CMA December 2026 Exam Schedule Released, Check The Details
ICMAI will conduct CMA Foundation exam on December 13 while CMA Intermediate and Final exams will be held from December 10 to 17
NEW DELHI: Institute of Cost Accountants of India has announced schedule for CMA December 2026 session.
Candidates now check the subject-wise dates and timings for the Foundation, Intermediate or Final exams on the official website, icmai.in.
The CMA Foundation exam will be conducted on December 13. The CMA Intermediate and Final exams will be conducted from December 10 to December 17. The exams will be held in offline mode. Candidates should submit the exam forms within prescribed deadline.
CMA Foundation December 2026 Exam
CMA Foundation exams will be held in two shifts on December 13, 2026. The first shift will take place from 10 am to 12 noon. It covers Paper 1, Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication and Paper 2, Fundamentals of Financial and Cost Accounting.
Second shift will be held from 2 pm to 4 pm. It will include Paper 3, Fundamentals of Business Mathematics and Statistics and Paper 4, Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management. Each paper will carry 100 marks and consist of 50 multiple-choice questions.
For the detailed notification on CMA Foundation December 2026 Exam schedule, click here.
CMA Intermediate, Final December 2026 Exam
The Final-level papers will be held from 10 am to 1 pm and Intermediate papers will be conducted from 2 pm to 5 pm. For the detailed notification on CMA Intermediate and Final December 2026 exam schedule, click here.
CMA December 2026 exam schedule
| Date | Day | Foundation Level (MCQ / Multi-Shift) |
Intermediate Level (Afternoon: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM) |
Final Level (Morning: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM) |
| Dec 10, 2026 | Thursday | — | P05: Business Laws and Ethics | P13: Corporate and Economic Laws |
| Dec 11, 2026 | Friday | — | P09: Operations Management & Strategic Management | P17: Cost and Management Audit |
| Dec 12, 2026 | Saturday | — | P06: Financial Accounting | P14: Strategic Financial Management |
| Dec 13, 2026 | Sunday | Shift 1 (10 AM – 12 PM): • P01: Business Laws & Business Communication • P02: Financial & Cost Accounting Shift 2 (2 PM – 4 PM): |
P10: Corporate Accounting and Auditing | P18: Corporate Financial Reporting |
| Dec 14, 2026 | Monday | — | P07: Direct and Indirect Taxation | P15: Direct Tax Laws and International Taxation |
| Dec 15, 2026 | Tuesday | — | P11: Financial Management and Data Analytics | P19: Indirect Tax Laws and Practice |
| Dec 16, 2026 | Wednesday | — | P08: Cost Accounting | P16: Strategic Cost Management |
| Dec 17, 2026 | Thursday | — | P12: Management Accounting | P20: Elective Paper (Strategic Performance Management / Risk Management/ Entrepreneurship) |
CMA December 2026 application deadlines
Candidates appearing for the Foundation examination can submit the examination form with the prescribed fee by October 14. Applications submitted between October 15 and October 21 will attract a late fee of Rs 500.
For Intermediate and Final examinations, the application deadline is October 10, while applications with a late fee can be submitted until October 17, 2026.