Build the Future. From Bharat, for the World.
Build the Future. From Bharat, for the World.
Education Built for Tomorrow.
At SOF, learning is alive — bold, applied, and built for what’s next.
The Curriculum
Modules
TOPICS
What You'll Learn
What you'll Build
Leadership & Human Capital
Executive Communication
The "Own the Room" framework. You will learn voice modulation, narrative construction, and high-stakes boardroom presentation skills to command attention instantly
Deliver a 3-minute visionary talk on a complex topic to a live audience, graded on persuasion and body language.
The Feedback Lab
A rigorous interpersonal dynamics lab focused on giving and receiving radical candor. Learn to build Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and remove ego from leadership
A guided session where peers give unfiltered, constructive feedback to each other
High-Stakes Negotiation
Tactics for salary negotiation, vendor contracts, and conflict resolution. Learn to move conversations from "Compromise" to "Win-Win."
The "Hostage" Simulation: A scenario where students must negotiate a high-value vendor contract with conflicting objectives.
Strategic Decision Making
Mental models for better choices. Learn frameworks like First Principles Thinking, Second-Order Thinking, and Inversion to make high-quality decisions under pressure.
The "Hiring & Firing" Drill: Review real resumes to pick a founding team and then simulate a "letting go" conversation with an underperformer.
Corporate Governance & Ethics
The responsibilities of a Director. Understand Board management, fiduciary duties, and how to navigate ethical dilemmas in business
The Boardroom Crisis: Students act as Board Members deciding on a CEO's future after a simulated ethical scandal (e.g., data leak cover-up).
Finance & Economics
Financial Reporting & Control
Demystifying the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements to read a company’s health instantly.
You will also perform a "Forensic Audit" on real annual reports (e.g., Indigo vs. SpiceJet) to expose hidden risks and cash leaks that CEOs don't talk about.
Cap Table Simulation
Understanding equity dilution, vesting schedules, and ESOPs. You will learn how to structure a company so founders retain control during fundraising.
The Flipkart Dilemma: Re-enacting Flipkart's funding rounds; students must structure deals to prevent the founders from losing board control.
Venture Capital Dynamics
How fundraising actually works. Navigate term sheets, pre-money vs. post-money valuation, and understand investor psychology.
The Term Sheet War: A live negotiation battle where one half plays "VCs" (demanding liquidation prefs) and the other "Founders" (protecting equity).
Startup Unit Economics
The physics of profitability. Master CAC (Acquisition Cost), LTV (Lifetime Value), and Gross Margin analysis.
The "Tirupur" Cash Crunch: Manage a garment factory's inventory and vendor payments for 4 simulated quarters to avoid bankruptcy during a demand surge.
Working Capital &Cash Management
Survival finance. You will learn to manage Cash Conversion Cycles, optimize inventory turnover, and ensure the business never runs out of liquidity.
The Liquidity Trap: A simulation where students must unlock cash from a "stuck" supply chain without taking a new loan
Business Law & Taxation (India Stack)
Compliance essentials. A founder-focused primer on GST, TDS, Corporate Law, and how to stay compliant without drowning in paperwork.
Compliance essentials. A founder-focused primer on GST, TDS, Corporate Law, and how to stay compliant without drowning in paperwork.
Debt Strategy & Capital Structuring
Beyond VC. You will learn how to use Debt (Working Capital Loans, Venture Debt) effectively to grow a business without diluting equity.
The Banker’s Grill: Pitch a ₹5 Cr loan application for a factory expansion to a real-world credit committee
Technology & Product
Foundations of AI for Managers
Learn business use-cases and applications of data science, machine learning, and AI. Software implementations of these techniques
The "Prediction Model" Sprint: Use a no-code ML tool (like Akkio or Google Vertex AI) to train a model on a real dataset (e.g., past sales data) to predict future revenue, creating a tangible business forecast from raw data.
Applied AI & Automation
Using Generative AI as a "Co-Pilot" for strategy, research, and workflow automation using N8N, Make, Zapier. Includes frameworks for Responsible AI & Data Privacy.
The "Zero-Employee" Agency: Build an automated lead-generation and email response system that runs entirely on AI agents without human intervention.
Product Management
The full product lifecycle. You will learn to write PRDs (Product Requirement Documents), manage engineering sprints, and execute User-Centric Design.
The "Napkin to Feature" Sprint: Write a PRD for a new Swiggy/Zomato feature and "sell" it to a mock engineering team to assess feasibility.
