

4 years

Full-Time

Bangalore Campus

AI-focused

Learn by building

CXO-led classes

Built by alumni from:

Built by alumni from:

Supported by Founders from:

Supported by Founders from:

Backed by

Backed by

Founders Office <br> Internships

3

Founders Office
Internships

Shadow startup founders & gain real work experience via founder’s office internships

Real <br> Businesses

4

Real
Businesses

Build a D2C brand, AI product, YouTube Channel, and your very own startup

AI <br>Tools

50+

AI
Tools

Get fluent in the ultimate AI stack: Cursor, Lovable, Relevance, Zapier, Perplexity, Replit and dozens more.

Global <br> Immersions

4

Global
Immersions

Step into Silicon Valley for a  3-month immersion in California, amongst other global ecosystems in London & Singapore.

Outdoor <br> Experiences

15+

Outdoor
Experiences

Run learning camps in rural schools, trek the Himalayas, compete in sports championships, organise a 1 Cr college fest.

Supporters and Investors

Kunal Shah

Kunal Shah

Cred Founder
Advisor - Sequoia Capital
Advisor - AngelList
Avid Angel Investor

Vidit Aatrey

Vidit Aatrey

Meesho Founder
IIT Delhi
Ex - InMobi

Vijay Shekhar

Vijay Shekhar

Paytm Founder
Delhi College of Engineering
Avid Angel Investor

Mekin Maheshwari

Mekin Maheshwari

Udhyam Founder
Ex - Flipkart
Avid Angel Investorz

Abhiraj Bhal

Abhiraj Bhal

Urban Company Founder
IIM Ahmedabad
IIT Kanpur

Varun Khaitan

Varun Khaitan

Urban Company Founder
IIT Kanpur
Ex - BCG

....and 50+ startup founders

Program Details

UG in Business Management & Entrepreneurship

4 years

Full-Time, Residential

Aug, 2026

Bangalore

1

Build Real Businesses

Build with real customers, real revenue and real product. Learn how to launch a D2C brand, build a Gen AI product, and build your own YT channel and get subscribers.

2

Learn directly from Founders

Move away from outdated syllabi, and learn directly from those who have built million-dollar businesses. Solve 200+ cases on the Indian startup ecosystem with their founders themselves.

3

Work Experience w/Founders

Complete three founder’s office internships with fast-growing early-stage startups. Learn real-life decision-making, work closely with a founder while executing high-impact projects.

4

Master AI and Product Building

Go beyond theory and get hands-on with the full stack of product and AI skills. Learn programming fundamentals and understand how AI really works: design user flows on Figma, code applications, integrate APIs, and ship features.

5

Academic Rigour

Learn new-age skills from world-renowned experts and professors from top universities, with multi-disciplinary subjects ranging from philosophy and economics to marketing, finance, and AI.

6

Global Exposure

Spend 3 months at Mountain View, US, learning entrepreneurship from top Silicon Valley founders and operators. Visit offices of new age startups, unicorn startups and global tech companies like Google, Meta

Build Real Businesses

Step out of the classroom &  build your own business

₹5 Cr Startup Fund

Get funding to launch your own venture

1:1 Founder Mentorship

Directly from 100+ startup leaders.

Pitch to Top VCs

Get your first cheque while you're in college.

4 Real Businesses

With real revenue & real customers

4 Unique Businesses  that are not just projects

From your first term at Mesa, the action begins with real products, real customers & real revenue.

Real Case Studies done by Founders

At Mesa, every CXO class is a live startup case: you’ll break it down, debate it, and build your own playbook.

Work Experience w/ Founder’s

Work under India’s top founders while learning

Founder’s Office Internships

Earn 3+ internships that give your resume an unmatched edge.

50+ mentors

Get unparalleled guidance to structure and execute your ideas.

Startup Network

Access 100+ startups across diverse industries.

20+ skills

Master skills from building AI workflows to closing deals.

In Office Projects

Students work on projects that move real business metrics, work in teams, and are a part of important meetings with the leadership team.

As competition heated up in the high-protein yogurt space, Epigamia needed to decide whether to double down or pivot its strategy. Mesa students led market research, 100+ consumer interviews, and taste tests to uncover insights, then built a 24-month roadmap across brand, product, and growth.

Epigamia

Blue Tokai wanted to scale its café footprint smarter, not faster, by choosing locations backed by data. Mesa students built a site selection framework that blended demographics, traffic, competition, and economics into one decision-making model.

Blue Tokai

Qila Games, an India-based studio, aimed to enter the Middle East by positioning its multiplayer game as both a gaming and social platform.

Mesa students built a complete GTM strategy covering branding, product design, and user user acquisition and retention, and competitive differentiation in the MENA region.

Qila Games

Establish Blezd as a distinct jewellery brand in the spiritual jewellery space leveraging while building its identity as an innovative market disruptor.

