How investment banking began
19th-century railways, roads and mining needed more money than banks could lend — and middlemen who could issue securities stepped in.
Free learning initiative
A free investment banking crash course, from how the industry began to how deals and money move
Investment banking sounds like closing big deals — that is only one part of it. Jobaaj Learnings is making this crash course free for every student — where the industry came from, how a bank is split, the M&A waves and asset management.
No payment step. Open the first lesson straight away.
// two sides of one bank
SELL SIDE IPOs, bonds, research, trading
BUY SIDE asset mgmt, PE, VC, hedge funds
BETWEEN Chinese walls
DEALS mergers + acquisitions
Bank sides
2
sell · buy
Merger types
3+
horizontal · vertical …
Banking models
2
transactional · relationship
Underwritingsell side
Researchsell side
Private equitybuy side
M&A advisorydeal side
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What you'll learn
See how an investment bank really works
Before valuation models and pitch books, you need the map. This course explains why investment banks exist, how they are organised and which activities make them money.
Sell side vs buy side
Underwriting, capital markets, research and trading on one side; asset management, private equity, VC and hedge funds on the other.
Mergers and acquisitions
The difference between a merger and an acquisition, with Indian examples such as Tata Group and Air India.
The M&A waves
Horizontal and vertical mergers through history, why monopolies worried governments, and how competition law responded.
Asset management
How banks invest clients’ money across equities, bonds, commodities, real estate and private equity.
Transactional vs relationship banking
High-volume standard services versus customised, long-term client relationships — and why networking matters.
Why it's free
We built this to be learned from, not sold.
A lot of people who need a skill like this are exactly the people least able to pay for it — students between semesters, freshers before a first job, anyone rebuilding after a break. So we took the fee off.
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The whole course, not a preview
Every lesson is open from the start. There's no locked second half and no upgrade waiting three modules in.
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Free because it should be, not for a window
This isn't a promotional price or a trial. There's no clock on it and no fee arriving later.
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Built to the same standard as the rest
Nothing was trimmed to make it free. It is the same material, at the same depth, as everything else we teach.
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Yours to keep
Come back to a lesson next month or next year. Access doesn't expire and nothing gets pulled behind a paywall.
Where it takes you
Where banking knowledge leads
Investment banks, research firms and KPOs hire analysts who understand how deals, markets and money work.
Investment Banking Analyst
Support deals, pitch books and valuations.
Equity Research Analyst
Analyse companies and publish views on their stocks.
M&A / Transaction Advisory Analyst
Work on mergers, acquisitions and due diligence.
Financial Analyst
Model performance and support financial decisions.
Asset / Wealth Management Analyst
Research and manage investments for clients.
Credit / Risk Analyst
Assess borrowers and the risk a bank takes on.
Goldman SachsJP MorganMorgan StanleyBarclaysKotakAxis CapitalICICI SecuritiesDeloitteEYTresVista
Salary bands are indicative market ranges for these roles in India, not an outcome promised by this course.
Sixty-second check
How well do you know investment banking?
Five questions on how investment banks work. Answer them and you'll get a read on where you stand — and which part of the course to start from.
Certificate
Finish the course, get certified
Complete the course and Jobaaj Learnings issues a verifiable certificate you can share anywhere.
Official and verifiable
Issued and signed by Jobaaj Learnings, with a record an employer can check.
Easy to share
Add it to your résumé or post it to LinkedIn the day it's issued.
Evidence, not decoration
It says you finished every lesson — proof of what you learned.
Learner journeys
Where people took it from here
Learners who moved into investment banking roles after upskilling with Jobaaj Learnings.
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Sanskriti
IB Analyst, Faber Capital
Moved from IT business analyst to investment banking analyst after the Investment Banking Program.
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Ishika
Investment Banking Analyst, Alliens Group
Went from CA fresher to investment banking analyst at Alliens Group.
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Muskan
Investment Banking Analyst, Acuity Knowledge Partners
Went from PGDM to investment banking analyst at Acuity Knowledge Partners.
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Heena
Investment Banking Analyst, Rhodium Analytics
Went from CFA Level III fresher to investment banking analyst at Rhodium Analytics.
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Harsh
Investment Banking Intern, BizDateUp
Went from B.Com fresher to investment banking intern at BizDateUp.
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Mayank
Investment Banking Analyst, Rhodium Analytics
Moved from CFA Level 3 into an investment banking analyst role at Rhodium Analytics.
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Questions people ask before starting
Yes. Jobaaj Learnings provides it free of cost. There’s no fee to start, no trial period that ends, and no payment step anywhere in the flow.
None. The course starts from the very beginning and builds up from there, so you can begin with no prior experience in the subject.
Yes. Every lesson is recorded, so you can pause, rewind and come back whenever it fits around classes or work. There’s no schedule to keep up with.
No. The course explains investment banking from its origins, so commerce, engineering and other graduates can follow it. A finance background helps but is not required.
CA Kuldeep Sharma, a Chartered Accountant and certified investment banker. He has 7+ years of experience in project financing and financial analysis at a leading bank.
Yes. The course includes the investment banking overview slides used in the lessons, which you can download and keep.
Explain how investment banking began, tell the sell side from the buy side, describe what Chinese walls are for, distinguish mergers from acquisitions and the M&A waves, and explain asset management and the two banking models.
Write to training@jobaaj.com and we’ll get back to you.
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