UI/UX Foundations
You will learn the basics of User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX)—how to wireframe a landing page that converts, understand user flow, and spot "Bad Design" before it kills your product.
The App Redesign Challenge: Redesign a confusing government or banking app screen to improve usability and conversion rates using Figma.
Platform Economics
Understanding network effects and two-sided marketplaces. Learn how tech giants (like Uber or Zomato) achieve massive scale.
The "Cold Start" Problem: Design a strategy to get the first 100 drivers and 100 riders for a new ride-sharing niche in a Tier-2 city.
No-Code Development
Rapid prototyping. Learn to build functional websites, apps, and internal tools without writing a single line of code using modern tools like Antigravity, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, Supabase etc
The 48-Hour MVP Build: Build and launch a functional directory or booking app (e.g., "Kochi Turf Booker") that can accept payments.
Tech Infrastructure & Cloud Economics
The CEO’s guide to IT. Understanding Cloud costs (AWS/Azure), the difference between frontend/backend, and how to manage technical debt.
The "Cloud Bill" Audit: Review a bloated AWS bill for a scaling startup and identify 30% cost savings without breaking the product.
Strategy & Operations
Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy
The roadmap from "Code" to "Cash." Learn to define target personas, select channels, and orchestrate a launch that gains early traction
The "First 100" Sprint: Create a launch plan to acquire the first 100 paying customers for a B2B SaaS product using only organic channels.
Pricing Psychology
Moving beyond "Cost-Plus" to "Value-Based Pricing." Understand willingness-to-pay, tiered pricing models, and how to use pricing as a growth lever.
The Menu Engineering Challenge: Restructure the pricing of a subscription service to nudge users toward the highest-margin tier.
Operations Management
The engine of the business. Learn supply chain logistics, inventory management, and process optimization for physical and digital products.
The Supply Chain War Game: Simulate a supply chain disruption (e.g., a port strike) and re-route logistics to keep the factory running.
Crisis & Risk Management
Business continuity planning. Learn how to navigate PR disasters, funding cuts, and operational failures in real-time.
The "Twitter Storm" Sim: Handle a live PR crisis (e.g., a food safety rumor) spreading on social media, drafting statements and managing stakeholders.
Legal Strategy &
Intellectual Property
The "Prenup" for business. Learn how to trademark brands, patent ideas, and structure ironclad Co-Founder Agreements
The "Founder Breakup": Draft a Co-Founder Agreement that handles a hypothetical scenario where one founder leaves the company after 1 year.
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Vendor management. Learn how to negotiate with suppliers, manage COGS (Cost of Goods Sold), and build a resilient supply chain.
The Vendor Standoff: Negotiate a bulk purchase deal with a "tough" supplier (mentor) to reduce raw material costs by 15%
Family Business Transformation
Modernizing the legacy. Learn how to professionalize a traditional family business (e.g., a Jewellery chain in Thrissur or Spice Exporter in Cochin), managing succession dynamics and "Old Guard vs. New Blood" conflicts.
The "Old Guard vs. New Blood" Pitch: Pitch a digital transformation plan to a skeptical "family board"
Sales & Marketing
Growth Hacking
The Viral Loop Design: Engineer a referral program for a consumer app that incentivizes users to invite 3 friends within 24 hours.
The "One-Person Creative Studio." Learn to use AI tools (Seadance, Kling Ai, Midjourney, RunwayML, Canva Magic) to generate professional logos, marketing videos, and ad creatives instantly bypassing the need for expensive agencies.
Content Creation & Design
The art of the deal. Master B2B, B2C sales psychology, pipeline management (CRM), cold outreach, and closing high-ticket deals
The art of the deal. Master B2B, B2C sales psychology, pipeline management (CRM), cold outreach, and closing high-ticket deals
Sales Force Management
The ₹500 Ad Challenge: Run a live ad campaign with a small budget and optimize it daily to achieve the lowest Cost Per Lead (CPL).
Positioning and identity. Learn visual identity and storytelling techniques that differentiate a local brand on a global stage
Performance Marketing
The post-purchase journey. Learn how to reduce churn, increase Net Dollar Retention (NDR), and turn customers into advocates.
The post-purchase journey. Learn how to reduce churn, increase Net Dollar Retention (NDR), and turn customers into advocates.
