CMA course details

CMA course details

CMA Course Details 2018 | The Institute of Cost Management Accountants of India | How to Become Cost Management Accountant | ICMAI Course Complete Details

These days, CMA course is gaining popularity among commerce students, who want to pursue a career in the area of Cost and Management accounting. Students are curious about the CMA course subjects, CMA course syllabus, CMA course exam dates and CMA course career prospects.So, in this this article we are providing all the important CMA course details.

Over the time we have seen that people tend to confuse between various terms like CMA, ICMAI, CWA, and ICWAI. So, to end your all confusion, Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) has changed its name into The Institute of Cost Management Accountants of India (ICMAI). Also, ICWA course has been renamed as CMA course. There is no difference between ICWAI and CMA, and they are the same. They are two different words used to describe one single thing. ICWAI stands for Institute of Cost and Work Accountant of India whereas CMA stands for Cost Management Accounting. Apart from the literal meaning, there is no difference at all.

There are 3 stages in ICWA course i.e.,

• CMA Foundation,
• CMA Intermediate
• CMA Final.

If you want to become Cost management accountant, you should complete these three stages of CMA course. Students who have passed 10+2 are eligible for the CMA Foundation exam. The Institute of Cost Accountants of India conducts CMA Foundation exam two times in a year in the months of  June and December. If you have passed CMA Foundation exam, then you are eligible for CMA Inter. If you have any graduate degree, you are exempted from ICMAI Foundation exams. You can directly enter into CMA Inter.

CMA Course Subjects | Foundation Inter and Final | ICMAI 2018

Total 20 papers in CMA Foundation, Inter, and Final exam.

CMA Foundation :

Paper 1: Fundamentals of Economics and Management
Paper 2: Fundamentals of Accounting
Paper 3: Fundamentals of Laws and Ethics
Paper 4: Fundamentals of Business Mathematics & Statistic

CMA Inter :

Paper 5 Financial Accounting
Paper 6 Laws, Ethics and Governance
Paper 7 Direct Taxation
Paper 8 Cost accounting and financial management
Paper 9 Operation Management Information System
Paper 10 Cost and Management Accounting

Paper 11 Indirect Taxation
Paper 12 Company Accounts & Audit

CMA Final :

Related Topics

Paper 13- Corporate Laws and Compliance
Paper 14- Advanced Financial Management
Paper 15- Business Strategy & Strategic Cost Management
Paper 16- Tax Management and Practice
Paper 17- Strategic Performance Management
Paper 18- Corporate Financial Reporting
Paper 19- Cost and Management Audit
Paper 20- Financial Analysis & Business Valuation

Provisional Admission to the	Period
Foundation Course	Thirty-six (36) months
Intermediate Course	Eighteen (18) months
Provisional Admission to the	Period

CMA FEES DETAILS

Course                                  fees	Fee: Either Oral or Postal
Foundation                          4000
Inter                                     20000
Final                                    17000