Cohort 1 · The OG · August 2026
A full-time, in-person programme in Bangalore. You don't study business here — you build companies with real customers and real revenue, from Term 1, mentored by founders and CXOs who have done it.
Degree + build
Not one or the other. Alongside the programme you enrol in an accredited online degree, and we build your week around it.
You enrol directly with the university and hold the qualification in your own name. We help you choose the right one and structure your schedule so it fits alongside the build work.
We're a new school. If we get something wrong, your degree is unaffected — it sits with an established university, not with us. That's deliberate, and it's the honest version of a founding-cohort risk.
A degree teaches you the subject. It won't get you customers. That's the part we do — four real businesses, mentors who've built them, and output you can show anyone.
Cohort 1
We're starting at twenty, not two hundred — and being in the first cohort is not a consolation prize. It's the whole offer.
Twenty students against the full mentor bench. Every founder session is small enough that you're in the conversation, not the audience.
There is no upper year to copy. What the OG cohort builds, argues about, and ships becomes the standard everyone after you inherits.
The businesses this cohort launches are the case studies the programme is judged on. That cuts both ways, and it's the point.
What makes it different
Launch four ventures during the programme — a D2C brand, a Gen AI product, a content business, and a full startup. Real customers, real revenue, from Term 1.
Classes are led by founders and operators who have built and scaled businesses. Every session is a live case you break down, debate, and build a playbook from.
Three internships working directly under startup founders. Real strategy and real decisions — not coffee runs or admin.
150+ hours of hands-on curriculum, from no-code prototyping to fine-tuning open models, building agents, and shipping products to paying customers.
600+ hours of business fundamentals across six specialisations, taught by academics alongside practitioners. Rigour meets relevance.
International immersions built into the programme, working alongside founders and operators in the world's major startup hubs.
AI-native curriculum
Seven terms, each ending in something shipped.
| Term | Focus |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | AI foundations & no-code tools |
| Term 2 | Voice AI, multimodal & agentic AI |
| Term 3 | Vertical AI, automation & rapid prototyping |
| Term 4 | Fine-tuning & open-source models |
| Term 5 | AI agents & autonomous systems |
| Term 6 | Scaling AI products & systems |
| Term 7 | Capstone thesis & launch |
Admissions
Applications are evaluated on potential, not just academics.
Class XII enrolled or passed out from 2024 onwards. No minimum percentage requirement.
Science, commerce, arts — all welcome. We evaluate your builder mindset, not your stream.
Curiosity, ambition, and evidence of initiative — projects, leadership, or any creative work you've started yourself.
A 30-minute session on the programme, the workspace, the curriculum and outcomes. Compulsory before applying.
A short written and video assessment to understand how you think and solve problems. No preparation needed.
Tell us about what you've built, led, or started, and why you want to build with AI. We want to know who you are beyond grades.
A 45-minute conversation with the admissions team and a faculty member. No trick questions.
Communicated within 10 working days: selected, waitlisted, or detailed feedback for a future application.
Cohort 1 begins this month and a small number of the 20 seats remain. Applications close at the end of August 2026. With an intake this small we review them in the order they arrive.
Fees
One flat annual fee covering tuition, academic resources, technology and workspace. Your online degree is enrolled and paid for separately — the full picture is below. Scholarships available up to 75%, awarded on potential rather than marks alone.
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | ₹4,00,000 |
| Year 2 | ₹4,00,000 |
| Year 3 | ₹4,00,000 |
| Year 4 (4-year track) | ₹4,00,000 |
| Total — 3 years | ₹12,00,000 |
| Total — 4 years | ₹16,00,000 |
Two separate bills, so you can see the whole thing before you decide.
| Paid to | For | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| GenAIstartups | The programme — teaching, mentors, workspace | ₹4,00,000 |
| Your university | Online degree tuition, billed by them directly | Set by the university |
Ask us for the exact combined figure on your call — we'll give you both numbers in writing before you commit to anything. The GenAIstartups fee is inclusive of tuition and GST, admissions and onboarding, academic resources and technology, and your desk and workspace access. Living costs, accommodation and international travel are arranged and paid for by you. Degree fees are set by the awarding university, paid to them directly, and may change independently of ours. Financing is available through partner banks with repayment tenures up to 12 years.
Register your interest
The cohort begins this month, so we're moving quickly. Leave your details and a counsellor will call you within one working day to walk you through the remaining steps.