Building job-ready para-professionals to empower India's MSMEs with compliance, accounting, and financial expertise.

About the Course

The Corporate Mitra course, an initiative under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), is designed to build Para Professionals in the areas of Accounting, Banking & Financial Management, Cost & Management Accounting, Legal & Secretarial and Taxation.

The course equips learners with practical, compliance-oriented skills that support MSMEs and corporate entities, creating a cadre of Accredited Para Professionals.

Objective

To develop foundational and applied competencies across Accounting, Taxation, Banking, Financial Management, Legal & Secretarial and Cost & Management Accounting, enabling learners to support businesses with accurate record-keeping, regulatory compliance and financial decision-making.
Criteria: Up to 30 Years of age

Intended audience

Graduates / Final Year

Prerequisites

Educational Qualification: Graduates from any recognised university, OR students currently in their final year of graduation. (The Corporate Mitra Certificate will be issued only after successful completion of graduation.)

Assessment & certification

Assessment fee: Included — no extra fee
Assessment mode: Center based
Assessment type: MCQ
Assessment provider: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, The Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Certificate provider: 150 Hours of Academic Learning + 6 Months On-the-Job Training

NCrF level: 5.5 (NCrF credit-eligible)

Syllabus

Week 1: Accounting
Basic accounting principles, assets, liabilities, income & expenses Journal, ledger, trial balance using the double-entry system Error rectification and bank reconciliation statements Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement preparation Digital tools including MS Excel and Tally
Week 2: Taxation
Income-tax concepts — assessee, income, residential status Five heads of income: Salaries, HP, Business, Capital Gains, Others Clubbing, set-off, carry-forward & deductions under both tax regimes Advance tax, TDS/TCS deposits and e-filing of IT returns GST fundamentals, e-invoicing, e-way bills and return filing
Week 3: Banking
Fundamentals of banking and financial systems for MSMEs Credit requirements and financing options assessment Digital banking, payment systems and financial technologies
Week 4: Financial Management
Financial statement analysis using basic ratios Working capital estimation and corrective measures Financial documentation and compliance under professional supervision
Week 5: Legal & Secretarial
Business organisation types and MSME registration Labour Codes, environmental regulations and sustainability Board Meetings, AGMs and Companies Act compliance SME listing on BSE SME / NSE Emerge; SEBI compliance MSME ODR portal for delayed payment recovery
Week 6: Cost & Management Accounting
Fundamental concepts of cost and costing Element-wise cost accumulation using costing techniques Total cost determination for products and services Marginal Costing, Standard Costing & Budgetary Control