SIB - School of Investment Banking is an investment banking training institute that offers full time courses in
Investment Banking and
Equity Research. These are short courses that run for up to 10 weeks in duration, after which SIB facilitates a placement process. Major global banks, boutique investment banks and financial services companies have already hired from SIB and continue to do so.
SIB was set up with a simple vision : to provide a platform to young achievers from diverse backgrounds and enable them to enter mainstream finance. In India, only a handful of MBAs and CAs are given an opportunity to work in mainstream finance. SIB is trying to change this mindset by engaging in discussions with recruiters and encouraging them to take a "skills" based approach to recruiting as opposed to a "MBA/CA" centric approach.
You don’t have to be a CA or MBA to work in investment banking and other areas of mainstream finance (if you are, it is ok; but it is certainly not a requirement!). SIB has already placed freshers with a basic undergraduate degree (and no work experience), engineers, and a whole range of other professionals in investment banking jobs doing "real" investment banking work.