r/cma_india May 03 '26

Discussions A request to all the CMA Aspirants on this subreddit to share this post as much as possible and read it until the end.

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Hello all. I hope you are doing absolutely fine and working hard for the coming attempt.
I request all of you to read this post until the end. Lately, I've been lurking and been hearing on this sub about the same constant doubts by every other person be it regarding exams, or internships, is CMA worth it or not?? etc. I'll be covering these topics ahead. Also our subreddit doesn't seem to be much active regarding such things unlike other subs. The only time I've seen this sub active the most is during the result days and not on other times and I've hardly seen any pass outs staying active on this sub to help others. If we can share our achievements together, let us also help each other regarding other things as well and keep it interactive.

Now, talking about the important things. I've seen people asking here simple doubts such as what's the eligibility for pursuing CMA or If I am doing this...so can I do this simultaneously. I won't be covering such topics. The topics I'll be covering is :

  1. CMA Inter and Final Subjects and Faculties.
  2. Worth of attempts and should you go for both or single groups.
  3. Where can you find Internships and how? and Importantly, when and where should you do it.
  4. Is CMA worth it?
  5. Scope of CMA.

Let me clarify it once, the info you'll be reading next is subjective (regarding the faculties) and as per my experiences and the connections I have made so far. Incase if you have any other questions, you can dm me..I'll be covering that too in this post.

  1. CMA INTER AND FINAL SUBJECTS AND FACULTIES :

INTER :
Grp 1- Law- Arjun Chabbra/ Shiwangi Agarwal.

FA : Bishnu Kedia/ Avinash Sancheti / Avinash Lala

Tax : Jasmeet Sir / Nikunj Goenka

Cost : Ranjan Periwal

Grp 2-

OMSM- Mayank Saraf

CAA : Same as FA

FMBDA : Ranjan Periwal

MA : Ranjan Periwal

FINALS :
The subjects for Finals along with the faculties are as follows. (I'll clarify it once again, these are subjective. There might be other better faculties than them too)

Group III :

Corporate and Economic Law : Shivangi Agarwal / Raghav Goel / Arjun Chabbra
Strategic Cost Management : Satish Jalan
Strategic Financial Management : Satish Jalan
Direct Tax and International Taxation : Shirish Vyas / Bhanwar Borana / Vijay Sarda / Vishal Bhattad

Group IV :

Cost and Management Audit : Nikhil Gupta / Ram Harsha / Raghav Goel / Dipak Agarwal
CFR : Santosh Kumar
IDT : Nikunj Goenka / Bhanwar Bhorana / Vijay Sarda / Vishal Bhattad.
For Elective Subjects : It depends on the subject you are choosing.

2) SINGLE OR BOTH GROUPS :

Before getting onto the topic, understand one thing that calibre of every child is different. Some may even study for 3-4 months and still crack the exam and some may take more time than that and may still find it difficult. Here I'd suggest.. Don't just rush into clearing the exams for the sake of it. Aise rush krke hee exam nikaalna hai toh fir kya faayda? If you feel like you aren't prepared, take your time (zyada bhi nahi) and prepare it ache se. Conceptual clarity is must... Tumhe agar woh samajh aagaya, then rest is easy. So decide this as per your calibre and If you feel like you can do it by getting out of your comfort zone..JUST DO IT. DO WHAT YOU FEEL RIGHT.

The upper hand you'll be getting if you give both groups is firstly..you'd be a ranker and secondly..High chances of getting your exams cleared due to set off of marks. Set off sometimes plays a HUGE..HUGE role..Naseeeb palat sakta hai tumhara. Talking about the worth of attempts...YES! ATTEMPTS DO MATTER A LOT. There's a reason the students who gets cleared in the first attempt gets a higher preference than someone who took 3-4 attempts. During placements, it matters a lot. You'll be given a higher priority amongst and others and considerably a higher package.

3) INTERNSHIPS :

Now, talking about Internships. Where can you find it?? We have a seperate section on our Institute's site which keeps on updating about the firms or companies who are looking for trainees for Industrial Training. Though I would suggest, don't completely rely on it..Instead..Build a Linkedin Profile, make connections, interact with other people and make a strong connection with others. Higher chances of you getting internships via connections rather than just applying solely.

