Guide To Best Investment Banking Schools

MBA has been touted as the best degree when it comes to getting an entry into the field of

Investment Banking. While there are many finance aspirants, belonging to the field of finance,

who go ahead and pursue MBA as their post graduation course, there are also a number of others

belonging to different fields, but having a great interest in finance who choose to pursue this

course. Previously, top banks like Goldman Sachs, Morgan and Stanley, JP Morgan, Deutsch

Bank and likes, only preferred to hire MBAs, who were at that time considered to be sufficiently

qualified to take the world of Investment Banking head on. There seems to have been a certain

kind of debate recently, on the alleged tumultuous relationship of MBA graduates and the field

of Investment Banking. There seems to have been a substantial dip, in the number of MBA’s that

the top banks were hiring before. One of the reasons sought for this development is the fact that

just having an MBA course is not enough and a number of industry experts have been urging

students to develop industry relevant skills, so at to get their dream job.

There are a majority of MBA students, who think of pursuing a professional course, so as to

learn skills and techniques to get trained according to the industry standards. Institutes like

Imarticus Learning, which offer comprehensive professional courses in subjects like Investment

Banking, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance and so on, are the most

sought after institutes for a number of MBA graduates. So if you are one of those looking to

pursue this extensive course, you must ensure that you pursue it from one of the top Business

Schools, so that you increase your chances of getting hired by top Investment Banks. Rankings

place the Columbia Business School at the top, in the list of Investment Banking Schools, which

is closely followed by the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton and London Business School.

While there a number of other institutes, like the Stern, from USA, which is enjoying its new

found popularity, among MBA aspirants. According to a certain employment report, it is

believed that Investment Banking remains one of the most sought after vocation, by the students

of Stern University.

Let’s make a tabular representation of the top investment banking schools, there are, based on

the number of graduates, who have gone ahead to work in the fields of corporate finance, sales

and trading, equity research or other related field to investment banking. It is a well known fact

that Investment Banks, usually tend to hire from among elite schools and those B-schools that

are located right at the heart of financial centers, like for instance Stern, have a greater

chance at being selected.

Here’s the guide to the best Investment Banking Schools:

1. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

2. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

3. IIM, Calcutta

4. Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi

5. Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras

6. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

7. XLRI- Xaviers School of Management, Jamshedpur

8. IIM, Kozhikode

9. IIT, Roorkee

10. IIM, Indore

While applying to any of the above schools, depend on three important parameters; namely your

abilities, both academic and aptitude, your academic background and the career objectives that

you are looking at. Only then can you figure out which one of these is your best fit and apply to

them.