Apps for Bharat

Build an investment thesis in the sports sector on multi-sport facility businesses, sports equipment brands and retail businesses.

V3 Ventures

Device a GTM strategy for Comet’s newest sneaker drop while preserving its exclusivity.

Comet

AI & Product focus

Build real AI products, launch on product hunt and get 100 paying customers

150 hours AI Curriculum

From no-code to fine-tuning

25+ AI tools

To gain expertise in

Build Automation Agents

Automating startup workflows

Product Building Blocks

Learn UI, APIs, and databases.

AI tools offered to Founding Cohort

Term 1

Foundations of Al & No-Code Product Building

Term 2

Voice, Multimodal, and Agentic Al Products

Term 3

Vertical Al Products + Automation + Vibe Coding

Term 4

Fine-Tuning & Open Source Al Productization

Term 5

Building the Al Agents of the Future

Term 6

Scaling Products & Building Al Systems

Term 7

Thesis - Solve a Real Problem with Al

Tools

Techniques

AI tools offered to Founding Cohort

TOOLS

TECHNIQUES

New-age Academics

Learn business fundamentals from world-renowned experts

Top B-School Profs

Faculty from IIM, ISB, and Kellogg.

diverse learning

600+ hours of practical, applied learning.

Real-World Case Studies

75+ startup cases across industries.

Specialized Majors

Master 6 pathways for focused growth.

Marquee Professors

Take a peek into our most-loved courses taught by well-acclaimed professors across the globe.

Global exposure

Spend 3 months in Silicon Valley learning & building with global innovators.

UC Berkeley Immersion

Spend a quarter mastering the art of starting up

Silicon Valley Treks

Visit iconic startup offices like Airbnb, Doordash, and Google.

Global Founder Network

Learn directly from 50+ visionary founders & operators.

Investor Demo Day

Pitch your venture to 25+ leading global investors.

Choose to pursue a global immersion  in our partner schools in countries such as

Select your path and build your future

Meet the Founding Cohort

A peek into the 100 builders, creators, and innovators who make up Mesa’s Founder’s Batch

Admissions for UG in Business Management & Entrepreneurship are open!

Early Bird Deadline: 28 Dec, 2025

Eligibility Criteria

Education

Students currently enrolled in Class XIIth & Pass-outs (2024 onwards)

Stream

Students from any stream can apply for the program

A step-by-step guide

1

Info Session

A 30-minute online session where you're walked through everything about the Mesa program. This is a compulsory step, and you cannot proceed further with the application without attending an info session!

2

Take the Mesa Admissions Test (MAT)

The MAT takes a unique place here at Mesa. We believe that conventional tests don’t do justice to the range of skills that a candidate brings. The MAT goes beyond a standard test format and has video & written sections with on-the-spot prompts.

3

Submit Your Application Form

Tell us about your journey so far. We will give you a set format within which you can tell us about the extracurriculars you have excelled in, the leadership positions you have stepped in, the projects you have worked on and so on!

4

Group Discussion & Interview Process

Shortlisted candidates move through the next rounds with multiple members of the interview panel. This includes a profile deep-dive, group discussion & final round.

5

Receive the  verdict

You will receive your result within 10 working days of your last interview, with one of the three options: selected, waitlisted, or rejected. Waitlisted candidates hear back on their final candidature at the end of the admissions round.

Key dates and deadlines

Rounds	Deadlines	Interviews
Early Bird	Dec 28, 2025	Dec - Jan
Round 1	March 1, 2026	Feb - Mar
Round 2	May 16, 2026	April - May
Round 3	July 19, 2026	June - July

Fee Structure

Fee Components	Amount
Tuition Fees (incl. GST)	₹ 30,00,000
Admissions & Onboarding Fees	₹ 1,00,000
Academic Resource & Tech	₹ 12,00,000
Academic Resource & Tech	₹ 5,00,000
Total	₹ 48,00,000

Yearly Fee

Year-wise Breakdown
Year 1	₹ 16,00,000
Year 2	₹ 14,50,000
Year 3	₹ 13,50,000
Year 4	₹ 4,00,000
Total	₹ 48,00,000

We provide scholarships of up to 75% on tuition fee for high-performing candidates

Fee is exclusive of accommodation charges of ₹3,50,000 per year and global immersion fee

Scholarships Available

The Mesa cohort comprises exceptional & diverse candidates. We are committed to eliminating all financial barriers for these outstanding candidates, guaranteeing an unparalleled peer learning experience.

Financing

We offer various financing options for our students, each designed with flexibility and convenience in mind, allowing you to focus on your studies without financial worry.

Students, once offered a seat, gain access to Mesa's loan partners for short & long term loan options, covering 100% of their tuition & accommodation fees, with up to 12 years in loan tenure.