Pay after placement courses in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Delhi: study online from any city
The pay after placement programme Masai offers with MICA runs live online, so your city does not decide whether you can join. Only the Elevate unit meets in person, in Bengaluru.
Quick answer: Masai's pay after placement programme is live online, so your city, whether Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune or Delhi, does not decide whether you can join. Classes run 5 days a week, 3 hours a day. The only in-person unit is Elevate, held in Bengaluru, with mandatory attendance and a ₹5,000 fee that leaves out food, stay and travel. The PAP fee follows your placement CTC band.
Masai resumes its flagship Pay After Placement (PAP) programme in collaboration with MICA, Ahmedabad. It is the Pay After Placement Certification Programme in Business Analytics with AI, and it leads to a MICA Certificate, earned with at least 60% in each unit plus the other completion criteria. MICA carries its own listing of the certificate programme in Business Analytics with AI on its website.
Fees and terms as of 4 November 2026.
Pay after placement courses in Bangalore and every other city
A learner in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune or Delhi joins the same programme. Units 1 to 5 run live online, 5 days a week, 3 hours a day, and the programme asks for about 25 hours a week in all. The programme takes about 26 weeks (six months) and up to ten months, depending on your pace and mastery. You need a laptop.
It is an online pay after placement course for graduates and above, aged 20 to 28. It prepares you for roles such as Business Analyst, Marketing Analyst and Product Analyst, using Python, SQL, Excel, Power BI and Jupyter.
Unit 1 is the five-week Foundation Unit: business foundations and the analyst mindset, SQL for analysts and a mini project, ending with the Foundation Test. Units 2 to 5 cover Excel and Python, Pandas and Power BI, statistics with A/B testing and marketing and product analytics, and applied machine learning. All of it is taught live online, so none of it asks you to relocate.
The one in-person unit: Elevate in Bengaluru
Unit 6, Elevate, is the placement readiness unit. It is offline in Bengaluru and attendance is mandatory. It covers resume building, LinkedIn profile optimisation, mock interviews, interview preparation and communication skills training. The in-person format enables face-to-face interviews with hiring managers and direct feedback on interview performance.
Elevate costs ₹5,000, charged only if you reach Unit 6, and it is non-refundable. The fee does not cover food, stay or travel, so a learner coming from another city budgets for those separately. Elevate gives preparation and access to opportunities. It does not guarantee a job.
The optional MICA campus immersion in Ahmedabad
MICA was established in 1991 in Ahmedabad. It is an autonomous non-profit institution focused on strategic marketing and communication, with residential and online programmes. Learners in this programme may attend an optional campus immersion in Ahmedabad, at ₹5,000 per participant per day, with travel and stay extra.
The immersion is optional, so no learner in any city has to travel to Ahmedabad. The guide to MICA and Masai roles in the Business Analytics with AI programme sets out the MICA and Masai roles, including faculty.
If you live in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi or elsewhere
| Where you live | How you study | What needs travel | What it adds beyond the fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore | Live online from home | Elevate, held in your own city | Local travel and meals during Elevate, which the ₹5,000 does not cover |
| Mumbai | Live online from home | Elevate in Bengaluru | Travel to Bengaluru, plus food and stay there |
| Pune | Live online from home | Elevate in Bengaluru | Travel to Bengaluru, plus food and stay there |
| Delhi | Live online from home | Elevate in Bengaluru | Travel to Bengaluru, plus food and stay there |
| Any other city | Live online from home | Elevate in Bengaluru | Travel to Bengaluru, plus food and stay there |
In every row the Ahmedabad campus immersion stays optional. What travel to Bengaluru costs depends on where you start from.
