CMA Exam Dates 2026: December Exam Schedule & Application Last Date

The CMA course fee varies for all three course levels, including Foundation, Intermediate and Final. Candidates can check this space for the CMA admission fee for all three courses along with the typical deadlines to pay the same.

CMA Foundation Course Fee

Candidates need to pay INR 6,000 as the CMA Foundation fee on or before January 31 if the candidate plans to take exam in June term. The fee is payable by July 31, if the candidate plans tro appear for the CMA December exam.

CMA Intermediate Course Fee

Candidates need to pay INR 23,100 as the CMA Intermediate fee on or before January 31 if the candidate plans to take exam in June term. The fee is payable by July 31, if the candidate plans tro appear for the CMA December exam.

CMA Final Course Fee

Candidates need to pay INR 25,000 as the CMA Final fee on or before January 31 if the candidate plans to take exam in June term. The fee is payable by July 31, if the candidate plans tro appear for the CMA December exam.

Candidates will have options to pay the Intermediate and Final course fee in two installments. However, candidates must complete the payment of complete fee before the final admission deadline.

The exact facilities may vary from centre to centre. Typically, ICMAI exam centres provide:

• Adequate seating arrangements
• Drinking water facilities
• Necessary invigilation and security measures

CMA Foundation exam has four subject papers, namely

1. Business Economics and Management (FBEM)
2. Business Lawns and Business Communication (FBLC)
3. Business Mathematics and Statistics (FBMS)
4. Financial and Cost Accounting (FFCA)

No. CMA results are released within 3 months of the exam date. as per the CMA test structure, the CMA Foundation exam is held as an OMR based test. Therefore, candidates are evaluated only after they have submitted their OMR based answer sheets. On the contrary, CMA exams for Intermediate and Final courses have subjective questions. Therefore, evaluating the performance of each candidate can be done via a subject matter expert.

Therefore, candidates cannot check the CMA results immediately after the submitting their answer sheets.

ICMAI will conduct CMA Intermediate exam 2026 for December session between December 10 and December 17, 2026. The subject-wise schedule is available on Shiksha page.

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) will conduct the CMA Final exam for the December 2026 session between Dec 10 and Dec 17, 2026.

The release date for CMA Inter result for June 2026 exam was August 05, 2026. Candidates who appeared for CMA Inter exam between June 11 and June 18 can now check their scores.

The CMA Foundation result for June 2026 exam was released on July 09, 2026.

Yes, ICMAI released the CMA Final result 2026 for June session on August 05, 2026 (around 6:20 am) in the morning.

CMA exam is conducted twice a year - June and December. The Institute of Cost Accountants of India allows candidates to appear for the exam twice in a year, provided they fill and submit the exam form before last date for both sessions.

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, also known as ICMAI, conducts the CMA exam twice in one year. The two terms of the CMA exam are conducted in December and June sessions. CMA students need to fill the exam form until a specified date to participate in the examination process under a particular exam session.

Candidates who need a new admission in CMA course must fill the regisatration form to enrol themselves to the course. Candidates must enrol themselves until January 31 to appear for CMA exam in June session. On the contrary, to appear for CMA December term exams, candidates need to complete the admission process until July 31. The registration deadlines for the CMA enrolment may or may not extend in a particular exam session.

CMA admit card for the next exam session will be released around 10 days before the exam dates. ICAMI does not release the schedule for download of admit card. Therefore, candidates can stay tuned to Shiksha's CMA admit card page to get all updates.

Yes, ICMAI has released the CMA Dec exam dates 2026 on its official website. According to the official schedule, the CMA Intermediate and CMA Final exams will be held between December 10 and December 17, 2026. CMA Foundation exam will be held on December 13, 2026.

CMA syllabus is far more in-depth when it is compared to BCom or MCom. Similarity in the syllabus of B.Com Honours and CMA depends on the major chosen by the candidate in the graduate degree course. CMA does not deal with selective/non-core subjects, including Economics, Marketing, Capital Markets, Statistics, etc. In contrast, CMA course has major accounting subjects, such as Financial Management, Taxation, Law among others. BCom syllabus can only be compared with the CMA Intermediate or CMA Foundation syllabus. On comparing CMA Final syllabus with any other Commerce course, the CMA syllabus is far more thorough.

Candidates choosing a major subject in BCom carefully can help them prepare for a CMA course.

ICMAI has defined the deadline to fill the CMA application form for admission. Candidates willing to appear for the CMA June exam term must complete the online registration and enrol to the course by July 31. Candidates aspiring to appear for the CMA exam in December session must be enrolled with ICMAI on or before July 31. ICMAI may or may not extend the cutoff date for enrolment; however, the institute will publish a fresh notification mentioning the extension to fill the admission form.

No, CMA syllabus does not change every year. CMA syllabus was changed in 2016 after 2012. The Institute of Cost Accountants, also known as ICMAI, has recently changed the CMA syllabus in 2022. CMA syllabus goes through a change after every four to five years to move forward with the market trends. For example, GST was not included in the CMA syllabus 2012; however, it is included under inderect taxation of CMA 2022 syllabus.

CMA students need to prepare using the new CMA syllabus prescribed by the ICMAI.

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, also known as ICMAI, typically releases the CMA admit card a week before the exam date. CMA students appearing for any of the three levels of the CMA course will get the admit cards on the official examination website. Downloading the CMA admit card will require the candidates to provide their registration number as the login credential. CMA admit card for Intermediate and Final course exam releases on the same date. While the CMA Foundation admit card will release on a separate date.

The CMA June 2026 exam for the Foundation course was conducted for all four papers on June 14, 2026 (Sunday). According to official notice, ICMAI conducts this exam through an offline OMR centre based.