Institute of Cost and Works Accountants is one of the leading financal schools in India. Since its inception in 1959, the institute has contributed a lot by producing a bunch of scholars in the world of finance and business. The institute holds the distinction of being one of the premier financial institutions in India.
If you’re undecided as to which field would better suit you, then have you ever thought of ICWA? Today every private firm is keen on appointing a cost accountant that would promote and monitor the financial information from every department of the firm. If you think that you’re good at all the above mentioned areas then Cost Accountancy and ICWA CMA is the option to go ahead with.
To be a cost accountant is not so easy a job as it sounds. You need to clear all three levels of the ICWA CMA exam. The ICWA CMA exam conducted by the Insititute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) consists of three stages (Foundation / Intermediate/ Final).
Every year, ICWA appoints the best students for its cost accountancy course. Through the test, the institute judges the comprehensive understanding of students in areas like cost and financial management, communication skills and capability to maintain a fine balance between expenditure and the means. The examination is held twice a year i.e. one in the month of June and another in December.
Eligibility for ICWA 2022:
Admission to ICWA CMA Qualification:-
FOUNDATION COURSE:-
Eligibility for Admission:-
a) Class 10 or equivalent exam from a recognized education higher secondary school board or institution.
b) Senior Secondary examination under 10+2 scheme of a recognized board or an examination recognized by the central government as equivalent thereto or should have passed the National Diploma in Commerce Examination directed by the All India Council for Technical Education or any State Board of Technical Education under the authority of the said All India Council, or the Diploma in Rural Service Examination conducted by the National Council of Higher Education.
c) Students awaiting their result can also apply for provisional admission.
INTERMEDIATE COURSE:-
Eligibility for Admission:-
a) Should have passed Senior Secondary School examination (10+2) and Foundation Course of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India/ Graduation in any discipline other than Fine arts/Foundation (Entry Level) Part I Examination of CAT of the Institute/ Foundation (Entry Level) Part I Examination and Competency Level Part II Examination of CAT of the Institute.
b) Should have passed Foundation of ICSI/Intermediate of ICAI by whatever name called along with class 10+2.
c) List of other eligible qualifying examinations is given under Annexure VI of prospectus.
d) Students waiting for their result can also apply for provisional admission.
FINAL COURSE:-
Eligibility for Admission:
a)Passed Intermediate
b) Graduation in any discipline except Fine Arts or equivalent.
c) Candidates who have passed all eight papers of the CMA intermediate course are eligible to apply for CMA Final Course examination.
ICWA 2022 Online Application Form / Registration:-
Individuals wishing to apply for ICWA CMA exam (Foundation/ Intermediate/ Final) are required to apply online on http://www.cmaicmai.in/students/Home.aspx online student registration system.
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ICWA 2022 dates
ICWA CMA Test Centers:
Agartala, Ahmedabad, Akurdi, Allahabad, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Baroda, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhilai, Bhilwara, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Bokaro, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Dhanbad, Durgapur, Ernakulam, Faridabad, Gandhidham, Ghaziabad, Guwahati, Hardwar, Howrah, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jabbalpur, Jalandhar, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jodhpur, Kalyan, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur,Nasik, Nellore, Noida, Panaji (Goa), Patiala, Patna, Pondicherry, Port Blair, Pune, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Rourkela, Salem, Sambalpur, Shillong, Siliguri, Solapur, Srinagar, Surat, Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Valsad, Vashi, Vellore, Vijayawada, Vindhyanagar, Waltair and Overseas Centres at Bahrain, Dubai and Muscat. (If no examination centre is available at a particular location, examinees will be accommodated at thenearest Centre available)
ICWA 2022 Paper Pattern:
Syllabus 2022 – Foundation Course:
Paper –1 - Fundamentals of Economics and Management
Paper –2 - Fundamentals of Accounting
Paper – 3 - Fundamentals of Laws and Ethics
Paper – 4 - Fundamentals of Business Mathematics & Statistics
Candidate should keep one thing in mind that CMA is a professional course hence success can only be achieved if practical approach is adopted. Mugging out thoroughly the whole night before the exam won’t work. Try to make proper time table for your studies and ensure that you are implementing the time table. Make such a schedule for preparation that you can easily allocate 2-3 hrs to each subject. Keep changing your time table such that you don’t get bored of following same schedule. Make sure that you refer to only those study materials by the institute.
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