ADMISSIONS

How to join the founding cohort.

Applications open on 20 October 2026. Admissions are rolling, with 40 seats, and close in May.

An experienced mentor in a tweed jacket guiding two attentive business apprentices around a dark wood boardroom table with analytics charts, soft warm lamps.
KEY DATES

The dates

Applications open

Applications open

20 October 2026

Admissions close

Admissions close

May

Cohort starts

Cohort starts

July 2027

Admissions are rolling, subject to seat availability.

ELIGIBILITY

Who can apply

We are looking for graduates and second-generation business heirs from across India. Parents are part of the conversation.

  • You have completed an undergraduate degree, in any discipline.
  • No prior work experience is required.
  • Applicants from diverse academic backgrounds are welcome.

What we look at

  • Overall potential
  • Aspirations
  • Academic journey
  • Communication
  • Initiative
  • Fit with the programme

Who should not apply

An honest answer before you start · 45 sec

THE PROCESS

From first call to your seat

A profile-based process: we evaluate your overall potential, not a single exam score.

Two of your three interviews are with the founders, Piyush and Prabal.
Step 1
First call
Steps 2–4
Three interviews, a day apart
Steps 5–7
Offer and seat

Step 1

Counsellor call

Qualifies the lead

Step 2

Interview 1

Piyush or Prabal

24h

Step 3

Interview 2

The other founder

24h

Step 4

Interview 3

External mentor

within 48h

Step 5

Offer decision

Founders decide, scholarship set

7 days

Step 6

Decision window

Post-offer call, parent call if required

accepted

Step 7

Seat confirmed

Seat booking paid, payment plan set

Each step has one owner and a time limit.

3
interviews, a day apart
48h
to an offer, after the last interview
7 days
to accept your offer
Entrance exam

No exam to sit

There is no entrance exam. Admissions are profile-based. If you have a CAT or other exam score from 2025 onwards, you may submit it optionally, and it is preferred if submitted.

Documents

What to keep ready

  • Class 10 marksheet or certificate
  • Class 12 marksheet or certificate
  • Undergraduate degree or final-year academic documents
  • Government-issued ID
  • A recent photograph
  • Relevant achievement certificates, if applicable

To the student whose exam did not go their way

Anubhav Dubey, Advisor · 45 sec

Decision and seat

After the final interview

The decision

The founders decide within 48 hours of your third interview, and you receive an offer letter.

Confirming your seat

You have 7 days from the offer to accept. Your seat is confirmed once the seat-booking amount is paid and the payment schedule is agreed.

Deferral

Deferrals may be considered case by case, subject to approval and seat availability in the next cohort.

UNSURE?

Unsure if you are the right fit?

Something not covered here? Every question we can answer today is on the Parents and FAQ page, and a real person will answer the rest.

Meet the founders: Yash, Piyush and Prabal
APEX UNION

A business school for builders, in Indore.

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