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Certified Compensation & Payroll Management Professional-26 (Udemy.com)

Basic to Advanced: Certification in Indian Payroll, Compensation Benefits, Income Tax for Payroll and Human Resources

Created by: NextGen HR Academy

Last updated September 2026

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What you will learn

  • Get Insights into different methods of Compensation Strategy, Compensation Planning, Objectives, Equity and Steps involved in designing Compensation Design
  • Payroll Management : Most Comprehensive cases : End to End Payroll Accounting using Excel
  • Structuring different types of Compensation Structures : Fixed CTC and Flexible (FBP) CTC Structures
  • Understand different methods of Job Evaluation in Compensation Planning and in determining Pay Levels
  • Get a deeper understanding of all important Payroll Concepts in India for HRM, Payroll, Finance, Accounting professionals. With Practical, Hands-on Case Studies
  • Certification course in End to End Payroll Accounting & Payroll Management in Excel. Most Comprehensive Excel tutorials covering Concepts & Calculations.
  • Understand all Payroll Components from Basic to Allowances, Be able to structure salary and calculate salary for any amount / job level / location in India

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Course Description

Transform your Career with Basic to Advanced concepts, calculations and practical guide with this Ultimate Certification course (Level 1, 2 and 3) in:


  • Compensation &, Benefits Management

  • End to End Indian Payroll Management in Excel

  • Reimbursements Management

  • Statutory Compliances (Payroll related)

  • Step by Step Income Tax Calculation on Salaries and Year Ending Process in Payroll, including New Regime and Old Regime

  • Indian Income Tax (Financial year 2025-26) and Year Ending Activities in Payroll (Employees Investment Declaration, Proofs collection, Tax finalization & TDS, etc.)

for Human Resources, Payroll Accounting, Finance, Statutory Compliances, Accounting,  Management, Company / Firm Owners and other Professionals / Students.


  • Get Free subscription to The NextGen HR Reporter - Monthly Newsletter related to HRM & Payroll once you join this course.

  • Compensation Structuring as per New Wage Code (implemented in the year 2026) is included.

Curriculum last updated in May 2026.


Key Benefits of Joining this Ultimate & Comprehensive Course:

  1. Learn from Scratch from Industry Experts and Become an Expert. Covers Beginner to Advanced Level Topics.

  2. Get Ready-To-Use End To End Salary Calculation Template in Excel for Free with this course.

  3. Downloadable PDF materials for most of the topics.

  4. Assignments and Practice sheets, Based on Real-time Industry Practices used by practitioners in companies.


KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES FROM THIS COURSE, TO MAKE A CAREER PROGRESSION IN COMPENSATION & PAYROLL MANAGEMENT:-

1. Compensation and Benefits Management Concepts:

Understand Concepts & Objectives of Compensation Management.

How Compensation Policies are framed & equity theory. How to ensure Equity in Compensation.

Job Evaluation methods & compensation differentials used to fix the pay ranges: Ranking, Classification / Grading, Factor Comparison, Point Method, etc.

2. Compensation / Salary Structuring & Design:

Learn Compensation Structuring:  Design different CTC Structures on Excel : Fixed CTC, Flexi CTC.

Get acquainted with Concepts of Payroll Management, Most Payroll / Salary heads used in Indian Payroll and apply them.

Understand Attendance Cycle & Pay Cycle.

3. End to End Payroll Management / Salary Calculation & Concepts in Excel: 

Calculate Payslip in Excel using different salary ranges.

Prepare End to End Payroll Reports: Salary Register / Salary Statement for bulk employees in an organization using MS-Excel.

4. Statutory Compliances (Payroll Related):

Get hands-on exposure to Statutory Compliance Calculations: PF, ESIC, PT, LWF

Gratuity, Leave Encashment, Statutory Bonus, NPS, etc Calculations

5. End to End Income Tax (Indian) on Salaries:

Calculate Complete Income Tax on Salaries: Total Income, Taxable Income and TDS. Understand Form16 and more.

Understand different Indian Income Tax (2025-26) Sections, Exemptions and Deductions from Salary.

6. Perquisites Concepts & How they are calculated:

Perquisites Calculation: Accommodation, Car, Driver, Meal Voucher, Superannuation, NPS, etc.

7. Payroll Year Ending Activities guide (Current Financial Year 2025-26):

Year Ending in Payroll and Income Tax: Investment / IT Declarations from Employees, Investment Proofs collection at year-end, etc.

Payroll Process Flow & Payroll Outsourcing Process Flow Concepts and more.

Why you must enroll in this course? : -

  • This course is completely beginner-friendly and most simplified in nature.

  • Having some Excel knowledge can help, but not mandatory, as we have included Excel Basics tutorials as well.

  • The curriculum is Industry and Job Oriented, updated as on date (Indian).

  • Practical in nature, you can straightaway work on our Case Studies in Excel to gain hands-on skills.

  • Includes Downloadable Excel case studies, practice sheets and PDF Materials.

  • A comprehensive course covering a variety of Topics.

  • Course Faculty has hands-on Industry expertise (12+years) and has trained more than 2800 students so far, including Online and Offline training programs.


If you are puzzled on any of the given topics while going through the course, drop in your questions and we'll be happy to answer them for you!


For those Already Enrolled in 'Ultimate Human Resources: HR Generalist with Payroll' course :-

This course intends to provide an end-to-end, comprehensive guide on the topics of 1. Compensation, 2. Benefits, 3. Payroll Management, 4. Indian Income Tax, 5. Year Ending Activities & Investment Proof collection.

