08 December, Gurugram (Haryana)
[India] : As CAT aspirants across India prepare for yet another competitive
admission season, many are also pausing to ask a bigger question: What
truly guarantees strong career outcomes after business school?
Stepping into this conversation with striking early results is HiveSchool,
India’s first specialised Sales Business School, which has announced an average
placement of ₹15 LPA and a highest package of ₹30 LPA in just its very
first placement cycle.
In its inaugural placement season
(2024–25), HiveSchool recorded an average CTC of ₹14.76 LPA,
with 33 students receiving 38 offers. Over 70% of these
roles came from US-facing B2B startups, many backed by leading firms and
hiring for critical revenue, sales, and GTM leadership roles. The numbers have
already begun outperforming several Tier-2 MBA colleges and even select Mini
IIMs drawing increasing attention from CAT aspirants looking beyond
traditional MBA pathways.
With this early momentum, HiveSchool
has now set a bold long-term vision: to become one of India’s Top 20
B-Schools by 2030.
“We’re not building a B-school to
win brochure battles or chase legacy rankings,” said Nikhil Gaur,
Founder of HiveSchool. “We’re building a school focused entirely on
outcomes. If CAT aspirants are putting in two years of preparation, they
deserve a direct line to real-world success. That’s the gap we exist to fill.”
A New Destination for Serious CAT
Aspirants
HiveSchool is now scaling its fully
offline, 9-month Postgraduate Program in Sales, Technology &
Entrepreneurship, based in Gurugram. At a time when most CAT-driven MBA
programs remain theory-heavy, HiveSchool’s model is deeply execution-first.
Students work on:
- Live business simulations
- Weekly founder-led problem statements
- Role-specific sales and GTM sprints
Direct exposure to high-growth startup environments
The objective is simple: to
create job-ready revenue leaders from Day 1.
“The online model helped us validate
demand and placements,” added Nikhil Gaur. “Going offline allows us to build
culture, peer learning, and intensity at an entirely different level. CAT
aspirants today don’t just want degrees they want proof of outcomes.”
The Three Pillars of the
HiveSchool Model
HiveSchool’s academic and placement
framework rests on three core pillars:
1. Curriculum Built by Operators,
Not Academics
Modules include founder-led sales strategy, sales operations, full-funnel GTM,
revenue tech, and enterprise sales systems.
2. Mentorship by Startup Leaders
Students are mentored by senior operators from companies such as LinkedIn,
MakeMyTrip, Zomato, and fast-scaling SaaS startups.
3. Outcome-Driven Placements
Students are placed into real revenue-critical roles like Account
Executive, Founder’s Office, Revenue Analyst, and GTM Strategist often
working directly with founders, CROs, and GTM heads.
HiveSchool is also expanding
its VC and startup partner network to actively support talent from
underrepresented backgrounds and build a sustainable pipeline of
next-generation sales leaders.
From Shark Tank to Offline Campus
HiveSchool’s real-world learning
philosophy gained national attention following its appearance on Shark
Tank India, where Aman Gupta, Co-founder of boAt, advised the
founders to move into a more immersive offline model. The team had already
begun acting on this advice even before the episode aired and formally launched
its offline Gurugram campus shortly thereafter.
What’s Next for CAT Aspirants?
With admissions now open for
its first full-scale offline PGP cohort, HiveSchool is positioning itself
as a high-ROI alternative for ambitious CAT aspirants who care as much
about placements and live exposure as they do about brand names.
About HiveSchool
HiveSchool is India’s first
business school dedicated to building elite Sales, GTM, and Startup
talent for the global tech economy. Its flagship 9-month
Postgraduate Program in Sales, Tech & Entrepreneurship is delivered
fully offline in Gurugram and led by top startup operators. With a fast-growing
placement record, strong VC and founder backing, and a sharply outcome-driven
model, HiveSchool is redefining what business education can look like for
India’s next generation of operators.
Website: https://hiveschool.co
