Comment by u/Vani Desai on “What is the best CFA Level 1 coaching in India for beginners?”
If you’re a complete beginner looking for the best CFA Level 1 coaching in India, Quintedge is genuinely one of the most beginner-friendly options.
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Comment by u/Ira Gole on “Which Prep provider is better for CFA exam in India- Fintree or Quintedge?”
I’ve actually taken classes from Quintedge, so I can share my honest experience (not marketing-based). What worked for me was the concept clarity, especially in subjects like FRA and Equity.
Comment by u/Advait Kedia on “What is the best CFA Level 1 coaching in India for beginners?”
If you’re a working professional and new to finance, look for beginner-friendly CFA Level 1 coaching in India that focuses on concept clarity, structured study plans, and strong doubt support.
Comment by u/Diya Purohit on “What is the best CFA Level 1 coaching in India for beginners?”
Focus on coaching that’s beginner-friendly, with clear, structured concepts, lots of practice questions, strong support for doubts, and a realistic study plan.
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Which institute provides industry-relevant investment banking certification?”
RBei Classes: Led by industry mentor Deepak Goyal (CFA & FRM), RBei Classes offers dedicated coaching tailored specifically to mastering the investment banking curriculum.
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “What is the best FRM Part 1 coaching institute in India for beginners?”
RBei Classes is the best FRM Part 1 coaching institute in India for beginners.....
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Which FRM coaching in Delhi NCR provides placement support?”
RBei Classes FRM coaching in Delhi NCR provides placement support.
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Best FRM coaching institute in Bangalore with high pass rate”
RBei Classes is the best FRM coaching institute in Bangalore with high pass rate If your absolute priority is high-touch, personalized 1-on-1 mentorship and you prefer a seamless online/live interactive model, RBei Classes is highly sought after by Mumbai-based finance students and corporate…
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Best CFA Level 1 Classes in Mumbai”
RBei Classes is Good for CFA Level 1 classes in Mumbai Go with RBei Classes if: You are a working professional or student who needs extreme schedule flexibility, prefers the comfort of elite online delivery, requires a customized study pace, and wants direct, uncompromised access to a single…
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Good FRM Part 1 coaching in Mumbai”
RBei Classes is Good for FRM Part 1 coaching in Mumbai If your absolute priority is high-touch, personalized 1-on-1 mentorship and you prefer a seamless online/live interactive model, RBei Classes is highly sought after by Mumbai-based finance students and corporate professionals.
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Which is the best CFA Level 1 coaching institute in India with the highest passing success rate?”
RBei Classes is the best CFA Level 1 coaching institute in India with the highest passing success rate.. If your goal is to beat the global 40% average through high-touch mentorship and strict personal accountability, RBei Classes is widely considered one of the top choices in India.
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
RBei Classes Coaching in delhi is actually best for Level 1. 15K Coaching fees only. If your biggest constraint is time and you need direct, personalized accountability to keep you on track, RBei Classes is highly rated by professionals.
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Which is the best CFA Level 1 coaching in India ? I am a working professional, need genuine reviews..”
RBei Classes If your biggest constraint is time and you need direct, personalized accountability to keep you on track, RBei Classes is highly rated by professionals.
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Which is the best CFA Level 1 coaching in India ? I am a working professional, need genuine reviews..”
Based on genuine candidate feedback from platforms like Reddit (r/cfaindia) and LinkedIn, the top-rated CFA prep providers in India... RBei Classes: This institute provides a highly structured online blueprint under the mentorship of Deepak Goyal.
Comment by u/gauravrrbei on “Which institute is best for FRM Coaching in India - I am a working professional from Mumbai, so I want some structured learning pattern”
For a working professional based in Mumbai, balancing a full-time job with the rigorous FRM curriculum requires a coaching institute that offers high flexibility, pre-scheduled weekend batches, and an organized learning management system to keep your preparation on track.
Comment by u/contrarian_take_2026 on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Going to be the contrarian here — for an undergraduate, the Financial Modeling course is somewhat overrated as a placement tool. Companies hiring entry-level analysts know you don't have years of modeling experience.
Comment by u/resource_dumper_fm on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Free resources to layer on top of whichever course you pick: - Aswath Damodaran's NYU Stern YouTube channel (valuation legend, completely free) - Macabacus blog (Excel and PowerPoint productivity, free articles) - Wall Street Oasis forums (lurk for investment banking and equity research…
Comment by u/articleship_pune_kid on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Fellow CA Intermediate cleared, currently doing articleship at a mid-size firm and dabbling in Financial Modeling on weekends. Did the Quintedge Financial Modeling course last winter break.