Strategic Brand Building
Positioning and identity. Learn visual identity and storytelling techniques that differentiate a local brand on a global stage
The Rebranding Pitch: Take a "boring" commodity brand (e.g., cement or pipes) and pitch a fresh, Gen-Z relevant brand identity
Customer Success & Retention
The post-purchase journey. Learn how to reduce churn, increase Net Dollar Retention (NDR), and turn customers into advocates.
The "Save the Customer" Call: Role-play a conversation with a high-value client who is about to cancel their contract.
Public Relations & Corporate Communications
Controlling the narrative. Learn how to get press coverage without a budget and handle crisis communications effectively.
The Press Release Sprint: Write a press release for a product launch that gets picked up by a blog (real outreach).
Capstone - Real World Immersion
SOF Orbits
Global Immersions to understand scale
Global Market Study: A 5-day field trip where students must produce a "Market Entry Strategy" for an Indian brand entering that specific country.
SOF Safaris
Operational reality of scale through exclusive industry visits.
- FreshToHome Ops (Kochi): Deconstruct the "Cold Chain" revolution.
- Lulu Mall (Kochi): Analyze consumer psychology - shelf placement, footfall heatmaps, and the science of maximizing revenue per square foot.
- Textile Giants (Tirupur): Witness massive assembly line efficiency, global export compliance, and how to manage a labor force of 5,000+ workers
- Luker Electric (Coimbatore): Learn about component sourcing, inventory turnover, and the assembly logic of a hardware brand.
- Ather Energy (Hosur): Deconstruct the "Make in India" supply chain—witnessing how raw battery cells are packed into modules and how software defines the vehicle
The Entrepreneur’s Challenge
Launch your first company.
The Launch: Actually selling a product/service and generating revenue (real currency) within the program timeframe.
The Intrapreneur’s Challenge
Crack high-impact role in network companies.
The Boardroom Simulation: Students serve as executives for a quarter, defending their results, strategy, and P&L to a "Board of Directors”
Modules
TOPICS
What You'll Learn
What you'll Build
MODULE:
Leadership & Human Capital
TOPICS
What You'll Learn
What you'll Build
Leadership & Human Capital
Executive Communication
The "Own the Room" framework. You will learn voice modulation, narrative construction, and high-stakes boardroom presentation skills to command attention instantly
Deliver a 3-minute visionary talk on a complex topic to a live audience, graded on persuasion and body language.
Leadership & Human Capital
The Feedback Lab
A rigorous interpersonal dynamics lab focused on giving and receiving radical candor. Learn to build Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and remove ego from leadership
A guided session where peers give unfiltered, constructive feedback to each other
Leadership & Human Capital
High-Stakes Negotiation
Tactics for salary negotiation, vendor contracts, and conflict resolution. Learn to move conversations from "Compromise" to "Win-Win."
The "Hostage" Simulation: A scenario where students must negotiate a high-value vendor contract with conflicting objectives.
Leadership & Human Capital
Human Capital Management
The art of building teams. Strategic hiring (The "First 10 Hires"), setting OKRs (Objectives & Key Results), and managing performance in high-growth environments.
The "Hiring & Firing" Drill: Review real resumes to pick a founding team and then simulate a "letting go" conversation with an underperformer.
Leadership & Human Capital
Strategic Decision Making
Mental models for better choices. Learn frameworks like First Principles Thinking, Second-Order Thinking, and Inversion to make high-quality decisions under pressure.
The "War Room" Scenario: Teams have 2 hours to make a critical pivot decision for a startup facing a sudden market crash, utilizing decision matrices.
Leadership & Human Capital
Corporate Governance & Ethics
The responsibilities of a Director. Understand Board management, fiduciary duties, and how to navigate ethical dilemmas in business
The Boardroom Crisis: Students act as Board Members deciding on a CEO's future after a simulated ethical scandal (e.g., data leak cover-up).
Finance & Economics
Leadership & Human Capital
Financial Reporting & Control
Demystifying the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements to read a company’s health instantly.
You will also perform a "Forensic Audit" on real annual reports (e.g., Indigo vs. SpiceJet) to expose hidden risks and cash leaks that CEOs don't talk about.
Leadership & Human Capital
Cap Table Simulation
Understanding equity dilution, vesting schedules, and ESOPs. You will learn how to structure a company so founders retain control during fundraising.
The Flipkart Dilemma: Re-enacting Flipkart's funding rounds; students must structure deals to prevent the founders from losing board control.