How is this course different from the Ultimate HR Generalist course?

The Ultimate HR generalist course features Level 1 Compensation, Benefits & Payroll Management Topics. Some of the Level 2 & Level 3 topics covered in this course are as below: 

Determining Salary Ranges using Job Evaluation Methods, Ensuring Equity in Compensation, End to End Payroll Management (Level 2 & 3) in Excel for Bulk Employees using Excel Formulas, Income Tax end to end calculation on Payroll heads & income from salaries, TDS Calculation, Income Tax calculation, Year Ending Process including Investment & IT Proofs, Perquisites Concepts & Calculations.

Enroll now and get started on the learning journey towards becoming a certified expert in the Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Income Tax and Year-ending process now!


Course Tags: Certification Course in Payroll, Certification in Indian Payroll, Online Course in Indian Payroll, Compensation Benefits Course, Payroll HR Course, Human Resources Payroll Management, Payroll Accounting Certification, Payroll Accounting in Excel, Salary Calculation in Excel, Payroll in Excel, Indian Statutory Compliances, Payroll Accounting for Finance, Accounts Professionals / MBA, M Com, B Com Students, Income Tax Calculation on Salaries, Most Comprehensive Compensation Benefits and Payroll Course, Compensation and Payroll Management for Beginners to Advanced.

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Instructor Details

NextGen HR Academy

Meghana is an expert in all aspects of HR Management, Compensation, Payroll, Performance Coaching and Training Development. She is truly passionate about her work and has a deep understanding of HR and Payroll verticals.

Passionate Leader and Bestselling Author: Meghana's dedication to the field is further evidenced by her bestselling HRM practical guide 'The Ultimate HR Generalist Handbook 2024'.


Background and Interests:-

Meghana is an MBA - HR with 13+  years of experience in working with all areas of HR.

With Aviva Life Insurance for 4 years as HR, With Paysquare as HR and Trainer. Also worked in BPO’s and IT companies in capacity of HR.

High expertise in the aspects of HR Generalist training, Payroll Training, Compensation and Benefits, Payroll Software, HRMS, HR Analytics, Employee Engagement, Employee Grievance Management, and Labour Law Compliance’s.

Highly skilled in Microsoft Office and Data analysis. Also experienced in Project Management in SAP environment.

At Paysquare, Meghana has managed end to end Payroll, Compensation and Benefits training for 400+  employees.

Empowering Next Generations: 

Currently, she spearheads the entire training, consulting and coaching operations at NextGen HR, an Online Training Academy.

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1,731 ratings on Udemy

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By Rahul on 5/1/2026

Its really helped me to understand the fundamentals of compensations and payroll management. Thanks to Meghana madam for your easy and detailed explanation that made understand topic quickly

By Jeevan Mariyaiah on 3/10/2026

Yes, of course. I was looking for an opportunity to upskill myself specific to this subject for better understanding of Payroll and compensation management. I am excited and looking forward to the next step.

By Aiswarya Raju on 1/27/2026

YES till now i feel like its going good and there is a flow and continuity in everything and have a clariyty. lets see for more . this is quite an introduction and few topics but nice teaching.

By Darshan.R on 1/11/2026

Presentation could have been much better with simple format , and the practical's are so confusing with the format , ready made format calculation are not good for teaching . and could have provided resources like labor laws , payroll format in different companies different structure ,all in one pdf

By Amaravadi Sai Teja on 12/16/2025

List on Allowances link : https://incometaxindia.gov.in/_layouts/15/dit/mobile/viewer.aspx?path=https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/charts%20%20tables/list_of_benefits_available_to_a_salaried_person_final.htm&k=&IsDlg=0 is not working under section 7 chapter 26

By Rajni Verma on 12/5/2025

yes , this course is very useful for me at the time of revision . I have more than five years experience in Hr domain but due to maternity break i.e 3 years i need one right platform for my revision. This course help me lots while refreshing my key skill . thanks

By Sundar on 6/9/2025

The course was very informative and easy to understand. It covered important topics like salary structure, payroll process, tax rules, and compliance in a clear way. The examples and explanations were practical and helpful. I liked the flexibility of learning online at my own pace. It’s a good course for HR and payroll professionals to strengthen their knowledge. I would recommend it to others who want to learn more about compensation and payroll management.

By Deepnarayan Patel on 4/1/2025

THIS IS A GREAT COURCE FOR ME BECOUSE BEFORE I COMPELETLY NOT UNDERESTAND WHICH TYPE CALCULATE CTC AND GROSS AMOUNT AND THANKS TO THIS COURSE WHICH KNOW ME TEACH ME , ALSO I KNOW WELL INCOME TAX ACT AS WELL AS INCOME TAX CALCULATION

By Anand Tiwari on 1/15/2024

It was really helpful to understand the concept of Payroll and TDS. I would like more exposure in this how to submit returns on monthly and quarterly of it through website and how to generate form 16 yearly basis. Thanks so much for making such useful, knowledgeable videos.

By Md Khurshid on 12/29/2022

So far the course is completed, I am not getting the practical scenario of fixing the compensation and benefits in the systematic process. Well, lets see in the forth coming sessions. What I need, to be the expertise in compensation and benefits & Payroll after the course; will I be expertise after completing the course? Lets see....

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