The Mumbai-based start-up is preparing for an initial public offering of around ₹1,000 crore in FY27 and plans to file its draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in the third quarter.
The company reported over 3,000 full-time placements across three programmes — the Certificate in Investment Banking Operations (CIBOP), the Postgraduate Financial Analysis Programme (PGFAP), and the Postgraduate Programme in Data Science & Analytics / Machine Learning with GenAI (PGA). These form part of a broader portfolio in which total placements exceeded 4,500 during the year.
CIBOP accounted for 2,186 placements. Hiring took place throughout the year, peaking at 243 placements in January 2026. The October–December quarter recorded 715 placements at an average CTC of ₹4.5 lakh. The highest offer in this programme was ₹15 lakh.
PGFAP placed 161 students across 65 companies. The highest CTC was ₹14 lakh. The average entry-level salary stood at ₹6 lakh, with a median of ₹5 lakh. Approximately 29.7% of students secured packages above ₹5 lakh, around 12% exceeded ₹7 lakh, and 7% crossed ₹8 lakh.
The PGA programme placed 582 students across 302 companies. The highest offer was ₹23 lakh at Hexagon. The average entry-level CTC was ₹6 lakh. Around 25.3% of students secured packages above ₹6 lakh, and 17 students received offers exceeding ₹10 lakh.
Recruiters spanned banking, financial services, technology, healthcare, manufacturing and e-commerce. Companies included Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, Nomura, Société Générale, Citi, Northern Trust, MSCI, State Street Bank, CRISIL, Hexagon, Flipkart, NTT Data, HDFC Bank, Wipro, Hitachi Energy, Pfizer, Cartesian Consulting and Furlenco.
“The education sector today needs to focus on outcomes. 4,500 placements in one year, across finance, data science and AI, with more than 500 companies hiring our learners. The model is straightforward: train people in what the market actually needs, and take responsibility for the outcome,” said Nikhil Barshikar.
The data points to a shift towards skill-based hiring. Finance graduates earned ₹4.5–6 lakh on average, while nearly 30% of PGFAP students secured packages above ₹5 lakh. A segment of graduates in AI and analytics received offers exceeding ₹10 lakh.
The company said demand remains strong for roles in investment operations, financial analysis, data science, analytics and AI. “India’s graduate unemployment challenge will not be solved by degrees alone. It will be addressed by institutions that take direct responsibility for employment outcomes.”
