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Business Development Head 7 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹17.8 L/yr - ₹22.8 L/yr
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Senior Business Development Manager 9 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹9.9 L/yr - ₹12.7 L/yr
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Office Assistant 3 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹2.3 L/yr
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System Administrator 2 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹2.3 L/yr - ₹3 L/yr
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Office Coordinator 3 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹2.3 L/yr - ₹2.9 L/yr
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Customer Service Manager 9 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹5.8 L/yr
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Director Marketing 29 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹57 L/yr - ₹63 L/yr
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English Language Teacher 8 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹5.4 L/yr - ₹6.9 L/yr
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Sales Officer 4 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹3.5 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr
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Software Development Senior Analyst 9 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹10.9 L/yr - ₹13.9 L/yr
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Data Scientist Trainee 4 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹3.6 L/yr - ₹4.6 L/yr
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English Language Specialist 4 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹8.1 L/yr - ₹10.4 L/yr
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IT Administration Assistant Fresher · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹2.7 L/yr - ₹3.5 L/yr
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IT Asset Management Analyst 5 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹7.5 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr
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Operations Compliance Manager 16 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹6.3 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
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Finance and Administration Executive 11 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹4.6 L/yr - ₹5.9 L/yr
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Business Delivery Executive 1 year exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹2.5 L/yr
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Senior Customer Service Representative 15 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹3.6 L/yr - ₹4.6 L/yr
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Support Executive Fresher · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹2.3 L/yr
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Teacher 12 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹6.6 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
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2.9

Rated by 22 employees for salary & benefits

Young Learners Assistant in Chennai

Young learners assistant Department

4.0

• posted on 29 Sep 2019

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

British Council has always put a step forward to analyse talents and place them accordingly which give total satisfaction and self motivated

Salary - Excellent

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Dislikes

Disadvantage to an extent would be the salary. Since it's affiliated with Cambridge so economically the institution is in a high end and so I personally expect an high income (let's say 25+ as a starting salary).

IT System Engineer in Noida

Full Time

Other Department

2.0

• posted on 27 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary on time.

Dislikes

Small thinking management. Lot of politics, No professionalism. Any body can be the head of any department which is the draw back this organisation. If a person is from accounts they are heading IT team & you can imagine what would be the future of the team & organisation.

Salary - Poor

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Assistant Manager in Noida

Full Time

Finance & Accounting Department

4.0

• posted on 30 Oct 2023

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

It's culture, endless support from countries (On-shore team), Salary on time

Salary - Good

+3 more

Dislikes

They hired few wrong person in Management, also couple of tenured employee in management are in Politics and that create complete toxic environment in Finance department. Pre-covid, this was the one of the best organisation to work

Manager in Noida

Full Time

Sales Department

1.0

• posted on 05 Dec 2022

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing at all

Dislikes

...tators who has taken an oath of making your life a hell. no systematic approach. The leaders are all money suckers , always on an approach on how they will deduct your salary. You can not even share your situation as no body cares . They will lead you to depression and mental harrassment. This kind of people mismanagement organization should be shut immediately. Playing with people's career and mind . Never join this fraud organization.

Salary - Bad

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SME in Noida

Full Time

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

3.0

• posted on 30 Jun 2022

2.0

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Likes

The work life balance is really amazing. No unnecessary work pressure, no streching of shifts. The management is really co-operative.

Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

The learning aspects and growth opportunities is less. The pay scale and compensation is not up to level

Salary - Poor

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How much does British Council pay per year?

The average British Council salary ranges from approximately ₹1.4 Lakh to ₹2.5 Lakhs per year for a Library Assistant and ₹30 Lakhs to ₹37 Lakhs per year for a AVP. Salary estimates are based on 74 British Council salaries received from various employees of British Council. British Council employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 2.9/5 stars.

What is the highest salary in British Council?

The highest-paying job at British Council is a AVP with a salary of ₹30 Lakhs to ₹37 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹37 lakhs per year.

What is the minimum salary in British Council?

Minimum salary at British Council depends on the role you are applying for. For Clerical Marker the minimum salary is ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹4 Lakhs per year, and for Invigilator the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹6.2 Lakhs per year and so on.

What is the salary package for freshers in British Council?

The average salary at British Council for freshers varies from ₹2.8 Lakhs to ₹3.3 Lakhs per year for Clerical Marker and ₹2.8 Lakhs to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Executive.

What is the notice period at British Council in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 41% of the British Council employees in Chennai reported a notice period of 1 Month, 33% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 27 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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