CMA

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. 

CMA foundation course has four papers. All four papers of CMA Foundation exam will have 50 multiple choice questions of two marks each.

CMA Intermediate course have two groups with four papers each. Each paper of CMA Intermediate has eight questions. Out of these questions, the first question is compulsory, while candidates have to attempt any five questions from the remaining seven questions. While some papers have five questions, first question is compulsory, and out of remaining four questions, three are mandatory.

Similarly, CMA Final course have different question numbers in different test papers.

Candidates filling out the CMA exam form will get the registration number. The registration number generated after submitting the CMA exam form will act as the login credential to download the CMA admit card. No other credential is required for the download of the CMA exam admit card. Candidates will be able to download the CMA admit card to apply for the June & December term exams from the official website. No other medium is available for the issuance of the CMA admit card. Any requests from students for CMA admit cards via email or FAX will not be entertained by ICMAI.

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India releases the CMA admit card for both December and June session separately. Candidates passing a CMA course level in the June session can appear for the subsequent CMA exam level in the December session. Therefore, a separate CMA admit card is released for each exam level. Candidates will be issued a CMA admit card only if they submit the exam form before the deadline for the same.

A hard copy of the CMA admit card must be carried on the predefined exam date.

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, also known as ICMAI, conducts and regulates CMA courses in the country. ICMAI is responsible for the release of the CMA admit card for all three levels, namely Foundation, Intermediate, and Final. The institute, ICMAI is the sole authority in India for deciding the CMA syllabus, pedagogy, exam, eligibility, fees, and CMA certification. On submission of the Foundation, Intermediate, and Final course exam forms, ICMAI releases the CMA admit card. Candidates need to carry the admit card for the CMA exam on the exam date.

CMA admit card for all the three course levels is released online on the official exam website. Candidates need to download the hall ticket to appear for the exam. The hard copy of the downloaded admit card must be carried on the exam day. In case the candidates fail to carry the CMA admit card, officials at the exam centre may deny entry to the exam hall. The admit card for CMA exam is downloadable until the exam date. Therefore, candidates must login on or before the exam date to obtain the hall ticket of the CMA exam.

CMA admit card is issued to all the CMA students who fill the exam form before the last date. The admit card is issued online on the official exam website. Candidates need to provide their registration number to download the CMA admit card for Foundation, Intermediate or Final course level. ICMAI will not entertain any requests from the students for an offline issuance of the CMA admit card. Besides offline issuance, ICMAI will not entertain requests for CMA admit card via an email.

Therefore, CMA students can only obtain the admit card via the login portal available on the official website.