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Eligibility + Pattern + Subjects
Passed Senior Secondary School Examination / Higher Secondary Examination (10+2) and Foundation Course of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India or qualified the Foundation (Entry Level) Part I Examination of Certificate in Accounting Technicians (CAT) Course of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India or Degree examination of any recognized University or Pursuing Engineering Course (having completed 2nd year/Semester IV/ equivalent) or Qualified Engineers or equivalent in any subject other than music, dancing, photography, painting & sculpture and the likes.
Further a list of qualifying examinations for direct admission to Intermediate Course is given in (Annexure VI)
Provisional Registration: Candidates awaiting results of degree examinations may also apply for provisional admission. Such students would be provided a time period of 18 (eighteen) months to convert from Provisional to Regular Status.
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of exam | Offline-centre based |
| Type of questions | Objective and descriptive |
| Maximum marks per paper | 100 |
| Number of papers | 8 |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours per paper |
| Total Number of questions | 120 |
| Marking scheme | No negative marking |
The course consists of two groups (Group 1 and Group 2) inclusive of 4 papers each (Papers 5-8) and (Papers 9-12)
| Group I | Group II |
| PAPER 5: Business and Ethics (BLE) |
PAPER 9: Operations Management and Strategic Management (OMSM) |
| PAPER 6: Financial Accounting (FA) | PAPER 10: Corporate Accounting and Auditing (CAA) |
| PAPER 7: Direct and Indirect Taxation (DITX) |
PAPER 11: Financial Management and Business Data Analytics (FMDA) |
| PAPER 8: costAccounting (CA) | PAPER 12: Management Accounting (MA) |
Frequently Asked Question's
CMA Inter Group 1 & 2 refers to the intermediate level of the Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) program. It consists of two groups, each covering specific subjects related to cost and management accounting.
Candidates who have successfully cleared the CMA Foundation exam are eligible to register for the CMA Inter exams.
In total there are 2 groups in CMA Inter, group 1 & group 2.
CMA Inter Group 1 is easier in CMA Inter.
