Commerce, Accounting & Tax
Bookkeeping & Auditing
Double-entry to final accounts, audit basics and Tally Prime practice.
- Duration
- 60–70 hrs
- Modules
- 9
- Level
- PU & Degree (Grade 11 to UG)
- Mode
- Online, offline or hybrid
- Certificate
- Skillern course certificate
- Fees
- On request
About this course
Students learn double-entry accounting, journals, ledgers, trial balance, final accounts and bank reconciliation, then move to audit procedures, internal controls, vouching and verification. Practical work uses Tally Prime or Zoho Books and a billing application students build themselves.
- 1. Accounting fundamentals — 6h
- 2. Journal and double entry — 8h
- 3. Ledger and trial balance — 8h
- 4. Subsidiary books and bank reconciliation — 8h
- 5. Final accounts with adjustments — 10h
- 6. Rectification of errors — 4h
- 7. Auditing basics — 9h
- 8. Accounting software practice — 8h
- 9. Capstone and assessment — 4h
Who it's for
- Degree students in Year 2 (Semester 4 of the Skillern UG roadmap)
- PU commerce students
Prerequisites
- No prior accounting knowledge needed for the school version
- Basic Excel recommended
Curriculum
9 modules, 65 hours standard.
Learning objective
Explain the accounting equation and classify accounts.
Hands-on lab
Classify 30 real business transactions.
Topics covered
- Assets, liabilities, capital, income, expenses
- Source documents
- Accounting concepts and conventions
What students can do by the end
- Maintain complete books of accounts
- Prepare final accounts with adjustments
- Reconcile bank statements and rectify errors
- Support audit procedures with proper documentation
Career outcomes
- Junior Accounts Executive
- Bookkeeper
- Audit Assistant
- Accounts Payable/Receivable Executive
Tools and software
Tally Prime or Zoho Books; Excel; student-built billing application
Signature project
Books and audit of a small business. Students keep a month of books in their own billing app and software, then audit a classmate's records.
Assessment and certification
Students who pass receive a Skillern course completion certificate. NSDC and EMax certification are available for eligible courses.
Trainer profile
M.Com faculty with practice experience
Delivery and scheduling
| Format | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Semester (recommended) | About 20 weeks at 3.3 hours a week |
| Intensive | 11 days at 6 hours a day, or weekend batches |
| School version | 30-hour Bookkeeping Basics version available (Grades 9–12) |
| Session length | 2-hour sessions |
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