9 Days of Financial Excellence — Investment Banking, Financial Modelling & Tally

Finance and commerce graduates at Sandip Foundation were academically strong but lacked practical exposure to the tools and workflows used in actual finance roles. Investment Banking remained theoretical, financial modelling was limited to textbook exercises, and Tally proficiency was nominal. Students graduating with these gaps struggled to compete for finance analyst and accounting roles in the job market.

• Investment Banking knowledge was theoretical with no deal-level practical application
• Financial Modelling skills limited to textbook examples rather than live company data
• Tally proficiency nominal — students unfamiliar with real accounting workflows
• Graduates losing out on finance analyst and accounting positions due to skill gaps
• Curriculum gap between academic finance and what industry employers require

STIFEM designed a 9-day structured bootcamp that immersed students in three domains simultaneously: Investment Banking (fundamentals to deal analysis), Financial Modelling in Excel (live company data, real models), and Tally (real-time accounting entries and reconciliation). Every session was project-based — students built, practiced, and delivered real outputs rather than passive classroom learning.

• Structured 9-day curriculum across Investment Banking, Financial Modelling, and Tally
• Financial models built from scratch using real publicly available company data
• Tally sessions covering actual accounting entries, payroll, and bank reconciliation
• Investment Banking deal case studies with live valuation exercises
• End-of-program project and certification to validate skills for placements