Leadership & Human Capital
Venture Capital Dynamics
How fundraising actually works. Navigate term sheets, pre-money vs. post-money valuation, and understand investor psychology.
The Term Sheet War: A live negotiation battle where one half plays "VCs" (demanding liquidation prefs) and the other "Founders" (protecting equity).
Leadership & Human Capital
Startup Unit Economics
The physics of profitability. Master CAC (Acquisition Cost), LTV (Lifetime Value), and Gross Margin analysis.
The "Tirupur" Cash Crunch: Manage a garment factory's inventory and vendor payments for 4 simulated quarters to avoid bankruptcy during a demand surge.
Leadership & Human Capital
Working Capital &Cash Management
Survival finance. You will learn to manage Cash Conversion Cycles, optimize inventory turnover, and ensure the business never runs out of liquidity.
The Liquidity Trap: A simulation where students must unlock cash from a "stuck" supply chain without taking a new loan
Modules
TOPICS
What you'll Build
What you'll Build
Leadership & Human Capital
Executive Communication
The Feedback Lab
High-Stakes Negotiation
Human Capital Management
Strategic Decision Making
Corporate Governance& Ethics
The "Own the Room" framework. You will learn voice modulation, narrative construction, and high-stakes boardroom presentation skills to command attention instantly
A rigorous interpersonal dynamics lab focused on giving and receiving radical candor. Learn to build Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and remove ego from leadership
Tactics for salary negotiation, vendor contracts, and conflict resolution. Learn to move conversations from "Compromise" to "Win-Win."
The art of building teams. Strategic hiring (The "First 10 Hires"), setting OKRs (Objectives & Key Results), and managing performance in high-growth environments.
Mental models for better choices. Learn frameworks like First Principles Thinking, Second-Order Thinking, and Inversion to make high-quality decisions under pressure.
The responsibilities of a Director. Understand Board management, fiduciary duties, and how to navigate ethical dilemmas in business
Deliver a 3-minute visionary talk on a complex topic to a live audience, graded on persuasion and body language.
A guided session where peers give unfiltered, constructive feedback to each other
The "Hostage" Simulation: A scenario where students must negotiate a high-value vendor contract with conflicting objectives.
The "Hiring & Firing" Drill: Review real resumes to pick a founding team and then simulate a "letting go" conversation with an underperformer.
The "War Room" Scenario: Teams have 2 hours to make a critical pivot decision for a startup facing a sudden market crash, utilizing decision matrices.
The Boardroom Crisis: Students act as Board Members deciding on a CEO's future after a simulated ethical scandal (e.g., data leak cover-up).
Finance & Economics
Financial Reporting & Control
Cap Table Simulation
Venture Capital Dynamics
Startup Unit Economics
Working Capital &
Cash Management
Business Law &
Taxation (India Stack)
Debt Strategy &
Capital Structuring
Demystifying the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements to read a company’s health instantly.
Understanding equity dilution, vesting schedules, and ESOPs. You will learn how to structure a company so founders retain control during fundraising.
How fundraising actually works. Navigate term sheets, pre-money vs. post-money valuation, and understand investor psychology.
The physics of profitability. Master CAC (Acquisition Cost), LTV (Lifetime Value), and Gross Margin analysis.
Survival finance. You will learn to manage Cash Conversion Cycles, optimize inventory turnover, and ensure the business never runs out of liquidity.
Compliance essentials. A founder-focused primer on GST, TDS, Corporate Law, and how to stay compliant without drowning in paperwork.
Beyond VC. You will learn how to use Debt (Working Capital Loans, Venture Debt) effectively to grow a business without diluting equity.
You will also perform a "Forensic Audit" on real annual reports (e.g., Indigo vs. SpiceJet) to expose hidden risks and cash leaks that CEOs don't talk about.
The Flipkart Dilemma: Re-enacting Flipkart's funding rounds; students must structure deals to prevent the founders from losing board control.
The Term Sheet War: A live negotiation battle where one half plays "VCs" (demanding liquidation prefs) and the other "Founders" (protecting equity).
The "Tirupur" Cash Crunch: Manage a garment factory's inventory and vendor payments for 4 simulated quarters to avoid bankruptcy during a demand surge.
The Liquidity Trap: A simulation where students must unlock cash from a "stuck" supply chain without taking a new loan
The Due Diligence: Teams have 3 hours to fix "Red Flags" in a messy startup legal file (missing IP, unpaid TDS) before a mock acquisition deal collapses.