What you pay, and when
The PAP fee depends on the band your placement CTC falls in. Here is what you pay, and when:
| Stage | What you pay | When |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifier test | ₹99 | Before you join |
| Enrolment | ₹10,000 plus GST | At counselling, to hold your seat |
| Elevate | ₹5,000 | Only if you reach Unit 6 |
| PAP fee, placement CTC of ₹3.00 to ₹4.99 LPA | ₹1,80,000 plus GST | Only after an eligible placement |
| PAP fee, placement CTC of ₹5.00 LPA and above | ₹2,50,000 plus GST | Only after an eligible placement |
Before a job, if you reach Elevate, you pay ₹99 + ₹10,000 + ₹5,000 = ₹15,099 plus GST. If you are placed in the first band and pay one time, the total is ₹15,099 + ₹1,80,000 = ₹1,95,099 plus GST. In the second band it is ₹15,099 + ₹2,50,000 = ₹2,65,099 plus GST. Travel and stay for Elevate come on top.
The PAP fee can be paid one time or in 36 monthly EMIs through NBFC partners. The EMI route costs more in total, and subvention cost and GST are extra where they apply. The breakdown of MICA Business Analytics with AI fees works out every sum.
What a city-specific pay after placement listing should state
Any PAP listing that names a city should say four things: whether classes are live online or in a classroom, which units need in-person attendance and where, what the in-person unit costs and what it leaves out, and whether the fee changes by city. For this programme the answers are live online, Elevate in Bengaluru, ₹5,000 without food, stay or travel, and a fee set by CTC band. The guide to how to compare pay after placement courses in India lists more points to weigh.
Who can join from any city
The programme is for graduates and above, aged 20 to 28, with a laptop. The steps are:
- Take the ₹99 qualifier test.
- Attend the mandatory webinar and read the information email, which carries the terms, FAQs, brochure and acceptance letter.
- Attend one-to-one counselling.
- Sign the Acceptance Agreement and pay ₹10,000.
- Complete the five-week Foundation Unit and the Foundation Test.
- Sign the Placement Agreement, issued to those selected.
- Hold a TransUnion CIBIL score of 700 or above and submit the signed agreement and documents, to enter Unit 2.
To continue, you need 90% attendance, 80% assignment completion, 60% in assessments, all required projects and adherence to the Code of Conduct. The guide to the MICA Masai qualifier test and Foundation Unit walks through each step.
Masai's placement record and hiring partners
Masai publishes a 94% placement rate, an average alumni salary of ₹6.9 LPA and a highest package of ₹36 LPA, with a network of 5000+ hiring partners and 10,000+ graduates placed in top companies. Employers on the Masai placements page include Swiggy, Ola, Paytm, ShareChat, Dream11, BharatPe, Ajio and Capgemini. Placement figures as published on masaischool.com on 4 November 2026.
These figures describe Masai's programmes to date, not the MICA Business Analytics with AI programme, whose first learners have yet to complete it.
The average and highest figures are history, not a promise, and the PAP fee bands follow your own placement CTC. Resume building and LinkedIn profile work happen at Elevate, in person, and placements run in a staggered way over several months after the programme ends. Placement is not guaranteed.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a classroom in Bangalore?
Units 1 to 5 are live online, so they have no classroom. The in-person part is Elevate, Unit 6, held offline in Bengaluru with mandatory attendance.
Do I have to move to Bengaluru?
No. You study live online from your own city. You attend Elevate in person in Bengaluru, and the ₹5,000 fee does not cover food, stay or travel for it.
Can I join from Mumbai, Pune or Delhi?
Yes. The programme is live online, so a learner in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi or any other city studies the same way. Eligibility is graduates and above, aged 20 to 28, with a laptop, and Elevate needs a trip to Bengaluru.
Who pays for Elevate travel?
The learner does. The ₹5,000 Elevate fee does not include food, stay or travel.
Is the optional MICA campus visit compulsory?
No. The campus immersion in Ahmedabad is optional. It costs ₹5,000 per participant per day, with travel and stay extra.
How much is the PAP fee?
The fee depends on your placement CTC band: ₹1,80,000 for ₹3.00 to ₹4.99 LPA and ₹2,50,000 for ₹5.00 LPA and above, plus GST. It falls due only after an eligible placement.
The fees, units and terms are on the MICA Business Analytics with AI programme page.
Placement support is not a job guarantee. Past record is no guarantee of future prospects. The programme is offered by Masai in collaboration with MICA, Ahmedabad.