ICMAI CMA Foundation
ICMAI CMA Foundation

ICMAI CMA Foundation 2025 for December Session will be held on 13 December 2025. Aspiring individuals aiming to become Certified Management Accountants (CMA) must successfully clear the CMA Foundation December 2025 exam. The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) administers this examination, providing entry to eligible and qualified candidates into the CMA course.

To participate in the exam, candidates are required to register with ICMAI. The CMA Foundation exam is conducted biannually, in the months of June and December. The exam serves as a crucial gateway for individuals aspiring to pursue a career as a Certified Management Accountant, a profession highly regarded in the field of finance and management.

ICMAI CMA Foundation December 2025 Application Form has been released. Scroll down to apply online.

ICMAI CMA Foundation 2025 Exam Dates

CMA Foundation 2025 for December SessionDates
Last date to submit applications without late fees14 Oct 2025
Last date to submit applications with late fees of Rs. 500/-15 to 21 Oct 2025
Admit Card Release DateAs per ICMAI
Date of Exam13 Dec 2025
Result Declaration Date08 Jan 2026

CMA Foundation 2025 Application Form Direct Link to Apply – Click here to fill the application form of CMA Foundation.

ICMAI CMA Foundation Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility is a crucial factor when applying for an examination, and only candidates who meet the following criteria will be allowed to appear in the CMA Foundation 2025 exam:

  1. The candidate should have passed Class 10 or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board or Institution. OR
  2. The candidate should have passed the Senior Secondary Examination under the 10+2 scheme of a recognized Board, or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent. Alternatively, the candidate may have passed the National Diploma in Commerce Examination conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education or any State Board of Technical Education under the authority of the said All India Council. Another valid qualification is the Diploma in Rural Service Examination conducted by the National Council of Higher Education.

Candidates who are awaiting their results are eligible to apply for provisional admission. This provision allows candidates to apply for the CMA Foundation 2025 exam even if they are waiting for their results to be declared. It ensures that individuals who meet the eligibility criteria, either through their completed qualifications or those awaiting results, have the opportunity to pursue the CMA Foundation examination.

ICMAI CMA Foundation 2025 Exam Pattern

Following is the exam pattern for CMA Foundation. Candidates are required to study the question paper pattern carefully.

  • Mode of examination: M.C.Q Mode through offline OMR based from Centre
  • Type of examination: MCQ Mode
  • Each paper will carry 100 marks 50 Multiple Choice Questions (Each Question will carry 2 Marks). Each session will be a total of 100 Multiple Choice Questions of 200 marks.
  • There is no negative marking.

ICMAI CMA Foundation 2025 Examination Centres

Following are the examination centres where CMA Foundation 2025 shall be conducted. Below given is the list of examination cities.

Adipur-Kachchh (Gujarat), Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Akurdi, Allahabad, Angul Talcher, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bankura, Baroda, Berhampur – Ganjam (Odisha), Bharuch Ankleshwar, Bhilai, Bhilwara, Bhopal, Bewar City(Rajasthan), Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Bikaner (Rajasthan), Bokaro, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dindigul, Dehradun, Delhi, Dhanbad, Duliajan (Assam), Durgapur, Ernakulam, Erode, Faridabad, Gaya, Ghaziabad, Guntur, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Haridwar, Hazaribagh, Hosur, Howrah, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jodhpur, Kalyan, Kannur, Kanpur, Kanchipuram, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kollam, Kota, Kottakkal (Malappuram), Kottayam, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Meerut, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Naihati, Nasik, Nellore, Neyveli, Noida, Palakkad, Palghar, Panaji (Goa), Patiala, Patna, Pondicherry, Port Blair, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela, Salem, Sambalpur, Serampore, Shillong, Shimla, Siliguri, Solapur, Srinagar, Surat, Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vapi, Vashi, Vellore, Vijayawada, Vindhyanagar, Visakhapatnam and Overseas Centres at Bahrain, Dubai and Muscat.

ICMAI CMA Foundation Overview

AspectsDetails
Name of ExamICMAI CMA Foundation
Organizing BodyICMAI
Full Form of ICMAIThe Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Level of ExamFirst stage exam for become Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
Official Websiteicmai.in
Minimum Educational Qualification As per eligibility criteria
ICMAI CMA Foundation Overview

Contact Details

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