The Banker’s Grill: Pitch a ₹5 Cr loan application for a factory expansion to a real-world credit committee
Technology & Product
Foundations of AI for Managers
Applied AI & Automation
Product Management
UI/UX Foundations
Platform Economics
No-Code Development
Tech Infrastructure
& Cloud Economics
Learn business use-cases and applications of data science, machine learning, and AI. Software implementations of these techniques
Using Generative AI as a "Co-Pilot" for strategy, research, and workflow automation using N8N, Make, Zapier. Includes frameworks for Responsible AI & Data Privacy.
The full product lifecycle. You will learn to write PRDs (Product Requirement Documents), manage engineering sprints, and execute User-Centric Design.
You will learn the basics of User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX)—how to wireframe a landing page that converts, understand user flow, and spot "Bad Design" before it kills your product.
Understanding network effects and two-sided marketplaces. Learn how tech giants (like Uber or Zomato) achieve massive scale.
Rapid prototyping. Learn to build functional websites, apps, and internal tools without writing a single line of code using modern tools like Antigravity, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, Supabase etc
The CEO’s guide to IT. Understanding Cloud costs (AWS/Azure), the difference between frontend/backend, and how to manage technical debt.
The "Prediction Model" Sprint: Use a no-code ML tool (like Akkio or Google Vertex AI) to train a model on a real dataset (e.g., past sales data) to predict future revenue, creating a tangible business forecast from raw data.
The "Zero-Employee" Agency: Build an automated lead-generation and email response system that runs entirely on AI agents without human intervention.
The "Napkin to Feature" Sprint: Write a PRD for a new Swiggy/Zomato feature and "sell" it to a mock engineering team to assess feasibility.
The App Redesign Challenge: Redesign a confusing government or banking app screen to improve usability and conversion rates using Figma.
The "Cold Start" Problem: Design a strategy to get the first 100 drivers and 100 riders for a new ride-sharing niche in a Tier-2 city.
The 48-Hour MVP Build: Build and launch a functional directory or booking app (e.g., "Kochi Turf Booker") that can accept payments.
The "Cloud Bill" Audit: Review a bloated AWS bill for a scaling startup and identify 30% cost savings without breaking the product.
Strategy & Operations
Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy
Pricing Psychology
Operations Management
Crisis & Risk Management
Legal Strategy & Intellectual Property
Strategic Sourcing& Procurement
Family Business Transformation
The roadmap from "Code" to "Cash." Learn to define target personas, select channels, and orchestrate a launch that gains early traction
Moving beyond "Cost-Plus" to "Value-Based Pricing." Understand willingness-to-pay, tiered pricing models, and how to use pricing as a growth lever.
The engine of the business. Learn supply chain logistics, inventory management, and process optimization for physical and digital products.
Business continuity planning. Learn how to navigate PR disasters, funding cuts, and operational failures in real-time.
The "Prenup" for business. Learn how to trademark brands, patent ideas, and structure ironclad Co-Founder Agreements
Vendor management. Learn how to negotiate with suppliers, manage COGS (Cost of Goods Sold), and build a resilient supply chain.
Modernizing the legacy. Learn how to professionalize a traditional family business (e.g., a Jewellery chain in Thrissur or Spice Exporter in Cochin), managing succession dynamics and "Old Guard vs. New Blood" conflicts.
The "First 100" Sprint: Create a launch plan to acquire the first 100 paying customers for a B2B SaaS product using only organic channels.
The Menu Engineering Challenge: Restructure the pricing of a subscription service to nudge users toward the highest-margin tier.
The Supply Chain War Game: Simulate a supply chain disruption (e.g., a port strike) and re-route logistics to keep the factory running.
The "Twitter Storm" Sim: Handle a live PR crisis (e.g., a food safety rumor) spreading on social media, drafting statements and managing stakeholders.
The "Founder Breakup": Draft a Co-Founder Agreement that handles a hypothetical scenario where one founder leaves the company after 1 year.
The Vendor Standoff: Negotiate a bulk purchase deal with a "tough" supplier (mentor) to reduce raw material costs by 15%
The "Old Guard vs. New Blood" Pitch: Pitch a digital transformation plan to a skeptical "family board"
Sales & Marketing
Growth Hacking
Content Creation & Design
Sales Force Management
Performance Marketing
Strategic Brand Building
Customer Success & Retention
Public Relations & Corporate Communications
Building a "Cult Brand." Learn strategies for high retention, user-generated content, and creating viral loops (referral mechanics).
