Two-year, industry-aligned programme aims to prepare graduates for one of India’s fastest-growing sectors.
Hyderabad, (Telangana) [India] 12 June 2026: Anurag University, managed by Gayathri Educational and Cultural Trust, today announced the launch of its Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), with KPMG in India, providing technical support through the delivery of select specialised courses within the programme.
The university will oversee the programme’s overall design, delivery, and student assessment, with the inaugural batch of this two-year, full-time programme set to begin in August 2026 at the Hyderabad campus, with an intake of 30 students. Applications are currently open and will close in the first week of July 2026.
The MBA-BFSI programme is structured with a key focus on bridging the gap between classroom learning and the operational reality of the sector. The curriculum has been partly shaped by KPMG in India to mirror how the sector actually operates. Students will have an opportunity to engage with simulated industry case studies, applied learning modules, and capstone projects spanning banking operations, financial analysis, risk and compliance, wealth management, and investment banking. The assessment and grading will be undertaken solely by Anurag University.
Access to training materials will be provided through a learning management system for a defined duration, in line with programme requirements.
Anurag Palla, Associate Vice President, Strategy, Anurag University said “India’s financial services sector is being rewritten by digitisation, regulatory complexity, and the deepening of formal credit and capital markets — yet universities continue to graduate students who are taught about banking but rarely from inside it. Working with KPMG in India, we’ve designed a programme where students learn from people who work in the sector every day — while Anurag University retains full ownership of the degree and its assessment. For our students, that is the difference between graduating with a degree and graduating with a perspective.”
Narayanan Ramaswamy, Partner and National Head, Education and Skill Development, KPMG in India said
“The BFSI sector’s growth in India over the last two decades has been interesting and transformational — it is structural, and more importantly is set to accelerate further. In this information age, the sector today is looking for talent that can walk in with an understanding of products, customer preferences, risk and regulatory aspects of the sector. In this context KPMG in India’s involvement with Anurag University, is centered on contributing to the curriculum through the delivery of select specialised courses, bringing industry perspectives into the classroom through applied learning, simulated case scenarios, and mentoring— so that graduates of this programme enter the workforce with confidence and context, along with credentials,”