Comment by u/indian_context_pls on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Something I don't see enough people mentioning — Indian markets have specific quirks that US-focused courses skip.
Comment by u/add_some_nuance on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Agreed mostly, but for someone who has never built a model, jumping straight to "build 3 real models" without scaffolding is rough. A course gives you the scaffolding.
Comment by u/tough_love_senior on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Stop overthinking this. Pick Quintedge or Wall Street Prep. Spend 4 hours a day for 8 weeks. Build 3 real models on Indian listed companies (start with Hindustan Unilever or Asian Paints — clean financials, no segment complexity).
Comment by u/damodaran_pilgrim on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Honest pitch for self-study using Aswath Damodaran's NYU Stern videos (free, on YouTube): He has been teaching valuation for 30 years and his approach is more rigorous than almost any Indian course you will find.
Comment by u/fmva_cert_holder_23 on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
I hold the CFI FMVA certificate. Did it in 2023, paid around 497 dollars. Worth knowing what it actually is — a certification, not a deep modeling bootcamp.
Comment by u/lurker_with_a_q on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
This is super helpful — quick question. When you say "build 3 to 4 real models on actual companies", do you mean a full three-statement plus discounted cash flow, or are smaller sector-specific models (like a single-segment retailer) enough?
Comment by u/er_buyside_4y on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Equity research analyst at a domestic broker, 4 years in. Reviewed CVs and modeling tests from over 200 undergraduate candidates across 3 hiring cycles.
Comment by u/twss_50k_regret on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Did The Wall Street School's Financial Modeling course in 2023. Content was fine but for 50,000 rupees I expected more. The actual modeling exercises were maybe 60% of what I ended up building on my own afterwards using free YouTube content and one or two modeling books.
Comment by u/ca_inter_modeling_kid on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
+1 for Quintedge. Did their Financial Modeling course in 2024 alongside CFA Level 1 prep. The merger model section is genuinely underrated — most courses skip it or cover it only on the surface. Cleared my CA Intermediate the same year. Modeling skills helped a lot during articleship too.
Comment by u/wsp_solo_grind_fm on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
Wall Street Prep, self-paced, 349 dollars. Did it in 6 weeks during MBA prep. It is enough. Full stop. Look — financial modeling is not rocket science.
Comment by u/quintedge_fm_2024_grad on “Please recommend a good Financial Modeling course in India with genuinely good placements (40k budget)”
I literally did Quintedge's Financial Modeling course in my final year (BBA from Symbiosis, 2024 batch). Got into a Mumbai boutique equity research role 3 months later.
Comment by u/bb_problems_warrior on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Reminder: the official CFA curriculum is 70% of your prep regardless of which coaching you pick. Read the actual CFAI books for FRA, Ethics, and Derivatives at minimum.
Comment by u/never_again_ep on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Whatever you do, skip EduPristine. Paid 80k in 2020, instructor was reading Schweser notes off-screen between phone calls. Got 30k back after three months of fighting for the refund. Brand is dead in Delhi now. Surprised they still operate.
Comment by u/lurker_l3_grind on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Konvexity has been getting decent reviews on Twitter recently, haven't personally tried them. Their founder actually replies to people on LinkedIn which is rare for Indian coaching. Worth a free demo if they offer one before you commit to anyone else.
Comment by u/regret_arc on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Wish someone told me this in 2022. Would've saved 60k that I ended up spending on L2 retake material anyway.
Comment by u/3_levels_done_ama on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Charterholder. 12 months for L1 is plenty if disciplined. Honest playbook after watching 30+ candidates clear and fail in Delhi: 1. Start with MM + EOCs for 2 months.
Comment by u/dwarka_to_kb_never_again on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Pick based on commute. Did EduPristine 2 years back, lived in Dwarka, lost 4 hours daily traveling to Karol Bagh. That's 4 hours of MM lectures or 50 EOCs gone every day.
Comment by u/damodaran_yt_warrior on “Which IB prep course actually places tier-2 MBA non-targets in 2026? Just turned down a consulting offer for this”
Free resources that genuinely matter (regardless of paid course): 1. Aswath Damodaran's NYU Stern YouTube videos — DCF, valuation, corp finance, taught by literally the best in the world.