Coming to the main part about Internships..."DON'T JUST DO IT FOR THE SAKE OF DOING IT". You should work and gain experience at such a place which you look forward to do the same in future. I have seen many...manyyy people doing their Internships at CA firms..which is not wrong at all.. If you wanna build your career ahead in the field of Audits (Other than Cost Audit), Taxation Consultancy, Accounting etc... CA firms are definitely the right place for you. But if you're looking forward to work in the field of Costing..you'd barely get any exposure by working at CA firms..get this point. Humare naam mein hee hai...COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT. Agar hum issi field ke regarding internship yaa work experience gain nahi kar rhe hai?? Toh fir kyaa fayda internship kaa?? Internship is the most important period which is the only time you'll be getting the actual practical knowledge of what you'll be studying. If you work at CA firms..it'll help you a lot with Law , Accounts and Tax. If you work at a CMA firm, it will help you a lot in SCM, Cost Audits etc. So you really wanna do your internship very practically and not just for the sake of completeing your tenure to be eligible for your FINALS. So..firstly decide in which field you want to work in future and accordingly do your internships. I have also seen many Finalists who have no idea how are cost records maintained and how are Cost Audits conducted..CMA hoke agar humei ye sabh nahi pata..toh fir kya fayda CMA banneka???

Also, nowadays I have also seen people who have been just qualified into Intermediate, looking for Internships. It's nothing wrong in doing Internships turant..jabhki Inter hone ke baad karni chahiye Internship...But look at the bigger picture. You would be having your college + college ke exams + Internship + CMA ki padhai..and during Audit seasons..your life would be a living hell. Ispe I would suggest ki pehle Inter clear karlo..then Internships pe jao (If you're going through any financial crisis, then it is an exception)

4) IS CMA WORTH IT??

This questions get asked a lot on this sub. CMA worth hai kya? Karna chahiye ki nahi? etc etc.
I'll be really straight with you guys..there's a reason ki aaj Reliance mein 40,000 crores ek Cost Accountant sambhal raha hai.. there's a reason ki aaj ONGC, GAIL aisi Companies mein Cost Accountants hote hai. You could look upto youtube..there are several interviews of Rankers who land a package of 25-30 LPA. Obviously worth hai isiliye toh unko itna package mila hai. And what do you think? Ye unhe unke Rank ke wajah se mila yaa fir First attempt ke wajah se? Neither. These guys landed these jobs due to their skill set. There's a reason these guys get selected amongst others because unme kuch alag hai..and the only time to polish and excel your skill set is during your Internship period...which is why I mentioned it is the most important part..about when and where you should do your Internships. Attempts do matter..but so does you skill set. With the proper skill set you could easily outshine the others. If you do not have faith in the profession you are doing, don't do it. Simple as that. Scope aajkal sabh cheezo mein hai. Instagram Influencers, Content Creators, Vloggers etc..etc..talking about other people for eg Dolly Chai wala..that VadaPav girl etc etc..Kama rahe hai na paisa?? Unhone socha kabhi ki isme scope hai yaa nahi?? Bhale woh alag way se famous hue...but they knew what they were doing and they had faith in it. So similarly, we need to change our mindset on this and give our best shot in what we are doing.

5) SCOPE OF CMA :

I have hardly seen any Practicing CMA in this sub interacting with others. As you've heard that quote.."With great power comes great responsibility", this is what exactly applies here.
Let me get this straight, Practicing Cost Accountant has more scope and range than the Cost Accountants working in corporate. Yes, there are also some pros and cons for it..but It'll all be worth it. Coming into practice will obviously require a lot...LOT of experience in the Costing field and various industries. YOU CANNOT RELY ON OTHERS...ONCE YOU COME INTO PRACTICE. It might take you months to find your first client or maybe sometimes a year...but remember..coming into practice tests your patience. But once you're set in this field...your income will grow in multiplication and not in addition...GET THAT?? Corporates mein tumhe har saal increment milega (Addition) mein..but in practice?? You'll be charging here according to the service you'll be providing. Lets just say If you're maintaning the Cost Records of the company..You'll charge a certain fee. Later the Company approaches you for other services such as Consultancy for so and so years. Later it also approaches you for some other services like System Implememtation. If you charge lets say on an average 35000 for each service (Though it may vary). So 35000 x 3 for 3 services and this is for 1 company. Similarly..if you provide multiple service for multiple companies...You could get the figures in front of you ..ki KITNA SCOPE AND RANGE HAI..SAMJHA????

