Institute of Cost Accountants of India

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Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India
AbbreviationICMAI
Formation28 May 1959; 65 years ago (1959-05-28)
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersCMA Bhawan, 12 Sudder Street, Kolkata – 700016 India Kolkata, India
Coordinates22°33′29″N 88°21′13″E / 22.558103°N 88.353672°E / 22.558103; 88.353672
Region
India
Members
89700
President
CMA Vijendra Sharma
Vice President
CMA Rakesh Bhalla
Parent organization
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
Students
6,80,000 (Approx)
Websitewww.icmai.in
Formerly called
The Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India (ICMAI), which was also known as The Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) is a professional accountancy body in India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Corporate Affairs of the Government of India. It has been given a prime responsibility by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to contribute to the cost and management accounting profession at the global level.

The ICMAI is a Founder Member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC),[1] Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA)[2] and South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA).[3] ICMAI is a member of the National Foundation of Corporate Governance (NFCG).[4]

History

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India was first formed as a registered limited company on 14 June 1944 as per the provisions of the then Companies Act, 1913. Post Independence, the institute got statutory recognition when the Parliament of India enacted "The Cost and Works Accountants Act" (Act No.23rd of 1959),[5] a special act, on 28 May 1959 to accord statutory recognition to ICMAI (previously ICWAI) as an autonomous professional Institute.

The CWA Amendment bill, 2011 was passed by both the Houses of Indian Parliament viz. Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on 12 December 2011 and assented by the president of India on 12 January 2012. The changes were published in the Official Gazette of India on 13 January 2012.[6] As of now, there are a total of 85000 active members of ICMAI.[citation needed]

Qualification and syllabus

CMA Logo for exclusive use by Indian CMAs

This is the primary qualification of the ICMAI following completion of up to three levels (Foundation, Intermediate, and Final) examinations[7] and three years of practical training[8] in areas like management accounting, cost accounting, financial accounting, taxation, cost audits, GST audits, internal audit, corporate laws, etc. and enables an individual to become a CMA (cost & management accountant).

  • The Institute has introduced new Syllabus 2022 Which Fulfils the requirements of new education policy 2020 and has increased level of skill development and improved Course learning objectives
  • The Old syllabus was introduced in August 2016 following the International Education Guidelines (IEG) of IFAC to get the advantages in the process of Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) among different member countries of the world under GATS in WTO.
  • Subjects for examinations include management accounting, financial accounting, strategic management, taxation, corporate law, financial management, business valuation, financial reporting and cost & management audit etc.
  • Students who have passed the degree examination of any recognized university or equivalent are eligible for admission directly to the Intermediate level.
  • Paper-wise exemptions on the basis of reciprocal arrangement are available to students who have passed Institute of Company Secretaries of India Final Examinations.[9]
  • Examinations are held twice a year in June and December in various examination centers in India and overseas centers. The results are declared in August and February for the June term and December term exams respectively.[10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Founding Members of IFAC in 1977". Ifac.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ "India". CAPA. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ "SAFA Member Institutions". SAFA. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  4. ^ Seemant Ahlawat (1 October 2003). "Stakeholder in NFCG". Nfcgindia.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. ^ "ICWAI Act on MCA website" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  6. ^ Official Gazette ICWAI to ICMAI
  7. ^ Present Syllabus of ICMAI
  8. ^ new practical training scheme
  9. ^ "Welcome to the Institute of Cost Accountants of India Website :: Students | Exemptions | for Various Qualification". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  10. ^ ICMAI Examination
  11. ^ https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14436&PageId= [dead link]
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