ICMAI CMA 2022 (ICWAI): Exam Dates, Foundation, Intermediate, and Final Exams in December

CMA Exam 2022 Important Dates

Registrations for the Foundation and Intermediate courses are open throughout the year. The last dates for registration are as under:

• Last date for Registration (June Session) - 31st January of the exam year
• Last date for Registration (December Session) - 31st July of the exam year

The important dates for different examinations are:

Exam Schedule

The exam schedule will be announced later on the official website.

CMA Exam 2022 Pattern & Syllabus

ICMAI Foundation Course –

Section-wise marks distribution for each paper is as under:

Foundation Course - Paper-1 (Fundamentals of Economics & Management)

Foundation Course - Paper-2 (Fundamentals of Accounting)

Foundation Course - Paper-3 (Fundamentals of Laws & Ethics)

Foundation Course - Paper-4 (Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Statistics)

ICMAI Intermediate Course –

ICWAI Intermediate Course comprises two groups (Group I and group II), covering 4 papers. Group-I comprises Financial Accounting (Paper V), Laws & Ethics (Paper VI), Direct Taxation (Paper VII) and Cost Accounting (Paper VIII). Group-II covers Operations Management & Strategic Management (Paper IX), Cost & Management, Accounting and Financial Management (Paper X), Indirect Taxation (Paper XI) and Company Accounts & Audit (Paper XII).

ICMAI Final Course –

The Final Course has two groups (Group III and Group IV). Each group has 4 papers.

Group III: Corporate Laws & Compliance (Paper XIII), Strategic Financial Management (Paper XIV), Strategic Cost Management – Decision Making (Paper XV) and Direct Tax Laws and International Taxation (Paper XVI)

Group IV: Corporate Financial Reporting (Paper XVII), Indirect Tax Laws & Practice (Paper XVIII), Cost & Management Audit (Paper XIX) and Strategic Performance Management and Business (Paper XX)

ICWAI CMA Course Subjects –

ICMAI CMA has 20 subjects in all three stages. They are –

ICMAI CMA Foundation –

• Paper I: Fundamentals of Economics and Management
• Paper II: Fundamentals of Accounting
• Paper III: Fundamentals of Laws and Ethics
• Paper IV: Fundamentals of Business Mathematics & Statistic

ICMAI CMA Intermediate –

• Paper V: Financial Accounting
• Paper VI:  Laws, Ethics and Governance
• Paper VII: Direct Taxation
• Paper VIII: Cost accounting and financial management
• Paper IX: Operation Management Information System
• Paper X: Cost and Management Accounting
• Paper XI: Indirect Taxation
• Paper XII: Company Accounts & Audit

ICMAI CMA Final –

• Paper XIII: Corporate Laws and Compliance
• Paper XIV: Advanced Financial Management
• Paper XV: Business Strategy & Strategic Cost Management
• Paper XVI: Tax Management and Practice
• Paper XVII: Strategic Performance Management
• Paper XVIII: Corporate Financial Reporting
• Paper XIX: Cost and Management Audit
• Paper XX: Financial Analysis & Business Valuation

CMA Exam 2022 Eligibility

Eligibility for ICWAI CMA 2022 Foundation –

• Must have completed 10^th or equivalent from a recognized institute or Board
• Or, should have done 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized Board
• Or, must have held a certificate in National Diploma in Commerce by All India Council for Technical Education
• Or, must have passed the Diploma in Rural Service Examination by the National Council of Higher Education

Eligibility for ICWAI CMA Intermediate (Inter) –

• 10+2 (Senior Secondary School Examination) and must have completed Foundation Course from ICMAI (the Institute of Cost Accountants of India)/ a bachelor’s degree in any discipline (other than Fine Arts) from a recognized University/ should have done Foundation (Entry Level) Part I Examination of CAT of the Institute/ Foundation (Entry Level) Part I exam and Competency Level Part II exam of CAT of the Institute
• The candidates should have cleared Foundation of ICSI/ Intermediate of ICMAI with 10+2

Eligibility for ICWAI CMA Final –

• Senior Secondary School Examination (10+2) and Foundation Course of ICWAI/ Foundation (Entry Level) Part I Examination of CAT of the Institute/ Foundation (Entry Level) Part I exam and Competency Level Part II exam of CAT of the Institute/ Graduation in any discipline other than Fine Arts
• Must have passed Foundation of ICSI/ Intermediate of ICWAI with 10+2

CMA Exam 2022 Application Process

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India invites applications from eligible and interested candidates online. Students must complete the application form submission process by 25th February 2022. The form needs to be filled in online and the application fees must be remitted through online mode. Candidates opting for foreign centers must complete the process offline.