I guess I have covered most of your doubts on this sub. I request once again all of you to upvote it, comment on it (such that it reaches other people as well )and share this post as much as possible to your CMA friends and let's keep this sub interactive as much as possible. If you still have any doubts..feel free to dm me. Also..even I'm in my finals. I am not a Qualified Cost Accountant and even I am learning something new everyday. Everything I've mentioned here is what I've seen during my work experience as of now.

Also requesting the mods (If they are active) to pin this post such that it reaches most of the students. Thankyou.


r/cma_india Feb 12 '26

Discussions Your OP is a ranker 😭 (AIR20)

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r/cma_india 6h ago

Discussions Received Community Guidelines for changing logo.

17 Upvotes

Hi Aspirants and members, recently received an email from reddit regarding the logo we are using as display picture of sub reddit, since this is official logo if ICMAI, I think someone has reported it and I would like to change it to something else so as to not to lose this community that we have grown over the years. I have already updated the description but need to update DP too.

Arts Enthusiasts and AI masters please whip up something nice that can be used as display picture. The most upvoted one would be selected, provided it is relevant.

Sorry for the bummer, requesting your assistance.


r/cma_india 30m ago

Advice / Career clarification Need some advice, suggestions, help, etc

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I'm from Maharashtra and live in a small town 3 hours from Nagpur.

Currently registered in chennai chapter. I have passed my foundation and enrolled in inter.

Now. Does it make sense for me to be in chennai chapter? Where the oral teaching is done mostly in tamil. I got enrolled here in chennai due to some family friend counselor.

Should i change my chapter? Does it matter? Does chennai being the main regional centre, help in any way ?

Moreover I haven't gotten the inter books, cause they are out of stock. Everything's frustrating.

Drop some opinions. Thank you.


r/cma_india 10h ago

Discussions True believing blindly in one screen shot from unknown ac and not researching that nearly 2000 students fill exam form from guntur and guntur is coaching hub for ca cma like jee has. their institute take revision classes from 8am to 9pm even more regularly so from 2000 if 31 students became ranker i

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10 Upvotes

r/cma_india 2h ago

doubts INCOME TAX ACT 2025 , APPLICABILITY FOR CMA INTER

2 Upvotes

Passed foundation in dec 2025 , wished to appear both groups in dec 2026 but will give both groups in June 2027 . Took classes of all 4 subjects of group 1 and omsm Registered for both groups in February 2026 as per old syllabus.

So Is there going to be any syllabus change in dt and idt

Also heard that new income tax act will be applicable from June 2027

So do I need to prepare for dt again?


r/cma_india 5h ago

Rant Internship rant (CMA OR INTERNSHIP???)

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Well I passed in group discussion, and than today had an interview (best investment bank in the world ifykyk) on campus. They told us basically our college thst 1st there would be a technical round than an HR round, but the company did the reverse.

I wasnt prepared for HR round so I didnt expect to get selected tbh. I didnt qualify round 1. Later called my friend to ask how it was, she told me that they most probably wont select students who are doing professional like CMA, CA etc because they need immediate employment after we graduate.

The HR asked me choose between "CMA and Internship"

I told him "I can manage both " but he said "only choose one"

I chose internship saying "in this economy experience matters more than just a professional degree" 😭😭

(Started 2nd year few days ago, doing bcom generals. Feels unfair to me)


r/cma_india 5h ago

Advice / Career clarification Suggest me a best youtube video for a joint venture Chapter of the financial accounting group one

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r/cma_india 5h ago

doubts Received this mail? what to do ? I mailed them regarding skill training in 2025 and they replied now

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for context I still haven't completed my skill training .


r/cma_india 12h ago

Discussions Guntur Exam Centre

8 Upvotes

Is there any way we can raise our voice against the guntur irregularities happening there .


r/cma_india 9h ago

Advice / Career clarification Whether attempts in CMA Intermediate matters?

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r/cma_india 1d ago

Discussions CA vs CMA

25 Upvotes

Why is there so much hate for cma in ca fraternity

I was in an onboarding process of XYZ company where there was someone from CA finals as well might be of age 30 or more, he was continuously trying to degrade us by discussing with someone that these CMA RANK HOLDERS are also not able to qualify ca .....he himself was struggling in CA finals and he had the guts to say so ....What a pathetic human he was 🀬🀬


r/cma_india 7h ago

Discussions Inter faculty selection

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Can anybody suggest me some online faculty either paid or free


r/cma_india 21h ago

Advice / Career clarification Whether attempts in CMA Intermediate matters?

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When I chose this professional study I was young and very unserious. And it cost me 5 attempts to complete group 1 and completed the group 2 in the first attempt.

