Scaler, India’s leading tech education company that upskills working professionals and educates aspiring engineering students, has announced that it has earmarked INR 50 crore towards developing its recently launched Scaler School of Business (SSB). These funds will be used to build offline infrastructure, design and update curriculum, establish partnerships with industry, and onboard world-class leaders as coaches, mentors, and instructors.
Scaler School of Business’s full-time Postgraduate Programme in Management and Technology is not just an average MBA. It offers a unique blend of theoretical rigour and practical application, setting it apart from the rest. Learners will benefit from industry-driven evaluations, case studies from partner companies, immersive internships, and exposure to trending technologies like AI and allied industries. This comprehensive approach will make them ten times more efficient and tech-enabled than the average MBA graduate. Additionally, the Scaler Innovation Lab, an incubator set up on campus, will be accessible to SSB learners. This platform will allow them to build and present prototypes, products, apps, MVPs, and more, providing a unique opportunity to showcase their entrepreneurial and innovative skills to the country’s top investment firms.
Speaking about the latest development, Bhavik Rathod, Senior Vice President of Scaler, said:
Future leaders need to know the core business fundamentals and a deep understanding of technology and how that can be leveraged to operate at 10x efficiency. Unfortunately, most MBA programs today are still too theoretical, archaic, or lack enough industry exposure and real-world problem-solving, resulting in graduates who find it hard to get compelling job opportunities or lack the necessary skills. We aim to change that with our practical-first, industry-integrated, tech-enabled PGP-MT program at Scaler School of Business. These funds will give the team sufficient resources, empowering them to be razor-focused on delivering world-class learning experiences to our learners.
The programme is designed for technical and non-technical job opportunities suited for working professionals with few years of experience or even freshers from college. The founding cohort will have an intake of handpicked 75 to 100 students and will commence in August 2024. Scaler works with more than 900 employer-partners internationally, including the top names in every tech sector like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Zomato, Airtel, Wells Fargo, PayPal and others, who regularly hire Scaler alums, and these existing relationships will be leveraged to help SSB learners build sustainable careers.
The Scaler School of Technology and the Scaler School of Business are housed on the same campus in Electronic City, Bengaluru. This allows for a comprehensive learning experience for student groups and various unique collaboration opportunities between technology and management professionals.
Launched in 2019, Scaler’s industry-vetted curriculum provides solutions to real-world challenges addressing the changing dynamics of the technology industry through three flagship programmes: Scaler Academy, Scaler DSML and Scaler DevOPS. The company believes in creating real-life impact by focusing on ‘impact-driven’ tech talent. To further redefine tech education, the platform has launched Scaler Neovarsity – an online university that offers an outcome-focused Master’s Programme accredited with ECTS and Scaler School of Technology – a 4-year residential UG programme in Computer Science. The firm, valued at $710 million, is backed by marquee global investors such as Tiger Global, Lightrock India, and Peak XV Partners (previously Sequoia Capital India). It has expanded its footprints across India and the US.
