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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Course Overview

    Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Certification is about that branch of accounting involving a process of recording, summarizing, and reporting the transactions resulting from business operations over a period of time.

    Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Classes will enable a student to read and analyze financial statements of a business, companies, and corporations. 

    All students get a Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Certification by Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

    The Highlights

    • Provided by IIT Mandi
    • Online course
    • 12 weeks course
    • Shareable Certificate
    • Expert Lectures

    Programme Offerings

    • video lectures
    • Study Materials

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    INR 1000yesIIT Mandi

    If you want a certificate, you have to register and write the final exam, which is optional for a fee of just Rs 1,000, and only the e-certificate will be made available after you get the required marks.

    Financial accounting - IITMandi Certification Fees :

    The Financial accounting - IITMandi Certification Fees are nil. It's open to all interested candidates.

    Description

    Amount

    Course Fees

    Free

    Course Fees (with certification)

    Rs. 1,000/-


    Eligibility Criteria

    Educational Qualification

    • Candidates appearing or appeared for qualifying exams 

    Certificate Qualifying Details

    E-certificates will be issued to all such participants who have an average assignment score which is greater than or equal to 10/25 and exam score is greater than 30/75 and if one of the above-mentioned criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate.

    Work experience

    Any working experience is not required to get enrolled in this certificate course.

    What you will learn

    Financial knowledge

    Students enrolling for the Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Certification Course will teach the fundamentals of financial accounting for those who have not been exposed to financial terms.  

    Financial accounting - IITMandi Training will help you learn how to prepare a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, analyze financial statements, and calculate and interpret critical ratios. You can also have a further look into Accounting And Financial Analysis Certification Courses.

    After completion of this Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Certification, the learning outcomes include:

    • Overview of Health care Industries challenges and patient information system.
    • Acquaint the students regarding various accounting concepts 
    • Applications of Financial Accounting in managerial decision-making.

    Who it is for

    There shall be good job opportunities if the relevant students apply for Financial accounting - IITMandi Online Course:


    Admission Details

    The admission for the certificate course in Financial accounting - IIT Mandi Certification starts soon and interested students are requested to enroll as soon as possible by following these steps:

    Step 1: Visit the official website

    Step 2: Fill up the form

    Step 3: Upload all necessary documents

    Step 4: Pay the required fee online (if you need certification)

    The Syllabus

    Introduction to Financial Accounting
    • Definition of accounting
    • Course contents
    • Preparation of financial statements: Accounting cycle
    • Decision making using financial statements
    • Accounting: An art or a science?
    • Environment of financial reporting
    Company form of business
    • What is a company?
    • Types of companies
    • Private company vs Public company
    • Visuals test to identify public companies
    Accounting as an information system
    • Business and information requirement
    • Stakeholders of a business
    • Information: Tip of accounting ice-berg
    Key accounting terms: Assets, Liabilities, Income, Expenses
    • Four key terms in accounting
    • Sources of funds
    • Use of funds
    • The sources vs The uses
    • Types of Assets
    • Types of Liabilities
    • Types of Incomes
    • Types of Expenses
    Tutorial: Key accounting terms: Assets, Liabilities, Income, Expenses
    • Identifying the category and sub category of various accounting terms

    Accounting equation
    • What is the accounting equation?
    • Working of accounting equation
    • Example: accounting equation
    • Summary: accounting equation
    Walkthrough of Balance Sheet I
    Walkthrough of Balance Sheet II
    Walkthrough of Balance Sheet III
    Walkthrough of Income Statement
    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles I
    • Business Entity Concept
    • Money Measurement Concept
    • Going Concern Concept
    • Accounting Period Concept
    • Cost Concept
    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles II
    • Conservatism Concept
    • Accrual Concept
    • Matching Concept
    • Full Disclosure Concept
    • Materiality
    Recap and way forward
    Types of accounts
    • What is an account?
    • What are types of accounts?
    Tutorial - Types of accounts

    Debit and Credit
    • Claims of business
    • What is debit and credit
    • Misconception about debit and credit
    Tutorial - Debit and Credit
    Rules of debit and credit
    • Rules of Debit and Credit
    • Identifying receiver and giver
    • Identifying what comes in and goes out
    • Identifying incomes and expenses
    Entering transactions in Journal
    • Format of journal
    • Journalizing the transactions
    • Output of journalising

    Tutorial: Journal entries
    Key trends in journalizing
    • Assets Purchased/Sold
    • Liabilities Raised/ Paid back
    • Expenses paid or due and Incomes received or accrued
    Journalizing complex transactions
    Practice Problem I
    Practice Problem II
    Practice Problem III
    Summary: Journal entries