The "One-Person Creative Studio." Learn to use AI tools (Seadance, Kling Ai, Midjourney, RunwayML, Canva Magic) to generate professional logos, marketing videos, and ad creatives instantly bypassing the need for expensive agencies.
Scientific growth. Learn to run paid acquisition campaigns (Meta/Google Ads) and analyze ROAS (Return on Ad Spend).
Positioning and identity. Learn visual identity and storytelling techniques that differentiate a local brand on a global stage.
The post-purchase journey. Learn how to reduce churn, increase Net Dollar Retention (NDR), and turn customers into advocates.
Controlling the narrative. Learn how to get press coverage without a budget and handle crisis communications effectively.
Controlling the narrative. Learn how to get press coverage without a budget and handle crisis communications effectively.
The Viral Loop Design: Engineer a referral program for a consumer app that incentivizes users to invite 3 friends within 24 hours.
The "One-Person Studio": Create a full brand kit (Logo, Video Ad, Social Posts) for a D2C brand in 4 hours using only AI tools
The "Cold Call" Blitz: Make 20 live cold calls (or mock calls) to prospects to secure a meeting for a high-ticket service.
The ₹500 Ad Challenge: Run a live ad campaign with a small budget and optimize it daily to achieve the lowest Cost Per Lead (CPL).
The Rebranding Pitch: Take a "boring" commodity brand (e.g., cement or pipes) and pitch a fresh, Gen-Z relevant brand identity
The "Save the Customer" Call: Role-play a conversation with a high-value client who is about to cancel their contract.
The Press Release Sprint: Write a press release for a product launch that gets picked up by a blog (real outreach).
Finance & Economics
SOF Orbits
SOF Safari
Launch your first company.
Crack high-impact role in network companies.
Global Immersions to understand scale.
Operational reality of scale through exclusive industry visits.
Launch your first company.
Crack high-impact role in network companies.
Global Market Study: A 5-day field trip where students must produce a "Market Entry Strategy" for an Indian brand entering that specific country.
- FreshToHome Ops (Kochi): Deconstruct the "Cold Chain" revolution.
- Lulu Mall (Kochi): Analyze consumer psychology - shelf placement, footfall heatmaps, and the science of maximizing revenue per square foot.
- Textile Giants (Tirupur): Witness massive assembly line efficiency, global export compliance, and how to manage a labor force of 5,000+ workers
- Luker Electric (Coimbatore): Learn about component sourcing, inventory turnover, and the assembly logic of a hardware brand.
- Ather Energy (Hosur): Deconstruct the "Make in India" supply chain—witnessing how raw battery cells are packed into modules and how software defines the vehicle
The Launch: Actually selling a product/service and generating revenue (real currency) within the program timeframe.
The Boardroom Simulation: Students serve as executives for a quarter, defending their results, strategy, and P&L to a "Board of Directors”
Learn from Builders, Founders, and Thinkers.
Real-World Immersions at SOF
Real Work.
Real Impact.
Earn a Recognized Degree While You Build.
This enables a formal qualification along with the applied learning experience of SOF.
Invest in Your Future.
With ₹10 LPA+ pre-secured packages, learners see a high return on investment within 1.5–2 years of graduation.
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PGP Bharat Building is the flagship, full-time program by The School of Future. It is designed to prepare students for real-world leadership by combining structured learning, hands-on building, and deep exposure to how businesses, startups, and institutions actually operate.
This is not a traditional MBA or classroom-first program. It is a build-first, thinking-first experience.
PGP Bharat Building is for students who want to:
- Work in startups, growth-stage companies, or founder’s offices
- Eventually build their own venture
- Take leadership roles in family businesses
- Learn through real work, not rote theory
- Develop judgment, confidence, and clarity early in their careers
This program may not be a fit if you:
- Are looking for a traditional lecture-based degree
- Prefer passive learning or exam-focused education
- Expect guaranteed placements without effort
- Are unwilling to take ownership of your learning
PGP Bharat Building is demanding and requires active participation.
No. You do not need a business or startup background.
Students from any academic discipline are encouraged to apply.
What matters more is:
- Curiosity and intent
- Comfort with ambiguity
- Willingness to learn and build
- Ability to take feedback
The curriculum is structured around four pillars:
- Learn: Core business, strategy, finance, and leadership frameworks
- Build: Hands-on projects, sprints, and real-world challenges
- Scale: Growth, finance, competition, and decision-making
- Lead: Judgment, leadership, ethics, and accountability
The focus is on skills that translate directly into work.