Steps to Complete CMA Foundation 2022 Registration –

• Visit the authorised website (www.icmai.in)
• Select the link ‘Students Portal’
• Click on the ‘Online Examination Form’
• Look for the icon ‘Students’
• Click on the icon and get directed to another page. Here, under the section ‘Activities’ candidates are required to select ‘Online Application Form’
• From the drop-down menu, select ‘Foundation’ course
• Now, apply online, provide all important details after reading the instructions, upload documents, remit the application fee and submit the form

Note: Keep all the log-in credentials for future reference. They are application number, email ID, registration number, mobile number and DOB. Documents to be enclosed with the application form are attested copy of the 10^th certificate, 10+2 certificate and 3 passport-size photos.

CMA Intermediate Registration –

• Get an application form for the Foundation Course and apply for registration
• Submit the application form along with the attested copy of the 10th certificate, 12th certificate and mark sheet or attested copy of Graduation
• Attach recent photograph along with the application form

CMA Final Registration –

• Candidates after completing ICMAI CMA 2022 Intermediate course become eligible for Final Course registration
• Documents required to be submitted - Class 10th and 12th mark sheet and certificate, photograph, age proof, signature specimen and ICAI or CMA Intermediate Pass certificate
• The duly filled in application form should be sent at the Postal address of the Regional Centres of ICAI

Things Required during Registration -

Candidates need to keep the following details beforehand while completing the registration process.

• Address, email ID and mobile number
• Attachment documents:

1. Scanned image of passport size photo in JPEG/ JPG format
2. Signature in JPEG/ JPG format
3. Age proof in PDF format (600 kb)
4. Academic qualification certificates in PDF format (600 kb)

ICMAI CMA 2022 Application Fee –

Application Fee for Foreign Students –

As per the fee structure section of ICMAI Information Bulletin, “Students registered in India under  any Regional Council/ Chapter/ Recognized Oral Coaching Centres, but now residing outside India for the purpose of employment or otherwise, shall also be eligible to claim exemption from CSS and/or Computer Training (for Intermediate), IOTP (for Final), provided they apply to the  Directorate  of  Studies, along with the prescribed fees, as applicable to a Foreign Student, within the prescribed time limit.”

CMA Exam 2022 Other Details

ICMAI CMA Exam Centres –

The Institute of Cost of Accountants of India will organise the Foundation, Inter and Final examinations in the following cities.

A: Agra, Adipur-Kachchh (Gujarat), Agartala, Akurdi, Asansol, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Aurangabad

B: Baroda, Bangalore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhilwara, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bewar City (Rajasthan), Bilaspur, Bokaro

C: Calicut, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Chennai, Cuttack

D: Delhi, Dhanbad, Duliajan (Assam), Dehradun, Durgapur

E: Erode, Ernakulam

F: Faridabad

G: Ghaziabad, Guwahati, Guntur

H: Hazaribagh,  Haridwar, Howrah, Hyderabad

I: Indore

J: Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Jalandhar, Jammu, Jodhpur

K: Kannur, Kalyan, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kolhapur, Kottakkal (Malappuram), Kota, Kottayam

L: Ludhiana, Lucknow

M: Mangalore, Madurai, Mysore, Mumbai

N: Naihati, Nagpur, Neyveli, Nasik, Nellore, Noida

P: Palakkad, Patiala, Panaji (Goa), Pondicherry, Patna, Pune, Port Blair

R: Rajahmundry, Raipur, Rourkela, Ranchi

S: Salem, Shillong, Sambalpur, Solapur, Siliguri, Surat, Srinagar

T: Trivandrum, Thrissur, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirapalli

U: Udaipur

V: Vindhyanagar, Vapi, Vellore, Vashi, Vijayawada

W: Waltair

Overseas Exam Centres –

The Institute also organizes the examination outside India for foreign students. The overseas centers are Bahrain, Dubai and Muscat.

ICMAI CMA 2022 Admit Card –

The ICMAI CMA admit card 2022 is a mandatory possession to appear in the examination. The hall ticket for the CMA examination 2022 will not be available in offline mode. Students can get it downloaded from the official website by selecting the course and providing the registration number. The admit card will have the following details on it –

• Candidate’s name
• Photo and signature
• Exam center address and code name
• Roll number
• Registration number
• Group

ICWAI Result 2022 –

The date of the ICMAI CMA result 2022 is not announced yet. The results will be declared on the authorized website of ICWAI CMA. To see the results –

• Visit the official web portal
• Choose the Examination tab and click on ‘Result’
• Enter the log-in details to ‘View Result’
• Download the result and take a printout.

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