    Recap and way forward
    Introduction to Ledger
    Process of Ledger posting
    Balancing the accounts
    Debit and Credit Balances
    Tutorial - Identifying balances
    Practice Problem I
    Practice Problem II
    Practice Problem III

    Recap and way forward
    Introduction to Trial Balance
    • Introduction to Trial Balance
    • Why Trial Balance?
    • Format of Trial Balance
    Preparation of Trial Balance
    Practice Problem I
    Practice Problem II
    Errors in Trial Balance
    Recap and way forward
    Introduction to Final Accounts
    • What are Final Accounts
    • Format of Final Accounts
    • Format of Balance Sheet
    Tutorial - Identifying direct and indirect expenses
    Tutorial - Mapping operating and non operating items to direct and indirect items
    • Tutorial - Mapping Expenses and Incomes
    • Visual Mapping of Expenses and Incomes
    Preparation of Final Accounts
    • Profit and Loss account
    • Balance Sheet
    Tutorial - Preparation of Final Accounts
    Tutorial - Preparation of Trading Account
    Tutorial - Preparation of P&L Account
    Tutorial - Preparation of Balance Sheet
    Practice Problem

    Adjustments in Final Accounts
    Transactions to be adjusted in Final Accounts
    Tutorial - Adjustments in Final Accounts
    Tutorial -Calculating Cost of Goods Sold
    Tutorial -Outstanding Expenses
    Tutorial - Prepaid Expenses
    Validating the learning - Balance Sheet
    Validating the learning - Income Statement

    Recap and way forward
    Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
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    • Types of Ratios
    Liquidity Ratios
    • Need for Liquidity ratios
    • Types of Liquidity ratios
    Tutorial - Liquidity Ratios
    Solvency Ratios
    • Need for Solvency  ratios
    • Types of Solvency ratios
    Tutorial - Solvency Ratios
    Profitability Ratios
    • Need for Profitability  ratios
    • Types of Profitability ratios
    utorial - Profitability Ratios
    Efficiency Ratios
    • 6.8.1Need for Efficiency  ratios
    • 6.8.2Types of Efficiency ratios
    Tutorial - Efficiency Ratios

    Validating the learning - Walkthrough of RIL's Annual Report
    Online Resources for Financial Analysis
    Practice Problem: Liquidity Position
    Lecture No:6.13 Practice Problem – Solvency Position
    Practice Problem - Profitability Position I
    Practice Problem - Profitability Position II
    Practice Problem – Interpretation of Ratios

    Recap and way forward
    Types of Cash Flows
    • 7.1.1Inflows and Outflows
    • 7.1.2Types of cash flows
    Tutorial - Types of cash flows
    Walkthrough of Cash Flow Statement of RIL
    Profit and Loss Appropriation Account
    Cash flows from Operating Activities
    Tutorial - Changes in working capital
    Tutorial - Cash flows from Operating Activities
    Tutorial - Cash flows from Operating Activities

    Cash flows from Investing Activities
    Tutorial - Cash flows from Investing Activities
    Cash flows from Financing Activities
    Tutorial - Cash flows from Financing Activities
    Preparing Cash Flow Statement
    Identifying hidden information
    • Provision of tax
    • Purchase or sale of fixed assets
    • Provision of dividend
    Practice Problem

    Need of Break Even Analysis
    • Need of Break Even Analysis
    • Application of BEA
    • Cost Volume Profit Analysis
    Understanding the nature of costs
    Contribution Margin
    • Contribution
    • Contribution per Unit
    • Contribution Margin
    Tutorial - Contribution
    Break Even Point
    • Break Even Point/ Level, Sales and Capacity
    • Break Even point Calculator
    Tutorial - Break Even Point
    Tutorial - Break Even Point
    Visualizing the Break Even Point
    Lecture No: 8.9 Tutorial - Break Even Analysis
    Case - Break Even Analysis
    Theoretical foundation for economic order quantity
    Tutorial
    ABC analysis
    Tutorial
    Stock accounting: LIFO, FIFO
    Tutorial

    Evaluation process

    Yes, there’s an exam at the end of the course after 12 weeks.

    IIT Mandi Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

    1: What is the importance of financial accounting?

    Financial accounting is important for businesses because it helps them keep track of their financial transactions and make sound decisions on how to allocate their resources.

    2: How are the classes for the Financial accounting - IITMandi Online Course being held?

    The classes are taken in online virtual mode through video lectures. 

    3: What is an example of financial accounting?

    A public company's income statement is a prime example of financial accounting. 

    4: Who is teaching this course?

    The instructor is Prof. Puran Singh - an Assistant Professor of Finance from IIT Mandi. 

    5: What is a financial accounting course?

    The Financial Accounting course focuses on understanding accounting, accounting concepts, accounting principles, accounting cycle, recording of transactions, and financial statement concepts. 

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