CMA June 2026: Registration (Open), Exam Dates (OUT), Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, Centres

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. 

No, you need not to apply and pursue the CMA Foundation course. Completing a graduate degree course marks the candidates eligibility for direct entry to CMA Intermediate. The space below mentions the cases where a candidate is marked eligible for the direct admission to CMA Intermediate course:

• Passed a degree exam of any recognised University or equivalent
• Passed a degree (honours) exam of anyrecognised University;
• Pursuing Engineering course (having completed Semester IV/equivalent) or are qualified engineers;
• Passed a Master degree exam from a recognised University or any of the IIMs;
• Passed an Engineering degree exam from any recognised University or any of the IITs or IISc;
• Passed the Final exam of the any of the following
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or England and Wales, or Scotland 
    or Ireland
  • Final exam of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London,
  • Final exam of the ICSI;
  • Final exam of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, U.K.
• Passed the Foundation course exam of this ICMAI;
• Completed the entry Level-Part I exam of Certificate in Accounting Technicians (CAT) course of ICMAI;
• Completed the entry Level-Part I exam and Competency Level Part II exam of Certificate in Accounting Technicians (CAT) course of ICMAI can seek admission to Intermediate course of ICMAI;

Besides the above mentioned eligibility conditions, there are some other criteria to obtain direct admission to the ICMAI 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.

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, also known as ICMAI, releases the CMA exam dates for all three levels, including Foundation. CMA exam is conducted across two sessions, namely June and December. ICMAI releases the CMA Foundation exam dates for June term in the month of January. Soon after the exam dates are released, ICMAI facilitates a window to fill the exam form.

All CMA students have to fill the exam form to appear for the exam as per the schedule notified.

Eligibility criteria for CMA foundation is that the candidate should have passed class 12th from a recognised board or college with a minimum 40% marks. He need to get registered under the foundation course by filling the registration form and paying the fees of rupees 6000 to the institute of cost management accountants of India. For the intermediate examination the candidate should have passed foundation examination or he should have completed graduation from a recognised University for the direct entry into Intermediate course without appearing in the foundation examination.

ICMAI conducts CMA exam in June and December. Candidates can apply for ICMAI CMA based on the cutoff date for each exam term.

Candidates cannot change the CMA exam centre once they submit the exam form. However, change in the centre preference may be allowed if ICMAI hosts a form correction window.

CMA Intermediate Course Group - I

• PAPER 5: Business Lawns and Ethics (BLE)
• PAPER 6: Financial Accounting (FA)
• PAPER 7: Direct and Indirect Taxation (DITX)
• PAPER 8: Cost Accounting (CA)

CMA Intermediate Course Group - II

• PAPER 9: Operations Management and Strategic Management (OMSM) 
• PAPER 10: Corporate Accounting and Auditing (CAA)
• PAPER 11: Financial Management and Business Data Analytics (FMDA) 
• PAPER 12: Management Accounting (MA)

ICMAI facilitates two forms for CMA course levels. CMA admission form is to be filled by the candidates who are not enrolled with the institute but are interested in pursuing the CMA course. Whereas, CMA exam form is to be filled by all the candidates who are enrolled in a course and are willing to appear for the CMA exam in the upcoming session. CMA admission form is facilitated throughout the year. While the CMA exam forms are released along with the CMA exam dates. Candidates may have the CMA enrolment but may not be willing to appear for the exam in the current session. Such CMA students are not required to fill the exam form.

The link to download the CMA afmit card is available via the ICMAI student website landing page. Candidates must visit the website to access admit card download link.

CMA exam is conducted at three course levels, namely Foundation, Intermediate and Final. CMA exam for all three course levels are conducted as an offline centre based exam. In the past sessions, ICMAI, the conducting body of the CMA exam, had conducted the Intermediate and Final course exams as an online centre based exam. While the CMA Foundation was conducted as a remotely proctored exam from home. However, the mismanegement in the online exams led ICMAI to shift back to the offline centre based exam.

ICMAI may change the mode of the CMA exams in the upcoming exam sessions. Stay tuned to shiksha's CMA exam pattern article for key developments in the test structure from time to time (https://www.shiksha.com/accounting-commerce/accounting/cma-exam-pattern)

Candidates can find the CMA syllabus on the official website. Candidates can also find the CMA syllabus on the shiksha's CMA syllabus webpage (https://www.shiksha.com/accounting-commerce/accounting/cma-exam-syllabus)

CMA exam is conducted at three levels, namely Foundation, Intermediate and Final. The admit card for CMA course levels are released separately. Candidates can appear for one exam level in one exam session. Therefore, all three course leveles have a separate admit card for CMA exam. Candidates must complete the download process by providing registration number generated at the time of exam form submission.

The admit card download is hosted over the official exam website on separate days. Admit card for CMA Foundation is released on a separate date via a separate login widnow. While the CMA admit card Intermediate and Final course levels have a common login window released on a single day.

To download the CMA Intermediate admit card, candidates need to use their registration number. No other credentials, such as a password or date of birth, are required.

Candidates who are unable to download CMA intermediate admit card must reach out to ICMAI to provide a resolution. Difficulties in downloading ICMAI admit card may be a cause of rainfall in South India.