CMA Inter Exam Dates Dec 2025 (OUT): Get Complete Schedule for Exam at icmai.in

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 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.

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.

Candidates who did not pass CMA Intermediate exam can reappear for the same in the subsequent exam session.

CMA exam has three course levels, namely CMA Foundation, CMA Intermediate and CMA Final. CMA Foundation course has four test papers. Candidates need to appear for all four test papers. The Intermediate course of CMA exam have two groups. Candidates appearing for CMA Intermediate exam will have option to appear for both the groups in one exam session. Candidates planning to attempt both groups of CMA Intermediate course have to appear for eight test papers. Passing test papers in both the groups of Intermediate course is mandatory. Candidates can appear for one group in one session or both the groups in one session.

Identical to CMA Intermediate, CMA Final course also has two groups with four test papers each. Candidates can choose to appear for the test papers under both the course groups in one session. Passing all the test papers will be mandatory to get the CMA destination. 

The CMA Intermediate MQPs are designed to closely resemble the actual exam. They follow the same syllabus, test pattern, and question structure prescribed by ICMAI. Although the exact questions from the MQPs may not appear in the real exam, the type of questions, difficulty level, and marking scheme are similar. Candidates practicing with MQPs become familiar with the exam format and manage their time effectively on the test day. It also provides a clear understanding of the areas where more preparation is needed.

Students preparing for the CMA Intermediate exam can access model question papers through several reliable sources. The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) provides official model question papers on its website. Candidates can visit the ICMAI portal, navigate to the 'Students' section, followed by clicking on the 'Course' tab to navigate to the session wise model question papers. 

In addition to the official site, many coaching institutes also offer practice papers based on the latest exam pattern. Students can also refer to educational platforms and exam preparation websites that upload sample papers and previous years' questions. Using these resources can help candidates understand the exam format and identify important topics.

With the release of the CMA June 2025 results, 5,491 candidates completed Intermediate Course of the Institute. Such candidates were marked eligible for the practical training.

Yes, the ICMAI CMA admit card will clearly mention the date and time of each exam paper. If the candidate is appearing for Group I or Group II, the specific subjects and schedule is listed on the admit card. Candidates must cross check the exam date against the group subject with the exam date released by ICMAI. Additionally, candidates must go through the hall ticket of CMA exam carefully and plan their time and travel accordingly. Missing the exam due to confusion in timing, or exam centre address will lead candidates to appear for the exam in the next term.

The type of questions in the CMA exam varies based on the course level. The space below mentions the course-wise type of questions in the CMA exam based on the course levels:

• CMA Foundation course exams have multiple choice questions. Candidates have to answer as many as 50 MCQs with four answer options. Out of the four options only one is correct.
• CMA Intermediate course exam has both objective types questions and descriptive type questions.
• Similar to the Intermediate level exam, questions in CMA Final course exams are both objective and discriptive.