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What is CMA Foundation Course?

CMA Foundation course or exam is the First Level for students interested to pursue a career in Cost and Management Accountancy (CMA). CMA Foundation course is conducted by The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) also know as ICMA or ICWA.

What is the eligibility criteria to do the CMA Foundation Course?

Candidates who wish to pursue Cost and Management Accountancy (CMA) Course can register for CMA Foundation Course after appearing in the 12std or HSC (State Board or CBSE) examination but the candidates are only eligible to write the CMA Foundation exams once you clear your 12th Std. or HSC (State Board or CBSE).

What are the subjects in the CMA Foundation Course?

CMA Foundation Course consists of four subjects which are listed below. Click on the papers to know about their chapters.

CMA Foundation Exam Pattern

Candidates appearing for the CMA Foundation exam should know about the exam pattern to understand what to expect on the exam day.

  • CMA Foundation Exams are conducted twice in a year June and December.
  • Exam Medium – Hindi and English
  • Candidates must score at least 40% of marks in every paper and a minimum aggregate of 50% in all the papers to pass the CMA Foundation
  • No Negative marks
  • The maximum duration is 3 hours and each paper will be of 100 marks
  • Only one Examination for a day
  • CMA Foundation Exam has to be written manually

How much is the Registration Fees for CMA Foundation Course?

The Fees mentioned below is the registration fees both oral and postal, not coaching fees. The registration fees have to be paid through online to “The Institute of Cost Accountants of India” (ICAI). For more details about the fees visit www.icmai.in.

CMA Foundation Registration Fees
Sl. No.
Details of Fee
Rupees
1
CMA Foundation Registration Fees
4,000
2
CMA Inter Registration Fees (Option 1)
20,000
3
CMA Inter Registration Fees (Option 2) Installment 1 Note: Fees can be paid in two instalment.
12,000
4
CMA Inter Registration Fees (Option 2) Installment 2 Note: Fees can be paid in two instalment.
8,000
5
CMA Final Registration Fees
17,000

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What is the Registration procedure for CMA Foundation?

Candidate has to register for Foundation Course by filling Online Registration Form available on ICMAI website www.icmai.in.

While filling the online form, candidates should take care of the following

  • After filling the Online Form pay the required fees online using the payment gateway.
  • On successful payment, the system will automatically generate the Form, which is to be printed.

CMA Foundation Course Registration Date?

Cost and Management Accountancy (CMA) Registration date and examination date. The dates are applicable for all three levels CMA Foundation, CMA Inter and CMA Final.

Event
June Exam Batch
December Exam Batch
Exam
1st or 2nd week of June
1st or 2nd week December
CMA Registration Form Available
Throughout the year
Throughout the year
Last Date for CMA Registration
January 31st
July 31st
Revalidation of coaching for CMA Intermediate / CMA Final Course
2nd Week of March
2nd Week of September
Last Date to Submit the CMA Examination Form
1st Week of April
1st Week of October
Apply for Paper-wise Exemption
Before filling Examination form
Before filling Examination form
Announcement of CMA Exam Result
In the month of August
In the month of February

The dates mentioned above are subject to change. For more details about the cut-off date visit www.icmai.in

What are the documents required for registration of the CMA Foundation Course?

The below-mentioned documents are to be scanned and upload at the time of registration. You can register for CMA in www.icmai.in. All documents have to be scanned and uploaded in their site.

CMA Foundation Registration Documents Details

These are the documents required for CMA foundation Registration

  • Passport Photo
  • Specimen Signature
  • Age Proof
  • 10th & 12th Pass Mark sheet – For 12th Passed Students
  • 10th Pass Mark sheet –  For 10th Passed Students. Where the students have to submit 12th marks sheet after passing 12th std.

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CMA Foundation - FAQ

It is the First level of CMA course

You can register CMA Foundation course through online in icmai.in

There are a total of 4 subjects in CMA Foundation

The 4 subjects in CMA Foundation are,


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 and Statistics

CMA Foundation is mandatory for students who want to study CMA after completing 12th. Students who have completed degree can skip CMA Foundation and take up CMA Inter directly.

Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) conducts the exams in June and December every year. The exams in 2020 might be delayed due to coronavirus lockdown.

For June exams, 31st Jan is the last date for registration
For Dec exams, 30th July is the last date for registration

No. All 4 papers don't have any negative marks.

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