How can I become an investment banker in India?

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Amit Kumar Agrawal, former Summer Intern at Bain Piramal PE Fund (2018)
Answered Dec 29

Investment Bankers helps institutions in Fund raising (either IPO or Secondaries) and in
M&A.

The could be of two types of Investment Banks you can target - Bulge Bracket/MNCs and
Indian Banks.

Bulge Bracket consists of world’s largest global investments Banks. It includes the
likes of BAML, Barclays, CitiGroup, CS, Goldman, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS. I’ve
also included other MNC Banks (Moelis, Standard Chartered, etc.) in this category
because they do the same work and give the same pay.
They typically have a 8–15 member team and are very selective in their hiring policy.
There are very ...

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Prayag Kumar, CFA Level 3 Candidate, Business Valuation Analyst at Visible Alpha
Answered Mar 27
People Do get Jobs after Clearing CFA level -1. However, the irony is that they don’t get a
job because of just clearing CFA level-1.
Look at it this way :
Most of the CFA Candidates look for “Core Finance” Profiles , such as Valuations,
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Amisha Sharmä, former Investment Banker at Cians Analytics

Updated Mar 25

I’ll begin with my background. Post that, I’ll put forth my story of transformation into an
Investment Banker.
Note : Read this answer completely to get a realistic opinion.

Few years back, I cleared CA final and started working with a Big 4 firm in audit team.
Pretty much frustrated by the routine nature of work, I started looking for other options
in Core Finance. Thus, terms such as Valuations, Equity research, Financial modeling
and Investment banking were the first that came to my mind.
Finally, I got convinced by my fellow mates in the office (Who were in Valuations
already) to make a ...

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Prayag Kumar, Studied Investment banking and Financial Modeling

Updated Mar 2

In indian context, until and unless you are from tier-1 MBA college, there are no “short”
or “direct” routes to get into investment banking.

However, if you have already done your MBA, but still couldn’t get your foot into this
field, or if you’re a fresh undergraduate, then I have some achievable options that you
might consider.

1. Take up a job in non-core finance field ( Financial due diligence, Audit,

Taxation etc.) in a Big 4 firm and show excellent performance for few years .
Later you might request your HR to make an Internal Switch for getting the
desired profile. However, this isn’t a s...
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School of Jobs, lives in India

Updated Nov 17, 2016

If you are in India then SIB can train and place you in investment banking in 7 weeks.
Since 2007, SIB has an average placement record of 90% and enabled many CFAs,
Freshers, CAs, MBAs & Engineers to realize their career ambitions. Most recently 1)
CRISIL Limited just hired from School of Investment Banking for their EQUITY
RESEARCH team 2) PwC India just hired from SIB for it's CORPORATE FINANCE
team. See our website for all the info and alumni feedback.

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Ross Ledehrman, former Quant, Investment & Risk Manager

Answered Feb 20, 2018

When I was doing my MSc Quantitative Finance, I got bored extremely quickly.
Therefore I decided to look around during my studies, and started a full time job as
quant. It was easy to combine.

During my studies, I noticed half if not more were all wanting to get into investment
banking. Many of the students I knew got in through the IBC in the Netherlands, or
banks like Goldman and JP Morgan literally visiting the campus who nearly begged for
people to hand in their CVs after a guest lecture.

I couldn't be fuzzed. Investment Banking? Fuck that.

So I was happily working as a quant, until a peri...

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Manogya Sahay, Born and brought up by Indian Parents

Updated Feb 28, 2018

Steps you may follow to become an Investment Banker

Step 1 (Stream in class 12th)

Candidates after 10+2 of any stream can take up banking as their career, but it is advised
to take commerce with Mathematics.

Step 2 (Graduation)

Graduates specialized in Commerce, Mathematics or Economics are preferred more. You

may enroll in bachelor's degree programs in business administration with a
concentration in banking and financial management to further your understanding.
These programs offer courses in marketing, management and strategic planning,
accounting, and finance. Those who graduate with a bach...

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Vidita Mehta, Data Science, Big Data Analytics & FinTech Advisor at Imarticus (2018-
present)
Updated Aug 24, 2018

Hi,

Glad that you’re showing interest in one of the most aspirational careers - Investment
Banking.

It is considered one of the premier fields in the financial industry & the career
opportunities in this field is on the rise.

To make a career in Investment banking you should have a bachelor's degree which
belongs to the finance / commerce background. Knowledge of Economics is even better,
not a pre-requisite though. If you have a certification in Investment banking it will be
added advantage for you.

Imarticus Learning offer a Certified Investment Banking Operations

Professional (CIBOP) program...

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Crowly Mathew Arackal, Indian by birth, Indian by heart.

Answered May 26, 2016

Join an Investment Bank as an Investment Banker. You may need to gain expertise in
assessing financial risks and project viabilities to get the recruitment easier. Additional
knowledge about the Bank’s activities in the area will be useful too.

An investment banker is an individual who works in a financial institution that is in the

business primarily of raising capital for companies, governments and other entities, or
who works in a large bank's division that is involved with these activities, often called an
investment bank.

Investment bankers often work at investment banks, the largest of ...

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Syed Fayaaz, works at Investment Banking

Answered Jan 28, 2017

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Syed Fayaaz's answer to Which course should I apply after 12 for investment banker?

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Naushad Shaikh, Analyst at BNY Mellon, Pune (2017-present)

Answered Nov 26, 2017

First know what Investment banks do? What there business is ?

To this I will put some of the points for you,

Investment banks that helps investors in right from investing their wealth to
management of their wealth. IM have different functions like Merger and acquisitions,
retail banking, Investment banking and Corporate banking/finance.

To get into Investment banks you don't need any special degree. For this you should have
some qualities or you can build these qualities:

 Good knowledge about Securities market (Must)

 Good analytical skills.
  Knowledge about welath management services
 Knowledge abou...
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Gurprakash Singh, Post Graduate Investment Banking & Quants, University of Wales
Aberystwyth Prifysgol Cymru
Answered Feb 21, 2018

There are 3 divisions in IB front, middle and back office, majority of the global names
that we have in India GS, JPM, Barclays etc., have out sourced their back office ops to
India. If you want to be in front desk start with getting yourself a degree in finance
..There are number of certifications available on National Stock Exchange of India
Ltd. which will help you enhance your subject knowledge on a specific topic as per your
interest. A CFA certification is aspirational in the long run may be once you are 2 years in
the line of business. And most importantly see if you can get an inter...

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Anshuman Sinha, Content and Partnership relation Manager at Unacademy (2017-
present)
Answered Aug 31, 2016

Steps how to become an investment Banker:

1.their is not a separate course about investment banking. so, you need to be specialised
in accounting, economics or Finance.

2. try to improve your PPt presentation skills.

3. The best thing you can do to get an investment banking job right out of college is to get
a summer internship at an investment banking firm before graduating.

4. gain some experience and continue the job

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