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CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) Syllabus
ICMAI's Cost and Management Accountant course covering Foundation, Intermediate, and Final levels.. The complete CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) outline — 8 subjects, 32 chapters and 115 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
4 chapters · 14 topics · 23 sub-topics
Foundation: Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting4 chapters · 16 topics · 14 sub-topics
Foundation: Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Statistics4 chapters · 13 topics · 9 sub-topics
Intermediate: Financial and Cost Accounting4 chapters · 14 topics · 14 sub-topics
Intermediate: Direct and Indirect Taxation4 chapters · 15 topics · 7 sub-topics
Intermediate: Management Accounting and Operations4 chapters · 13 topics · 11 sub-topics
Final: Strategic Financial and Corporate Reporting4 chapters · 15 topics · 12 sub-topics
Final: Strategic Cost Management, Audit and Performance4 chapters · 15 topics · 9 sub-topics
CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) flashcard decks
442 question-and-answer cards across 8 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Foundation: Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication — 62 cards
- Foundation: Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting — 56 cards
- Foundation: Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Statistics — 50 cards
- Intermediate: Financial and Cost Accounting — 51 cards
- Intermediate: Direct and Indirect Taxation — 52 cards
- Intermediate: Management Accounting and Operations — 51 cards
- Final: Strategic Financial and Corporate Reporting — 68 cards
- Final: Strategic Cost Management, Audit and Performance — 52 cards
How to work through the CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Foundation: Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting carries 16 topics while Intermediate: Management Accounting and Operations carries 13. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy).
The ~105 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) syllabus?
CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) covers 8 subjects: Foundation: Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication, Foundation: Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting, Foundation: Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Statistics, Intermediate: Financial and Cost Accounting, Intermediate: Direct and Indirect Taxation, Intermediate: Management Accounting and Operations, Final: Strategic Financial and Corporate Reporting and Final: Strategic Cost Management, Audit and Performance. Together they contain 32 chapters and 115 named topics.
How much do you have to study for CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy)?
The full CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) outline breaks down into 32 chapters, 115 topics and 99 sub-topics. Foundation: Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting is the largest single subject with 16 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) syllabus?
Roughly 105 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) flashcards?
Yes — 442 question-and-answer flashcards across 8 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in India and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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