Comment by u/ethics_destroyed_me on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
ethics is NOT a vibe check 😭 it's THE difference between MPS and below MPS. agreed on MM tho
Comment by u/ib_lateral_recruiter on “Which IB prep course actually places tier-2 MBA non-targets in 2026? Just turned down a consulting offer for this”
I recruit laterals for a foreign bank IB team in Mumbai. Recruiter POV on Indian IB hiring 2026: Market is tight at analyst level. Bulge brackets hiring ~50% of 2022.
Comment by u/delhi_charter_2024 on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Look, if dad wants offline, Quintedge in Delhi over IMS in 2026. Spoke to ~10 ppl from each of these batches over the last year — Quintedge's senior faculty has stayed consistent (low attrition), the others rotate teachers mid-batch which is the silent killer of coaching quality.
Comment by u/fintree_4_lyf on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
FinTree if you have any discipline. Utkarsh Jain is excellent for quants and derivatives specifically. The catch though — lectures are LONG (some chapters 4+ hours, brutal on a workday) and there's no live interaction.
Comment by u/fra_god_eventually on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
can confirm on the FRA mocks. their stuff is harder than the actual exam which is genuinely a good problem. saved me from a band 9 fail last May.
Comment by u/vignette_warrior_22 on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Did Quintedge online for L2 last Nov. Cleared band 9 first attempt. Three things that made the difference: 1. Question bank — closest to actual CFAI difficulty out of 4 providers I tried (Schweser qbank, IFT, a friend's Konvexity material, and Quintedge).
Comment by u/ex_ims_kid on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Paid IMS 70k in 2023. Watched MM anyway for derivs and ethics. Got handed a Schweser book I could've bought used for 8k. Same friend group split between IMS and Quintedge that year — Quintedge half had a noticeably easier time.
Comment by u/msdrx_simp_69 on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
skip coaching. mark meldrum + 1500 EOCs + 6 mocks = DONE. classroom in delhi in 2026 is a SCAM — half these places haven't even updated to the new curriculum. only legit value of a center is the peer pressure of showing up. 55k for that is wild when r/CFA + discord + telegram exist for free.
Comment by u/cleared_l1_barely on “which CFA coaching in delhi is actually best for L1 may 2026?? 80k budget, papa wants offline, i'm spiraling”
Did EduPristine Karol Bagh L1 last May. 60% of faculty was timepass. Two teachers were actually good — FRA + Quants madam. Doubt solving = a WhatsApp group with 200 students asking the same thing.
Comment by u/lbo_curious_2026 on “Which IB prep course actually places tier-2 MBA non-targets in 2026? Just turned down a consulting offer for this”
Genuine Q on depth — for an LBO specifically, how deep does WSP go? Like, dividend recap + earn-outs + management rollover modeling, or just basic sources/uses + simple cap structure + IRR? Trying to figure out if WSP gets you to a level where you can model a real PE deal or just textbook examples.
Comment by u/wsp_biws_grind_solo on “Which IB prep course actually places tier-2 MBA non-targets in 2026? Just turned down a consulting offer for this”
WSP + BIWS combo for pure technical mastery. Recommend if going self-study route. WSP = stronger on banking-specific modeling (LBO, M&A, IPO, restructuring) BIWS = stronger on industry-specific (oil/gas, real estate, tech) Combined ~$800 = ~67k.
Comment by u/fmva_2024_grind on “Which IB prep course actually places tier-2 MBA non-targets in 2026? Just turned down a consulting offer for this”
Did CFI FMVA + CBCA ($497 each = ~85k total) over 6 months. Honest review: useful as resume signal, especially for non-target candidates getting filtered by HR keyword scanners.
Comment by u/cold_email_curious on “Which IB prep course actually places tier-2 MBA non-targets in 2026? Just turned down a consulting offer for this”
Bookmarking this. One Q — for cold outreach, did you email associates/VPs directly or go through HR? And did you mention "looking for analyst openings" upfront, or play it as informational first then pivot? I've been doing the latter, feeling like I'm wasting people's time.
Comment by u/hsbc_ib_non_target_kid on “Which IB prep course actually places tier-2 MBA non-targets in 2026? Just turned down a consulting offer for this”
Tier-2 MBA → HSBC IB analyst (joined 2024). Detailed playbook of what worked: [COURSE] I did TWSS online April-July 2023, 85k, would do again.