Sunstone, India’s pioneering higher education services provider, has made it to a significant achievement by securing over 1,400 confirmed placements for its MBA and PGDM Class of 2024. Distributed across more than 30 campuses across the country, this placement is a humongous step towards redefining management education in India. The figures have been authenticated by Brickworks Analytics, the same agency India’s top Institutes of Management (IIMs) utilize to authenticate placements data.

This newest milestone solidifies Sunstone’s student-focused and results-oriented vision for higher education. By prioritizing employability as the centre of its pedagogy, Sunstone is disrupting conventional management education paradigms, especially for Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. During the 2024 placement season, it had over 578 recruiters across 24+ sectors with well-known names like Reliance Retail, PhonePe, Axis Bank, and Aditya Birla. These firms would not just provide entry positions but also mid-management level positions, indicative of their increasing corporate faith in Sunstone-trained professionals.

The in-country highest stipend received by a Sunstone student this year was ₹26 lakh annually. Over 8 students also got international placements, an achievement which is a testament to Sunstone’s growing global presence and its determination to open windows of international opportunities to students from any where. These success stories are also testaments to the growing acceptance of Sunstone’s learning model by multinational recruiters.

Most notable about this placement triumph is not necessarily the numbers or offer percentage, but even more so its overall effect on students hailing from disadvantaged locations. Majority of the shortlisted candidates are from metro cities such as Patna, Guwahati, and Coimbatore, and several are also first-generation postgraduates. To such families and individuals, Sunstone has emerged as a mode of upward mobility and career transformation.

In an era when the return on investment (ROI) in education is increasingly under the spotlight, Sunstone has a 63% improved ROI compared to private management schools. The college also opens up opportunities to access as much as 7 times more recruiters than typical Tier-1 private schools. These figures put Sunstone at the vanguard of disruption in India’s MBA space, where affordability and access are otherwise seen as compromises against quality.

Ashish Munjal, Sunstone Co-founder and CEO, said of this accomplishment: “In an era where ROI is under more scrutiny than ever before, Sunstone delivers 63% improved ROI than private colleges and offers 7X greater recruiter access than the majority of Tier-1 private management schools. We envision an education system where results drive learning and learning drives employability. Our placement results this year aren’t statistics—they’re evidence that change is possible, scalable, and inclusive.”

Sunstone’s success also depends on its high emphasis on real-world preparedness. The course is laden with job-specific certifications in tools like Google Ads, SEO, and Power BI so that the students are job-ready from the very first day. The students are also provided with guided career support in the form of mock interviews, resume building sessions, mentorship initiatives, and individual career guidance. This environment is constructed not only to position the student in employment, but to position them for long-term success in an expanding, highly competitive, rapidly changing jobs economy.

One of Sunstone’s most progressive initiatives is the Dream Job Policy, which allows students to apply for up to three additional job postings following placement, in case they are not satisfied with the assigned placement. Programs like Launchpad, a startup incubator on campus, and the Global Immersion Program offering global experience and international learning bring richness to the academic life of students. All these initiatives are aimed at fostering innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and cultural skills—skills that are rapidly becoming essential in the globalized business economy today.

Another innovation that puts Sunstone in the limelight is the idea of “Sunstone Coins”. It is a gamified model of interaction where students are incentivized for being actively engaged in academics and co-curricular activities. The coins collected could be exchanged against tuition charges, thus relating effort with financial value. It is a revolutionary model which not only introduces more motivation but also makes learning outcomes measurable.

While MBA candidates everywhere in India seek schools offering value, affordability, and real-world outcomes, Sunstone’s model offers a strong value proposition. The Class of 2024 placement report affirms again that Sunstone is not only a school—but a cutting-edge platform for high-achieving students who aspire to high-value, purposeful careers.

Through its successful blending of intellectual acumen, actual-world experience, and professional-lateral learning, Sunstone remains a vital innovator of new-generation MBA learning—one that is inclusive, inventive, and future-oriented.