Avendus Investment Banking Associate salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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The learning curve is steep in Avendus for most of the employees. The office is also very cool and there is a lot of emphasis on employee welfare and satisfaction.

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Appraisals have been extremely disappointing. The work culture can be better - though it depends on which team you work with. Better to get feedback of your manager from the current/past employees before joining.

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Nothing. Most toxic place on earth to work for. MD will suck the life out of you shout at you in every conversation.

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Already mentioned above. Hell organization! Everyone is same the same and politics stays at the maximum

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Learning opportunities are good along with being offered a lot of responsibility

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Apart from 1-2 teams, team culture is largely a problem with a lot of toxicity, office politics, and a general treatment of juniors as a replaceable resource.

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The work atmosphere is OK if you know how to handle people.

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In the absence of a proper HR personnel in Delhi office, everything is managed by 1 person who is very biased towards her group of 3 people and adds unnecessary pressure in others, forcing them to quit.

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Founders are still playing an important role in company's growth, International offsites every alternate year, 5 days a week,

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Work life balance, Biased policies towards employees, Company Culture (though they boast they have the best), Leadership skills in CXOs,