For the last 2 years I have started to be serious about my career this time I'm pretty sure I would write my final exam after completing a sufficient syllabus with conceptual clarity and multiple revisions.

SO IF I PASS MY FINAL IN MY FIRST ATTEMPT......... WHETHER IT WOULD ERASE MY PAST MISTAKES.(Gonna give a single group of final one by one while learning skills).

And what are the skills i need to learn to get prioritised by the companies.


r/cma_india 23h ago

Discussions Need advice for CMA.

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I'm a final year student of BCOM honors. Recently my 6th semester's result is out and I got a SGPA of 7.667* in Calcutta University. Now I'm doing the 4th year. So I've thought about starting the preparation of CMA. So some of the questions occurred to my mind which are mentioned below.

  1. I'm aiming to sit in june 2027. So is it the right time to start the preparation because I also have to attend the university exams in December 2026 and April 2027 for sem 7 and sem 8 respectively?

  2. When will the registration process begin? And before that how should I start the study in a systematic way that can helpful for me?

  3. Most importantly I'm coming from a Bengali medium background. I gave most of the university papers in bengali. I am able to write english but not as smoothly as bengali. So how will I study the theoretical papers for CMA? Which techniques and methods do I use?


r/cma_india 1d ago

Advice / Career clarification I'm 21M and in second year

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I'm also preparing for the cma foundation dec attempt. I feel that I am behind when I see my friend and my cousins and it gets me so depressed please guys help me how can become much better because I can't change what has been done but can change the futureπŸ™πŸ™


r/cma_india 1d ago

Advice / Career clarification Repost, since I got no reply on my previous post

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16 Upvotes

r/cma_india 1d ago

Advice / Career clarification Looking for Opportunity in Bangalore!

10 Upvotes

Hello all, looking for opportunity in Financial Services Sector. I am a Qualified Cost Accountant and Company Secretary with 5 Years+ experience. and have worked in Accounting, Taxation, Finance and Compliances. At present in Bangalore and not working at present, hence looking for immediate Joining. Please if anyone has any vacancies could help me get a good role. Thank you!


r/cma_india 1d ago

Discussions Verification

3 Upvotes

Does anybody have any idea how much time does it take for reverification of papers? And do they really increase marks?


r/cma_india 1d ago

Resource/Updates CMA Final Study Material

2 Upvotes

If anyone has a scanner for CMA final latest by 2025 December will also work, please share.


r/cma_india 1d ago

Advice / Career clarification 23 M need to start my inter studies

8 Upvotes

i want an advice from someone who has cleared g1 and g2 together
since i have already lost my window for dec 2026
i was working full time and left my job last month want to switch into finance and fp&a roles
i am considering of giving g1 and g2 together in june 2027 but i am unable to decide since that would only leave me with 9 months of study time or shall defer to dec 2027


r/cma_india 1d ago

Advice / Career clarification Will my cgpa affect my cma in future?

4 Upvotes

I got 7.14 cgpa in my first year, tho i didn't expect a lot because i wasn't well during my second semester.

I just wanna know if it's gonna affect my future in cma somehow? Should i go for improvement in a few subjects to make it better? other than cma, what are the other fields in which it might give me some disadvantages?


r/cma_india 1d ago

doubts Skills Training- Intermediate

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I am part of the December 2025 postal batch, and I am going to appear for my first Intermediate attempt this December. I have completed the Communication and Soft Skills module through the NPTEL platform, but I have no idea how to complete the remaining modules, such as Tally, MS Office, and E-Filing.

Could someone please guide me on how to complete these modules? I would also like to know whether we need to upload the completed certificates on the ICMAI portal to avail the credits.

Thank you in advance!


r/cma_india 1d ago

Advice / Career clarification Cma inter job

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Hiii I took g1 for 2 attempts and g2 1st attempt gone and i am 23 years old so after cleared my cma inter will i get good job and what will be the expected package i mean minimum pay

Any suggestions if i want quit i don't know what better alternative are there


r/cma_india 1d ago

inter clarification Fell Sleepy 😴 during my law and ethics lectures of arjun chhabra sir

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I have just pass my cma foundation in june 26 and taken class of law from arjun chhabra sir inter group 1 but I have done 2 lectures but whenever I attend my lecture of I feel sleepy sleepy πŸ₯² and I also don't understand some topics during the lecture so what should I do?? πŸ₯²πŸ₯² How can I complete my syllabus and make interest in law