Unlike traditional programs:
- Learning is project-led, not exam-led
- Mentors are operators and founders, not only academics
- Students work on real problems, not simulated case studies
- Emphasis is on execution, judgment, and systems thinking
This is not a part-time or online course.
PGP Bharat Building is an 18-month, full-time, on-campus program.
It combines:
- Classroom learning
- Hands-on projects and sprints
- Internships and immersive work
- Workshops and enrichment experiences
This is not a part-time or online course.
Students work on live, hands-on projects with startups, enterprises, and communities across Bharat.
These projects involve solving real business problems with real constraints and outcomes, not hypothetical case studies.
Enrichments are structured experiences that extend learning beyond the classroom. They are designed to build context, judgment, and confidence through real-world exposure.
Enrichments are not optional add-ons. They are core to how learning works at SOF.
These include:
- SOF Safaris: Exposure to real operating environments
- SOF Orbits: Global immersion experiences.
- SOF Coffee-shot lessons: Short, high-signal daily learning session
- SOF Lunch & Learn: Peer-led discussions and breakdowns
- SOF Craftrooms: Skill-focused workshops
- Insider-only events: Founder talks and closed-room sessions
These help students connect learning to reality.
SOF Safaris are guided immersions into real operating environments.
Students observe how businesses run, how decisions are made under constraints, and how teams operate at scale. Safaris bridge the gap between theory and execution
SOF Orbits are global immersion experiences for selected students.
They provide exposure to international ecosystems, work cultures, and leadership contexts, helping students build global perspective and ambition.
Coffee-shot Lessons are short, high-frequency sessions designed to sharpen thinking and communication.
They focus on clarity, synthesis, and rapid learning through consistent practice.
Lunch & Learn sessions are student-led discussions focused on peer learning.
Students break down ideas together, practice articulation, and build confidence through conversation.
SOF Craftrooms are focused, practitioner-led workshops.
They help students build practical skills through hands-on work, guided by operators and professionals.
Insider-only events are closed-room conversations with founders, leaders, and mentors. These sessions prioritize depth, honesty, and meaningful exchange over scale.
Yes. Enrichments are a core part of the SOF experience.
While some formats are selective, active engagement across enrichment formats is expected.
Enrichments help students build real-world context, professional judgment, and strong networks early in their careers.
These advantages compound well beyond the program.
Mentors are founders, operators, policymakers, investors, and leaders who have owned real outcomes.
They engage through:
- Closed-room conversations
- Workshops and craftrooms
- Decision walkthroughs
- Small-group sessions and reviews
- Invite-only events: Founder talks and closed-room sessions
Mentors teach from lived experience, not slides.
Graduates typically move into:
- Startup operator roles (strategy, growth, ops, product, founder’s office)
- Early leadership roles in growing companies
- Family business transformation and expansion roles
- Building their own ventures
- Corporate roles in high-growth Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets
Career pathways depend on individual interests and performance.
SOF does not follow a traditional placement model.
Instead, the program focuses on:
- Skill readiness and proof-of-work
- Mentor and operator networks
- Long-term career pathways
Opportunities emerge through capability, credibility, and relationships.
SOF Insider is the curated ecosystem that runs alongside the program.
- All program students become part of SOF Insider
- Insider provides access to private events, mentors, and opportunities
- Alumni remain connected through the Insider network
The program builds skills. Insider compounds relationships over time.
No. Pursuing an integrated MBA through SOF’s academic partner, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), is optional.
Students can choose to integrate the MBA for additional academic recognition, but it is not required to benefit from the SOF program.
Admissions are selective and focus on potential beyond academic scores.
The process typically includes:
- An AI-based readiness assessment
- A human evaluation and interview
- Offer and onboarding if selected
The goal is to build a high-signal cohort.
The program is based in Kochi, India.
Selected students may also participate in global exposure experiences as part of enrichment tracks.
You will be part of a small, high-signal cohort of:
- Builders, not spectators
- Curious and ambitious peers
- Students who value depth over noise
The community is designed to challenge and support you.
Applications open in phases.
You can:
- Join the PGP Bharat waitlist for early access
- Receive updates on admissions, events, and program details
Shortlisted applicants go through a structured evaluation process.
