Investment Banking Training Course in Chennai by Uncodemy

• What investment banking is and how it differs from commercial banking
• Role of investment banks in capital markets
• Buy-side vs sell-side explained
• Front office, middle office, and back office functions
• Investment banking career paths and hierarchies
• Current industry trends and deal landscape

• Primary and secondary markets
• Equity markets: IPO, FPO, rights issue
• Debt markets: bonds, debentures, commercial paper
• Money market instruments
• Role of SEBI, RBI, and exchanges
• Trading, settlement, and clearing mechanisms

• Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement
• Reading annual reports and filings
• Ratio analysis: profitability, liquidity, solvency
• Working capital and cash conversion cycle
• Accounting adjustments and red flags
• Linkages between the three financial statements

• Excel shortcuts and navigation for speed
• Advanced functions: VLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, XLOOKUP
• Pivot tables and data tables
• Conditional formatting and data validation
• Scenario analysis and goal seek
• Building dynamic dashboards

• Model design principles and best practices
• Building a three-statement model from scratch
• Revenue and expense forecasting
• Working capital scheduling
• Debt and interest schedule
• Balancing the balance sheet

• Scenario and sensitivity analysis
• Monte Carlo simulation concepts
• M&A accretion/dilution modelling
• LBO modelling fundamentals
• Sum-of-the-parts valuation modelling
• Model auditing and error-checking

• Porter's Five Forces framework
• PESTEL analysis
• Industry life cycle and competitive positioning
• Company profiling and business model analysis
• Management quality assessment
• SWOT and strategic analysis

• Valuation approaches: income, market, cost
• Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology
• WACC calculation and CAPM
• Terminal value: Gordon Growth and Exit Multiple
• Free cash flow to firm and equity
• DCF sensitivity and scenario analysis

• Selecting comparable companies
• Trading multiples: EV/EBITDA, P/E, P/B
• Precedent transaction analysis
• Control premium and synergies
• Football field valuation summary
• Interpreting valuation ranges

• M&A types: horizontal, vertical, conglomerate
• Deal process: origination to closing
• Due diligence process and checklist
• Merger consequences analysis
• Accretion/dilution analysis
• Deal structuring and consideration

• IPO process and book building
• Follow-on offerings and QIPs
• Private placements and preferential allotments
• Debt instruments: bonds, NCDs, term loans
• Leveraged finance and mezzanine debt
• Financing strategy and capital structure

• Pitch book structure and storytelling
• Creating professional PowerPoint decks
• Company profiles and industry overviews
• Transaction case studies
• Deal execution and project management
• Client communication and presentation skills

• End-to-end financial modelling project
• Valuation of a real company
• M&A case study and analysis
• Pitch book creation for a hypothetical deal
• Capstone presentation and defence
• Portfolio-ready deliverables

Chennai's financial services and corporate back-office base continues to broaden, generating reliable demand for candidates who bring practical investment banking capabilities. The city's combination of long-established BFSI branches, a growing fintech and NBFC ecosystem, and corporate-finance teams serving its automotive and manufacturing clusters has made it a solid base for entry-level analyst roles, particularly for those open to opportunities in nearby tech parks and the wider South India corridor.

Interview panels in Chennai usually judge three things first. First, rigour in financial modelling — whether you can construct a clean three-statement model and defend each line. Second, the thinking behind your valuation — how you choose comparables, why a DCF generates the range it does, and where your assumptions originate. Third, speed and fluency with Excel under timed case-study conditions. Candidates who can explain a completed pitch book or valuation deck to an interviewer set themselves apart fastest.

This 9-month program is built to develop these very skills through live sessions, graded assignments, a completed valuation project and a capstone modelled on real deal workflows.

Since the program covers markets, accounting, modelling, valuation, M&A and pitch books, graduates can target a variety of entry-level and junior roles rather than a single title. The table below pairs each role with the core skills it relies on most.

Through a 2–5 year progression, most professionals advance from analyst to associate roles, taking on more deal responsibility, client interaction and team leadership. The skills developed in this program — modelling, valuation, M&A analysis and pitch book creation — provide the groundwork for that path.

Compensation for investment banking roles in Chennai varies with employer, experience and deal exposure. Entry-level analysts generally start at ₹5–8 LPA, while senior analysts and associates can earn markedly more. The ranges below are indicative market ranges Uncodemy uses across its course pages.

Sources reviewed: AmbitionBox, Glassdoor, Indeed and Uncodemy placement records. Reviewed: October 2026. These ranges are put together by comparing publicly reported salary data with internal placement information, and they are revisited at intervals so they remain broadly in line with the market. Actual offers in Chennai depend on the employer's size and sector, the candidate's interview performance, prior experience and the specific duties of the role — so treat the table as a planning guide.

Demand for investment banking skills in and around Chennai covers several industries, and Uncodemy's 850+ hiring network extends across many of them. The sectors below are where Chennai-based finance skills are applied most frequently today:

• BFSI: Banks, insurance companies and asset management firms with corporate finance and treasury teams.
• Fintech: Payment platforms, lending startups and wealth-tech companies requiring financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Corporate finance / KPO: Captive finance and accounting centres supporting global investment banks and consulting firms.
• NBFCs: Non-banking financial companies hiring for credit analysis, valuation and deal structuring roles.
• Consulting: Advisory firms offering transaction advisory, due diligence and corporate finance services.

Since every sector rests on the same core foundation of modelling, valuation and Excel speed, a broad investment banking program allows you to apply across industries rather than committing to one early in your career.

Becoming an investment banking analyst is a sequence of skills, each one built on the previous one. The seven steps below follow the order of this program, so you always know what comes next and why it matters.

