CMA Intermediate · exam guide

CMA Intermediate Eligibility

Checked against ICMAI's official pages, as of 12 October 2026. Rules and fees change; confirm on the official site before you act.

CMA Intermediate is open to students who have passed 10+2 and CMA Foundation, and directly (without Foundation) to graduates and holders of other qualifications ICMAI recognises for direct admission.

• Route 1: passed 10+2 and the ICMAI Foundation Course examination.
• Route 2 (direct admission): a degree of any recognised university or equivalent, in any subject other than music, dancing, photography, painting, sculpture and the like.
• Direct admission is also open to: a master's degree of a recognised university or an IIM; qualified engineers and engineering students who meet ICMAI's year-of-study condition; candidates who have passed the Intermediate examination (by whatever name called) of ICAI; and those who have passed the Final examination of ICAI, ICSI, CIMA (London), ACCA (UK) or the chartered accountancy institutes of England and Wales, Scotland or Ireland.
• Other listed routes include Entry Level Part I of ICMAI's Certificate in Accounting Technicians (CAT) course, Part I and Part II of the CAIIB banking examinations, the Subordinate Accounts Service examination, and any other examination the ICMAI Council recognises.
• Candidates awaiting the result of a degree examination can take provisional registration, and must submit the pass result within 18 months or the registration is cancelled and the fee forfeited.