About Zen Mind Analytics
Finance, Taught by People
Who Practise It.
A Lucknow-based academy teaching accounting, finance and investing
the way they are used in boardrooms, deal rooms and real portfolios.
Why we exist
Classroom finance and deal-room finance are usually taught by different people.
Most finance education in India is taught either by academics who have not worked on live transactions, or by practitioners who have never learned how to teach. Students learn formats instead of logic.
Zen Mind Analytics was founded to close that gap. Every programme is designed by someone who has built the models and learned how to explain them clearly.
The name: Roots-to-Results
Roots are first principles. Results are exams cleared, careers built and wealth managed with confidence. We teach in that order.
Mission, Vision & Values
What we stand for
OUR MISSION
To give every learner the practical judgement that finance careers and financial decisions actually demand.
OUR VISION
To be the most trusted practitioner-led finance academy in North India.
01
Logic over rote
Every concept starts from first principles.
02
Practice over theory
Theory always arrives with its application.
03
Honesty over hype
You know the syllabus, instructor and fee before you commit.
Meet the Founder
Pratinish Kumar Singh
Founder & Lead Faculty
Before founding Zen Mind Analytics, Pratinish spent over a decade inside the transactions he now teaches: LBO and project finance models at Acuity Knowledge Partners, and SME credit underwriting at HDFC Bank.
He has trained 1,000+ professionals and teaches CFA® Level I, corporate finance and valuation for leading institutes.
“Zen Mind Analytics exists so that you only have to learn finance once, and learn it properly.”
HOW WE TEACH
How learning works at Zen Mind
Live, small cohorts
Interactive sessions where every question gets answered.
Learn by building
Every Lab module ends with a model you built yourself.
Real cases
Annual reports, deal structures and filings, not textbook examples.
Exam strategy
Official curriculum, structured revision and mock exams.
Online and Lucknow
Learn live online from anywhere, or in person.
OUR FACULTY
Who teaches you matters
Every programme is led by a named instructor who holds the qualification they teach.
Pratinish Kumar Singh
Founder & Lead Faculty Lab · Corporate · CFA® L1
WHO WE SERVE
Find your starting point
The Academics
- 3-statement models, DCF, M&A and LBO
- PE, real estate and project finance
- Built on live-deal experience
The Professionals
- 3-statement models, DCF, M&A and LBO
- PE, real estate and project finance
- Built on live-deal experience
Financial Modelling & Valuation
- 3-statement models, DCF, M&A and LBO
- PE, real estate and project finance
- Built on live-deal experience
The Wealth Wing
- 3-statement models, DCF, M&A and LBO
- PE, real estate and project finance
- Built on live-deal experience
Corporate
- 3-statement models, DCF, M&A and LBO
- PE, real estate and project finance
- Built on live-deal experience
OUR COMMITMENTS
What you can expect from us, in writing
- You will know the syllabus, schedule, instructor and fee before you pay.
- You will be taught by the named instructor on your programme page.
- We never promise guaranteed placements, pass results or returns.
- If we cancel or postpone, you choose a full refund or free transfer.
- Your personal data will never be sold.
Not sure where to start?
In a 20-minute call, we will tell you honestly which programme fits, or whether none of ours does yet.