1. Investment Banking Fundamentals & Industry Overview: Understand what investment banks do, how deals work, and where analysts fit in the hierarchy.
2. Financial Markets: Learn equity, debt and capital markets, including IPO and bond issuance processes.
3. Financial Statements & Accounting Analysis: Master the three financial statements, ratio analysis and accounting linkages.
4. Excel for Investment Banking: Build speed and fluency with the functions and shortcuts used daily on live deals.
5. Financial Modelling: Construct three-statement models from scratch with forecasting and scheduling.
6. Valuation & DCF: Learn DCF methodology, WACC calculation, terminal value and sensitivity analysis.
7. M&A, Pitch Books & Capstone: Apply everything to M&A analysis, pitch book creation and a capstone project.

Timeline: 9 months of consistent study, live sessions, assignments and project work.

Before you pick a finance course, compare the factors that shape your outcome: duration, total learning hours, live teaching, tool coverage, project depth and career support. The table presents these factors for this program so you can weigh them against any alternative.

A standalone financial modelling course or business-analyst course usually covers a narrower skill set. This Investment Banking program reaches across financial markets, accounting, modelling, valuation, M&A and pitch books — the full deal lifecycle. If your goal is a career in investment banking, M&A or equity research, this broader program is the better fit. If you only need standalone Excel or modelling skills, a shorter modelling-focused course may be more appropriate. The capstone project and career support further distinguish this program from narrower alternatives.

Uncodemy has no classroom in Chennai, so learners from the city take this Investment Banking program entirely live online. This is not a watered-down version of the course. You join the same batches, learn from the same trainers and follow the same 13-module curriculum as learners in Uncodemy's classroom programs. Sessions are conducted in real time, so you can put questions to the trainer, share your screen for model review and talk through valuation assumptions while class is in progress.

Studying online also spares you the daily commute across the city, which matters for working professionals. You can pick a weekday or weekend batch around your job and revise with session recordings.

If you would rather learn in a physical classroom and can travel, in-person training remains available at Uncodemy's Delhi and Noida centres. The fee and curriculum are the same in both modes.

Expect a 9-month commitment. Participants attend more than 90 live online sessions distributed over 13 modules and conclude with a 20-hour capstone project. Both weekday and weekend batches exist, so you can choose a pace suited to your work or study routine.

Not necessarily, though a working familiarity with finance or accounting does help. Prior investment banking experience is not expected, because the course opens with fundamentals. Module 1 assumes no background, and accounting along with Excel is developed progressively.

Over 10 tools are taught: Microsoft Excel, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Financial Modelling Templates, Bloomberg Terminal concepts, Capital IQ concepts, PitchBook concepts, Power BI, Python for Financial Analysis, plus financial data and research platforms. Rather than being shown once, each tool is used in practical assignments and case studies.

Yes. Financial Modelling Fundamentals appears in Module 5, Advanced Financial Modelling in Module 6 and Valuation Techniques & DCF Analysis in Module 8. Hands-on work covers three-statement model construction, DCF valuation, WACC computation and sensitivity analysis.

The capstone forms Module 13, Investment Banking Projects & Capstone, and requires 20 hours. You complete an end-to-end financial modelling exercise, a valuation of a real company, an M&A case study and a pitch book for a hypothetical transaction, then present your findings and defend the assumptions behind them.

All 90+ sessions are live and instructor-led. Session recordings are additionally provided so that you can revise at your own pace or cover anything you missed.

The program costs ₹21,500, and with 18% GST added the total payable is ₹25,370. This figure stays the same regardless of mode or city — live online from Chennai or classroom-based in Delhi or Noida — and there are no hidden extras.

Yes, EMI payments start at ₹4,228 per month for a 6-month tenure, spreading the ₹25,370 fee across equal monthly instalments. *The precise EMI figure, tenure and eligibility conditions may vary according to the payment or financing option applied.

Yes, you can ask for a demo session by submitting the enquiry form or calling a counsellor. Availability is tied to the running batch schedule, and the team will inform you of forthcoming slots so you can judge the live teaching style before deciding.

Dedicated Career & Placement Assistance is provided. It spans resume and LinkedIn guidance, mock interviews and sharing of opportunities through an 850+ company hiring network. Note that assistance is not a guarantee of employment; results depend on your skills and interview performance.

The course positions you to apply for entry-level Investment Banking Analyst roles, where the indicative range is ₹5–8 LPA. Actual hiring depends on your projects, interview performance and prevailing market conditions, and Uncodemy guarantees neither a role nor a salary.

Indicative bands stretch from ₹5–8 LPA at the Entry-Level Investment Banking Analyst stage to ₹25–40 LPA for an Investment Banking Vice President. These are market ranges rather than assured figures, since pay varies by employer, experience and city — no specific salary is guaranteed.

You can aim for Investment Banking Analyst, M&A Analyst, Equity Research Analyst, Financial Modelling Analyst, Valuation Analyst and Junior Investment Banking Associate roles. The breadth of the curriculum means you can choose the direction that suits your projects and interests best.

Commerce and finance graduates, freshers from B.Com/BBA/MBA-finance programmes, working finance professionals, career changers heading toward corporate finance, and CA/CFA aspirants seeking practical deal exposure are all welcome. You will need a laptop and a dependable internet connection.

They are not. Salary ranges reflect indicative market data, placement support does not assure employment, and review counts are based on publicly available platform information that may change over time. They are displayed for transparency to support an informed decision.

No centre operates in Chennai. Students from the city join the course live online. Uncodemy's classroom locations are Delhi (Laxmi Nagar/Shakarpur) and Noida (Sector 1), and those able to travel can select in-person training at either centre.

This is a 9-month program with much wider coverage — financial markets, accounting, modelling, valuation, M&A and pitch books. A standalone modelling course is limited to modelling only and lacks the valuation depth and deal-execution exposure this program delivers.