Finance & investing
Accounting Basics: Full Beginner Course (Accounting Stuff)
Sikhami Institute7 studentsEnglish
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About this course
Learn the foundations of accounting in short, clear lessons from Accounting Stuff, most explained in about two minutes, with a 20-question quiz video after each topic to test yourself. Who it's for: Class 11 and 12 commerce students, B.Com and CA, CMA or CS foundation beginners, small business owners, and anyone new to accounting. These are the free, official videos of the "Accounting Basics: Full Beginner Course (Start Here)" playlist from the Accounting Stuff YouTube channel (youtube.com/@AccountingStuff). All videos belong to Accounting Stuff; Sikhami is not affiliated with Accounting Stuff and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.
What you will learn
• The accounting equation: assets, liabilities and equity • Double-entry accounting, debits and credits • T-accounts and journal entries (simple and compound) • Cash vs accrual accounting • The general ledger, subledgers, the trial balance and the chart of accounts • Invoices and the income statement
This course at a glance
- Lectures
- 26 video lectures
- Video
- 3h 37m in all
- Level
- Class 11, Class 12, Undergraduate, Professional
- Language
- English
- Access
- Lifetime access
- Certificate
- On completion
Lectures last updated September 2026
Course content
1 section · 26 lectures · 3h 37m
1. Accounting Basics: Full Beginner Course (Start Here)
- ACCOUNTING EQUATION: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!3m
- DOUBLE-ENTRY ACCOUNTING: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!3m
- ASSETS, LIABILITIES & EQUITY: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!5m
- DEBITS & CREDITS: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!4m
- EXPANDED ACCOUNTING EQUATION: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!4m
- T-ACCOUNTS: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!5m
- JOURNAL ENTRIES: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!3m
- CASH VS ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!9m
- GENERAL LEDGER: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!6m
- TRIAL BALANCE: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!4m
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- SIMPLE vs COMPOUND Journal Entries: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!3m
- CHART OF ACCOUNTS: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!4m
- Invoices Explained (Everything You Need to Know)8m
- Accounting Equation Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners13m
- Double-Entry Accounting Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
- Debit and Credit Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
- T-Account Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
- Assets, Liabilities & Equity Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners10m
- Journal Entries Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners13m
- Chart of Accounts Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners10m
- SUBLEDGERS: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!6m
- Trial Balance Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners11m
- General Ledger & Subledger Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
- Cash vs Accrual Methods Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners14m
- INCOME STATEMENT: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!7m
- Income Statement Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
How long it takes
3h 37m of video in 26 lectures. Pick a pace that suits you:
Steady
8 days
at 30 minutes a day
Regular
4 days
at 1 hour a day
Fast track
2 days
at 2 hours a day
Video time only: practice takes a little longer. Your place in every lecture is saved, so you can stop any time.
Earn a certificateLearn more
Watch every lecture, then claim a certificate of completion with your name on it.
- Its own web page and code, so a school or an employer can check it is real
- Save it as a PDF or print it
- Included with the course, at no extra cost
Who teaches it
Sikhami InstituteNew Delhi · 297 courses · 753 learners · 530 followersSikhami Institute is Sikhami's own institute for free learning. We pick some of the best free courses on YouTube, from Harvard's CS50, MIT, NPTEL, Khan Academy, Google, Microsoft, the BBC, Crash Course, PW, Magnet Brains, CodeWithHarry and many more, and turn them into proper courses on Sikhami that you can follow lesson by lesson while your progress is saved.
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All videos belong to their creators and play from their official YouTube channels, and each course credits its creator. Questions or suggestions? Write to help@sikhami.com.Questions people ask
Is this course free?
Yes. Joining is free, and the lectures unlock as soon as you join. Once you join, it is yours for life.
How long is the course?
26 video lectures, 3h 37m of video in all. At an hour a day, the videos take 4 days. You learn at your own pace; there are no fixed class times.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. When you have watched every lecture, you can claim a certificate of completion. It has its own page and code, so anyone can check that it is real. About certificates
What language is it taught in?
English.
Can I learn on my phone?
Yes. Watch on the website or in the Sikhami app for Android with the same account. Your place in every lecture is saved, so you can switch between them.
Can I ask the teacher a doubt?
Yes. Ask it in the questions on the course page, or from inside any lecture while you watch. You can also keep your own notes on each lecture.
Who made these videos?
The lectures are the free, public videos of the YouTube playlist "Accounting Basics: Full Beginner Course (Start Here)", and they belong to their creator. Sikhami arranges them into a course, so you can learn one lecture at a time and keep track of your progress.
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