Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Introduction to AccountingUnit 2: Preparation of Financial StatementsUnit 3: Analysis of Financial Statements
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Cash Flow and Fund Flow StatementsUnit 5: Cost Accounting for Managers
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 1 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 24 topics
01Unit 1: Introduction to Accounting
5 topics+
- Meaning, scope and users of accounting
- Accounting concepts and conventions (GAAP)
- Overview of Indian Accounting Standards and IFRS
- Double entry system, journal and ledger
- Trial balance
02Unit 2: Preparation of Financial Statements
5 topics+
- Trading and profit and loss account
- Balance sheet
- Adjustments: outstanding, prepaid, depreciation, bad debts
- Depreciation methods: SLM and WDV
- Inventory valuation: FIFO and weighted average
03Unit 3: Analysis of Financial Statements
5 topics+
- Comparative and common-size statements
- Liquidity ratios
- Solvency ratios
- Profitability ratios
- Turnover ratios
04Unit 4: Cash Flow and Fund Flow Statements
4 topics+
- Funds flow statement concept
- Cash flow statement as per AS 3 / Ind AS 7
- Operating, investing and financing activities
- Direct and indirect methods
05Unit 5: Cost Accounting for Managers
5 topics+
- Elements of cost and cost sheet
- Marginal costing and contribution
- Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis and break-even
- Budgetary control
- Standard costing and variances (introduction)
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain accounting concepts, conventions and the accounting process up to the trial balance
- Prepare trading account, profit and loss account and balance sheet with adjustments
- Calculate depreciation and value inventory
- Analyse financial statements using ratios, common-size and comparative statements
- Prepare a cash flow statement as per AS 3 / Ind AS 7
- Use cost sheet, marginal costing and CVP analysis for managerial decisions
Who it is for
- MBA students of Semester 1 (AKTU, Lucknow) in Marketing, Finance and Human Resource specialisations
- MBA / PGDM students of other universities with a similar paper in their syllabus
What you need
- Graduation in any discipline (as required for MBA admission)
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does the Accounting for Managers course follow?
The AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University) MBA syllabus for Accounting for Managers, unit by unit. The centre follows the student's own university syllabus where it differs.
Will previous year university questions be covered?
Yes, each unit ends with practice on the type of short and long questions asked in AKTU end-semester exams, plus MCQ tests.
I am from a non-commerce background. Can I cope?
Yes, the course starts from the basics of double entry and builds up with many worked examples.
