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CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) Syllabus
ICMAI's Cost and Management Accountant course covering Foundation, Intermediate, and Final levels. The full CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) syllabus: 8 subjects, 32 chapters, 115 topics and 99 sub-topics, with 442 flashcards written against it.
CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) subjects
CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) has 8 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Foundation: Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication
- Indian Contracts and Special Contracts · 4 topics
- Sale of Goods and Negotiable Instruments · 3 topics
- Partnership and Corporate Forms · 3 topics
- Business Communication · 4 topics
Foundation: Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting
- Accounting Fundamentals · 4 topics
- Preparation of Financial Statements · 4 topics
- Accounting for Special Transactions · 4 topics
- Fundamentals of Cost Accounting · 4 topics
Foundation: Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Statistics
- Arithmetic and Algebra · 4 topics
- Calculus and Equations · 3 topics
- Statistical Representation and Measures · 3 topics
- Probability and Correlation · 3 topics
Intermediate: Financial and Cost Accounting
- Accounting Standards and Financial Statements · 3 topics
- Accounting for Specific Entities · 4 topics
- Cost Accounting: Elements of Cost · 3 topics
- Costing Methods and Systems · 4 topics
Intermediate: Direct and Indirect Taxation
- Basics of Income Tax and Residential Status · 3 topics
- Heads of Income · 4 topics
- Total Income, TDS and Assessment · 4 topics
- Goods and Services Tax (GST) · 4 topics
Intermediate: Management Accounting and Operations
- Cost and Management Accounting Techniques · 3 topics
- Management Accounting Tools for Decision Making · 3 topics
- Operations Management · 4 topics
- Corporate Laws and Compliance · 3 topics
Final: Strategic Financial and Corporate Reporting
- Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) · 3 topics
- Corporate Financial Reporting · 4 topics
- Strategic Financial Management · 4 topics
- Risk Management and Derivatives · 4 topics
Final: Strategic Cost Management, Audit and Performance
- Strategic Cost Management · 4 topics
- Decision Making and Pricing Strategies · 3 topics
- Cost and Management Audit · 4 topics
- Performance Management and Business Strategy · 4 topics
CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) flashcards
442 question-and-answer cards across 8 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- 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
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.
How many chapters and topics are in the CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) syllabus?
32 chapters and 115 topics, broken down further into 99 sub-topics, across 8 subjects. Foundation: Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting is the largest subject, with 16 topics in 4 chapters.
Are there CMA (Cost & Management Accountancy) flashcards?
Yes — 442 question-and-answer flashcards in 8 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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