Excel, to the depth modelling needs
Not a tour of the ribbon. Lookups, INDEX/MATCH, OFFSET, data tables, scenario manager, goal seek and the auditing tools you use when a model stops balancing.
Free learning initiative
A free financial modelling crash course, from a blank sheet to a working DCF
A model is only as good as the logic inside it. Jobaaj Learnings is making this crash course free for every student — Excel from the ground up, the corporate finance behind the numbers, a full project finance model, and valuation by DCF and comparables.
No payment step. Open the first lesson straight away.
// Discounted cash flow, illustrative
Free cash flow, Yr 1 = 412.0
WACC = 11.5%
Terminal growth = 4.0%
EV = Σ FCF/(1+r)^n + TV
Enterprise value
₹8,140
forecast + terminal
Equity value
₹7,265
less net debt
Per share
₹1,453
5.0 cr shares
PV of forecast period₹2,986
PV of terminal value₹5,154
Terminal share of EV63.3%
Sensitivity, ±1% WACC∓14.8%
Illustrative figures, not a recommendation
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What you'll learn
Build the model, then defend every number in it
Anyone can copy a template. The skill is knowing which assumption drives the answer, where the model will break when someone changes it, and why your valuation lands where it does.
The statements, and how they interlink
Balance sheet, P&L and cash flow as one connected system — depreciation, working capital and the flows that make a change in one land correctly in the others.
The corporate finance underneath
Time value of money, capital budgeting, cost of capital and equity valuation — so your discount rate is reasoned rather than borrowed from another sheet.
Build a model that survives being changed
Structure, assumptions, drivers and checks. A full project finance model built up in stages, laid out so someone else can follow the logic and stress it.
Value it with a DCF
Forecast free cash flow, discount it, handle the terminal value honestly, and run the sensitivities that show which assumption is really carrying the answer.
Cross-check with comparables
Relative valuation alongside the DCF — building the peer set, choosing the multiple, and knowing what to do when the two methods disagree.
Why it's free
We built this to be learned from, not sold.
A lot of people who need a skill like this are exactly the people least able to pay for it — students between semesters, freshers before a first job, anyone rebuilding after a break. So we took the fee off.
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The whole course, not a preview
Every lesson is open from the start. There's no locked second half and no upgrade waiting three modules in.
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Free because it should be, not for a window
This isn't a promotional price or a trial. There's no clock on it and no fee arriving later.
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Built to the same standard as the rest
Nothing was trimmed to make it free. It is the same material, at the same depth, as everything else we teach.
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Yours to keep
Come back to a lesson next month or next year. Access doesn't expire and nothing gets pulled behind a paywall.
Where it takes you
The one skill every finance interview tests
Banking, consulting, corporate finance and equity research all screen for the same thing: can you build a model and explain it. These are the roles it opens up.
Financial Analyst
Own the numbers behind a business unit and explain what changed, why, and what it means next quarter.
Investment Banking Analyst
Build the models behind deals — the seat where modelling ability is the entry requirement, not a bonus.
FP&A Analyst
Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis — the internal counterpart to a sell-side model.
Corporate Finance Associate
Evaluate projects and capital allocation from inside the company that has to live with the decision.
Valuation Analyst
Put a defensible number on a business for a transaction, a dispute or a report.
Management Consultant
Model the business case behind the recommendation, then stand behind it in the room.
Goldman SachsMorgan StanleyJ.P. MorganNomura
DeloittePwCEYKPMG
BainZS AssociatesCRISIL
Salary bands are indicative market ranges for these roles in India, not an outcome promised by this course.
Sixty-second check
What's your modelling level, really?
Five questions on the things that actually trip people up. Answer them and you'll get a read on where you stand — and which part of the course to start from.
Certificate
Finish the course, get certified
Submit your assignment and Jobaaj Learnings issues a verifiable Certified Financial Modelling & Company Valuation certificate you can share anywhere.
Official and verifiable
Issued and signed by Jobaaj Learnings, with a record an employer can check.
Easy to share
Add it to your résumé or post it to LinkedIn the day it's issued.
Evidence, not decoration
It says you finished the work and submitted the assignment — which is what it's worth showing for.
Learner journeys
Where people took it from here
A few of the moves made by learners who upskilled with Jobaaj Learnings.
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Shubham
Financial Analyst
Moved into a financial analyst role after building out his modelling skills.
MB
MBA, tier-3 city
Investment Banker
Went from an MBA outside the metro campuses to an investment banking seat.
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Himanshu
Stock Market Analyst
Placed as a stock market analyst after completing the programme.
IB
Backend IB analyst
Management Consultant
Switched from a back-office investment banking role into management consulting.
EN
Engineering graduate
Management Consultant
Moved from an engineering background into a management consulting role.
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Gauri
Placed after a career break
Returned from a period out of work and secured a role in her target field.
Individual journeys shared by Jobaaj Learnings alumni. Outcomes vary and are not promised by this course.
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Questions people ask before starting
Yes. Jobaaj Learnings provides it free of cost. There’s no fee to start, no trial period that ends, and no payment step anywhere in the flow.
None. The course starts from the very beginning and builds up from there, so you can begin with no prior experience in the subject.
Yes. Every lesson is recorded, so you can pause, rewind and come back whenever it fits around classes or work. There’s no schedule to keep up with.
No. The course opens with Excel from the interface upward and covers the specific functions modelling depends on — lookups, data tables, scenario manager and the auditing tools. If you already know Excel well, you can move through that part quickly.
None of them. The corporate finance you need — time value of money, capital budgeting, cost of capital — is taught inside the course. Those qualifications cover much more ground; this is the modelling skill on its own.
Both. You build a full project finance model, value it with a discounted cash flow, then cross-check that against a comparables valuation — including what to do when the two methods disagree.
Build a three-statement model that interlinks correctly, construct a project finance model from assumptions upward, run a DCF with a defensible discount rate and terminal value, sense-check it against comparables, and stress the assumptions that actually move the answer.
Write to training@jobaaj.com and we’ll get back to you.
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