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 under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It has as its prime responsibility, as assigned by the Ministry, to promote and develop the cost and management accounting profession at the global level.
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India was first formed as a registered limited company on 14 June 1944 under the provisions of the Companies Act of 1913. Post Independence, the Institute received 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 ICWAI (now ICMAI) as an autonomous professional Institute.
The CWA Amendment bill of 2011 was passed by both Houses of the 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 2023, there are a total of 98,500 active members of ICMAI.[3]
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.
Students who have passed the degree examination of any recognized university or equivalent are eligible for admission directly to the Intermediate Level.
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]
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