Institute of Cost Accountants of India

Institute of Cost Accountants of India

Abbreviation	ICMAI
Formation	28 May 1959;65 years ago (1959-05-28)
Legal status	Established under the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 Statutory body enacted by the Parliament of India
Headquarters	CMA Bhawan, 12 Sudder Street, Kolkata – 700016 India Kolkata, India
Coordinates	22°33′29″N88°21′13″E / 22.558103°N 88.353672°E / 22.558103; 88.353672
Region	India
Members	100,000
President	CMA Bibhuti Bhusan
Vice President	CMA TCA Srinivasa Prasad
Secretary	CMA Kaushik Banerjee
Parent organization	Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
Students	7,50,000 (Approx)
Website	www.icmai.in
Formerly called	The Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India

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

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 Companies Act of 1913. Post Independence, the Institute got statutory recognition when the Parliament of India enacted "The Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959" (Act No.23rd of 1959), ^[1] a special act, on 28 May 1959 to accord statutory recognition to ICMAI (previously ICWAI) as an autonomous professional Institute.

The CWA Amendment bill of 2011 was passed by both the Houses of Indian Parliament. 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. ^[2] As of now, there are a total of 98,500 active members of ICMAI. ^[3]

International affiliations

The ICMAI is a Founding Member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), ^[4] Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) ^[5] and South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) ^[6] and Associate member of ASEAN Federation of Accountants. ^[7] ICMAI is also a member of the National Foundation of Corporate Governance (NFCG). ^[8]

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 ^[9] and three years of practical training ^[10] 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 fulfills the requirements of the New Education Policy, 2020 and has increased the level of skill development and improved Course Learning objectives ^[11]
• 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, and Operations Management, 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. ^[12]
• 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. ^[13]

Notable alumni

Name	Position	Organization
Subhash Chandra Garg	Former Finance Secretary	Government of India
Chanda Kochhar	Former CEO	ICICI Bank
J Ramachandran	Professor	IIMB
Mrityunjay Athreya	Padma Bhushan, Management Advisor
P. K. Mukherjee	Executive Director	Sesa Sterlite Limited
Kailasam Raghavendra Rao	Padma Shri, Entrepreneur	Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited
B. B. Chakrabarti	Professor, Ex-Director	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
	Professor	Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur
G. J. R. Krishnan	Musician
T. V. Somanathan,	Finance Secretary	Government of India
Sadanand Date (IPS)	Director General	National Investigation Agency

References

1. "ICWAI Act on MCA website" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2012.
2. Official Gazette ICWAI to ICMAI
3. "Official Notification by Institute of Cost Accountants of India to adopt the acronym 'ICMAI'" (PDF). ICMAI. 13 June 2023.
4. "Founding Members of IFAC in 1977". Ifac.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
5. "India". CAPA. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
6. "SAFA Member Institutions". SAFA. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
7. "ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA)".
8. Seemant Ahlawat (1 October 2003). "Stakeholder in NFCG". Nfcgindia.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
9. Present Syllabus of ICMAI
10. new practical training scheme
11. "Studies".
12. "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.
13. ICMAI Examination