The payroll course at IPA is a 3-month programme with 60 hours of practical training in salary processing, TDS on salary, PF and ESI, using TallyPrime and Zoho Payroll, online or in the classroom. It is run by IPA – Institute of Professional Accountants, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi (since 2003).
A payroll course teaches you to run an organisation’s monthly salary cycle correctly: from attendance to gross pay, statutory deductions such as TDS, PF and ESI, salary slips, challans and returns.
Payroll mistakes show up immediately: an employee is short-paid, a PF challan goes in late, or the salary TDS certificate does not match the salary register. That is why employers want someone who has actually processed a payroll, not only read about one.
Payroll rules changed in 2025 and 2026
Anyone learning payroll now is learning it during a transition. The four Labour Codes, including the Code on Wages, 2019 and the Code on Social Security, 2020, were made effective from 21 November 2025, consolidating 29 older labour laws (Press Information Bureau). Salary TDS now falls under the Income-tax Act, 2025, which replaced the 1961 Act from 1 April 2026 (Income Tax Department). PF remains administered by EPFO and ESI by ESIC, whose portals are where contributions and returns are handled. From 17 September 2026, EPF contributions are worked out on a ₹25,000 wage ceiling (Press Information Bureau).
When you compare payroll courses, check that the material reflects these changes rather than older notes.
Who is the payroll course for?
- B.Com graduates and other graduates who want a payroll or HR-operations role rather than general accounts.
- 12th-pass students (commerce preferred) who want a specific, employable skill.
- HR executives who manage attendance and joining formalities but hand the compliance side to someone else.
- Accountants in small firms who process salaries along with everything else.
- Small business owners who want to understand what they owe employees and the government each month.
Weekday, weekend and alternate-day batches make it workable alongside a job.
Who should choose differently
If you are starting with no accounting and want a general accounts job, a diploma is the better base. If income tax returns are your main interest, the Diploma in Taxation (DTL) goes deeper on that side.
What you can do after the course
- Set up salary structures (basic pay, allowances, deductions) and process a month’s payroll from attendance data.
- Calculate TDS on salary, issue the annual salary TDS certificate and help employees file simple returns such as ITR-1 and ITR-2.
- Calculate PF and ESI contributions, generate challans and file the related returns.
- Run payroll in TallyPrime and in Zoho Payroll, a cloud-based payroll application.
- Keep the registers and records that auditors and labour inspectors ask to see.
Typical first roles are payroll executive, payroll or HR assistant, and accounts executive with payroll duties, across companies, hospitals, retailers and NGOs. For your CV, see the resume format for accounting freshers.
How IPA teaches payroll
You process payroll for sample companies month by month: attendance in, salary calculated, deductions worked out, challans and returns prepared. Each step is checked against the next, so you see how an error in attendance flows into TDS and PF. Batches are small, and questions are encouraged.
Payroll is taught by Ms. Neena, a chartered accountant with more than 20 years of experience in tax, audit and payroll, with software practice on TallyPrime and Zoho Payroll.
Payroll course in Delhi: what the modules cover
The payroll course in Delhi at IPA has five modules, taught over 3 months and 60 hours of practice. Each one matches a step of the monthly salary cycle you would run in a job, and the rules in each step are the post-Labour-Codes ones described above.
| Module | What you practise |
|---|---|
| Payroll processing | Salary calculation, salary slips, attendance and the payroll structure |
| Income tax and TDS | TDS on salary, the annual salary TDS certificate, and simple income tax returns (ITR-1 and ITR-2) |
| PF and ESI compliance | PF registration and returns, ESI return filing, challan payments |
| Statutory compliance | Labour law basics and payroll compliance rules |
| Payroll software | TallyPrime and Zoho Payroll |
For the cycle itself, step by step, read the payroll process in India.
Payroll course duration, batches and fees
The course takes 3 months and holds 60 hours of practical training. Classes run online or at the Laxmi Nagar centre, in weekday, weekend or alternate-day batches. The centre is at E-54, near Metro Pillar 44, close to Laxmi Nagar metro station.
It is also called an HR and payroll course, a payroll management course or a diploma in payroll management. At IPA it is a short certificate course, not a diploma; the diplomas are longer programmes such as ADFA, which includes Zoho Payroll. If you prefer to learn online, ask for a live online batch instead of the classroom.
Payroll course fees at IPA
The payroll fee depends on your batch (weekday, weekend or alternate-day), on classroom or live online, and on any offer running when you enquire. Ask what the quote covers: study material, practice in TallyPrime and Zoho Payroll, the course certificate, placement assistance and whether you can pay in instalments.
Comparing payroll course fees with another institute? Check the hours, whether salary, TDS, PF and ESI are all practised on software, and whether placement help is in the price or extra. Call or WhatsApp 9213855555 for the figure for your batch.
Payroll course online: live batches across India
You can take the payroll course online from anywhere in India. The live online batch covers the same 60 hours of practical training as the classroom: salary structures, TDS on salary, provident fund and ESI, and payroll processing in TallyPrime and Zoho Payroll, taught in real time by an IPA trainer who can check your salary sheet as you build it.
- Same syllabus, trainers and IPA certificate as the Laxmi Nagar batch.
- Classes are live on Zoom, recorded lectures sit on IPA’s own LMS, and weekday and weekend batches are available with flexible timings depending on your batch.
- Suits HR and accounts staff who already have a job and want payroll skills without a daily commute.
Your practice in TallyPrime and Zoho Payroll is guided by the instructor, and online learners get placement support. Book a free demo class, then ask when the next online batch starts. More subjects taught the same way are listed under IPA’s online accounting classes.
Payroll jobs and salary
The course leads to roles such as payroll executive, payroll or HR assistant, and accounts executive with payroll duties. Published pay data for payroll is thin, especially for Delhi:
- Junior payroll roles, 0 to 5 years: an average CTC of ₹4.18 lakh to ₹5.24 lakh a year across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad (Randstad India Salary Trends Report 2024-25). The report gives no Delhi-NCR figure.
- Legal floor in Delhi: ₹22,411 a month for a matriculate and ₹24,356 a month for a graduate clerical employee, under the Delhi Labour Department’s order effective 1 April 2025.
Randstad’s figures are band averages that include employer costs, so a fresher usually starts below them. Pay rises with responsibility: people who own PF, ESI and TDS filings end to end are worth more to an employer than those who only enter attendance.
Payroll course vs other IPA courses
| Course | Duration | Focus | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll course (this page) | 3 months (60 hours) | Salary processing, salary TDS, PF, ESI, labour law basics | Placement assistance |
| Tally course | 1 to 2 months | TallyPrime accounting, with payroll basics | Placement assistance |
| ADFA diploma | 12 months | Accounting, TallyPrime, BUSY, Zoho Payroll, GST and income tax basics | Terms on that course page |
If you want payroll as one part of a wider accounts career, the ADFA diploma includes Zoho Payroll alongside accounting and tax. The guide on how to become a computer accountant shows where payroll fits in that path.
The payroll course carries placement assistance: IPA supports your job search with resume help, interview practice and referrals. Our diplomas, which cover payroll inside a full accounting programme, are the longer route. Prepare for payroll and accounts interviews with these accounting interview questions and answers.
Learn more about payroll work
- The payroll process in India, step by step
- PF and ESI calculation guide, with worked examples at the ₹25,000 wage ceiling
- What payroll executives do, earn and grow into
