CFA Coaching Program
Mentor Me Careers offers, India’s most affordable and comprehensive CFA level 1 coaching program.
Earn The CFA Charter
CFA Level 1 Coaching - Learning Options
Self Paced Basic
- Pre-recorded Videos
- Question bank of 3000+ questions
- 1 Year Validity
- Forum doubt solving
Fees : Free
Self Paced Plus+ Financial Modeling
- Pre-recorded Videos
- Live Doubt Solving Sessions
- Question bank of 3000+ questions
- Life Time Validity
- Live Doubt Solving
- Financial Modeling Self Paced with Doubt Solving
Fees @ ₹9999 (+ GST)
Trainers from Industry
Allen Aravindan, CFA
Lead Trainer at – Mentor Me Careers
Vast 11 Years Experience in Fund Management, Product Management & Entrepreneurship.
Trained 3000 students in premiere institutions
Renowned Visiting Faculty- Symbiosis, Indira, MIT Pune.
Ex-Partner- Ennovate Research Investment and Capital, Hedge Fund
Ex Product Head- IMS Proschool , Large Ed Tech Company
Rythum Verma
CFA Level III Cleared
Stock Market and Derivative Market Trader and Investor.
5+ years of training experience in Financial Modeling and Investments
Youtuber @ Knack Backers
NSE Certified Financial Modelling Trainer
- Valuation Mentor for Start-ups
- Regular Contributor to investment blogs and research
Pankajj Goel
CFA® ,CFP®
Trained More Than 14000 students in finance
13+ years corporate expereince in wealth management and investment banking
- Conducted trainings at corporates like Goldman Sachs, ICAI, Hindware, HFCL,
IDBI bank - Trained various finance aspirants at the premier educational institutions like
Bimtech, Delhi University, UPES(Dehradun), Chandigarh University(Mohali), BSE
Institute, ICICI Centre for Financial Learning
Success Testimonials
What is Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®)?
Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) or CFA® is a professional qualification awarded by CFA Institute for those looking for a career in investment banking and analysis. CFA is the world’s largest and most respected designation awarded for completing the program’s rigorous requirements.
CFA is considered the highest qualification in Investment Banking and Analysis.
Why CFA® Program
- Average CTC 6 LPA
- Global Recognition
- Wide Job Opportunities
Typical Job Roles you get after CFA®
- Portfolio Management
- Research
- Consulting
- Risk Analytics and Risk Management
- Investment Strategy
Typical sectors CFA® works in
- Asset Management
- Private Wealth Management
- Commercial Banking
- Investment Banking
- Insurance
Our Placement Process
1. Goal Setting
2. Baselining
3. Profile Building
4. Job Applications
5. Mock Interviews
6. Success
Companies that recruit from us
CFA Level 1 Topics
CFA program is one of the most prominent followed qualifications globally for investment finance roles and designations.
The program is divided across three levels. Below is a summary of the CFA Level 1 program.
This topic focusses on ethics, ethical behavior, professionalism and the role it plays in the Investment industry
This topic focusses on quantitative concepts and techniques used in Financial Analysis and decision making.
This topic focus on the supply and demand for individual customers and firms. It also covers macroeconomics concepts and principles.
Financial reporting analysis topic focusses on accounting concepts, introduction to various financial statements, ratio analysis ,inventory valuation, long lived assets, non current liablities
This topic focusses on corporate governance, corporate investing and corporate financial decisions. It provides an overview of corporate governance along with framework for understanding and analyzing it.
This topic focusses on the equity investments, security markets and indexes and explains how to use basic equity valuation models.
This topic focusses on fixed income securities, its markets, and measures.
This topic focusses on building framework for understanding the basic derivatives and derivatives markets.
This topic focusses on alternate investments link real estate, commodities, hedge funds, private equities etc.
This topic focusses on fundamentals of portfolio and risk management
CFA Level 1-Exam Details
Eligiblity
- Should have completed a Bachelor’s degree and have received a degree from the college/university.
Or - If you’re an undergraduate, your selected exam window must be 11 months or fewer before your graduation month for your bachelor’s degree or equivalent program.
Or - Have a combination of 4,000 hours of work experience and/or higher education that was acquired over a minimum of three sequential years and achieved by the date of registering for the Level I exam
Exam Structure
The CFA level 1 exam consists of
- 180 MCQ Type Questions
- Exam Duration-2hrs
For a detailed exam overview & Preparation Guide, please read our CFA Guide.
| First Session | Second Session | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 90 MCQs Topics - Ethics & professional standards, Quantitative methods, Economics, and Financial Reporting and Analysis | 90 MCQs Topics - Corporate Finance, Equity, fixed income, derivatives, alternative investments and portfolio management |
| Level 2 | 44 vignette-supported multiple choice questions from random topics | 44 vignette-supported multiple choice questions from random topics |
| Level 3 | 8-11 vignette-supported essay/calculation questions | 44 vignette-supported multiple choice questions. |
CFA Subject Weightage- All Levels
| CFA Subjects | Level 1 (Weightage in %) | Level 2 (Weightage in %) | Level 3 (Weightage in %) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethical and Professional Standards | 15-20 | 10-15 | 10-15 |
| Quantitative Methods | 8–12 | 5–10 | 0 |
| Economics | 8–12 | 5–10 | 5–10 |
| Financial Statement Analysis | 13–17 | 10–15 | 0 |
| Corporate Issuers | 8–12 | 5–10 | 0 |
| Equity Investments | 10-12 | 10-15 | 10-15 |
| Fixed Income | 10–12 | 10–15 | 15–20 |
| Derivatives | 5–8 | 5–10 | 5–10 |
| Alternative Investments | 5–8 | 5–10 | 5–10 |
| Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning | 5–8 | 10–15 | 35–40 |
CFA vs Other Qualifications
| CFA | MBA | |
|---|---|---|
| Career Path | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | Business Management |
| Course Requirement | 900+ hours of self study 10 topic areas 4,000 hours of qualified work experience | 2 years program Class attendance and participation No practice requirements |
| Program Cost | USD2,400–4,590 depending on fee deadline | Minimum USD 3000 |
| Industry Recognition | Benchmarking by NARIC, as comparable to a Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Master's Level 7 Waivers from licensing exams in 27 countries | Accredited MBA programs are widely recognized by employers |
| Educational Focus | Deep knowledge of investment analysis, management, and ethics | Broad knowledge of core business concepts with some opportunity to specialize |
| Program Difficulty | Low barrier for entry, low pass rate | High barrier for entry, high pass rate |
| Award for Completion | Charter: professional designation | Degree certificate |
| Networking Opportunities | 167,000+ CFA Institute members | College Alumnus |
Frequently Asked Questions
We provide training for all 3 levels of CFA.
Your learning portal’s access is till the attempt you select to give.
CFA Level Training is of 150+ hours.
In self-paced basic you will get the content to self study and in self-paced plus, you will additionally get access to live doubt solving with trainer, twice a week.
At mentor me we are serious on the quality of content you read, use and learn with.
We have high quality pre – recorded videos, recorded by experts
We have reading slides as summary
Class Recordings for staying updated (Applicable for Online Instructor Led)
Cheat Sheets- Get small pocket mind maps to remember formulas and logic
Excel Templates- Get high quality templates to learn
Interview question bank- we have compiled over the years question banks for interviews for top 50 companies in India. You will get to practice these from day 1.
A valid internet connection that can handle online meetings , a laptop with a working Microsoft Excel account