📘 Excel + Advanced Excel Syllabus
Duration: 3 to 4 Weeks
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Target: Freshers (2020–2025), Non-tech and Tech backgrounds
Week 1: Core Excel Foundations
✅ Basics of Excel
● Interface overview
● Workbook, worksheet, cells, rows & columns
● Data entry, formatting, autofill
✅ Essential Formulas
● Arithmetic operations
● SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX
● COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTBLANK
✅ Cell Referencing
● Relative, Absolute, Mixed referencing
✅ Data Handling
● Sorting & Filtering
● Basic data validation
● Freeze panes, split view
✅ Practical Task:
● Create an employee database with salary calculations
Week 2: Intermediate Excel Skills
✅ Logical & Conditional Functions
● IF, AND, OR, NOT
● Nested IF statements
✅ Lookup & Reference
● VLOOKUP & HLOOKUP (with examples)
● XLOOKUP (latest)
● INDEX & MATCH (real-time examples)
✅ Text Functions
● CONCAT, LEFT, RIGHT, MID
● LEN, TRIM, UPPER, LOWER
✅ Date & Time Functions
● TODAY, NOW, DATEDIF, NETWORKDAYS
✅ Practical Task:
● Student marksheet with grade logic and conditional results using formulas
Week 3: Advanced Excel + Data Analysis Tools
✅ Data Analysis Tools
● Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts
● Slicers & Timelines
● Grouping/ungrouping data
✅ Conditional Formatting
● Icon sets, data bars, custom rules
✅ Advanced Charts
● Dynamic charts
● Combo charts
● Trend lines, forecast
✅ What-If Analysis
● Goal Seek
● Data Tables
● Scenario Manager
✅ Data Cleaning Techniques
● Remove duplicates, find & replace, text-to-columns
● Use of Power Query (Basic)
✅ Practical Task:
● Create a sales dashboard using Pivot Table & Charts with slicers
Week 4: Real-time Projects + Resume Building + Interview Prep
✅ Mini Projects (Choose any 1–2):
1. MIS Report for HR or Admin Team
○ Monthly employee attendance, payroll summary, attrition analysis
2. Sales Performance Dashboard
○ Region-wise performance, top products, target vs. achievement
3. Data Cleaning + Reporting Automation
○ Raw data → clean → visual report generation
✅ Bonus:
● Excel Shortcut keys & productivity hacks
● Do’s and Don’ts in Excel Reporting
● Resume tips focused on Excel-based job roles
● Interview questions discussion (Excel + Scenario-based)
🎯 Job Roles Targeted
● Data Entry / MIS Executive
● Business Analyst (Intern/Fresher)
● HR Executive (with reporting skills)
● Operations Executive
● Sales Coordinator / Admin Analyst
● Support roles requiring Excel automation