As CMA Syllabus 2022 was introduced last year by ICMAI, students had questions about whether they should convert to the new syllabus or not, how the exception will work in the CMA Intermediate level and CMA Final level, when the last attempt of syllabus 2016 will be, and whether all students will be converted to the new syllabus. Read the entire blog to get answers to all of your questions.
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Official circular: Clarifications regarding the CMA syllabus 2022
The syllabus 2016 is valid until August 2023 and the last term in which students can take exams under the syllabus 2016 is Dec 2023.
Students who are currently pursuing the CMA Intermediate Course under Syllabus 2016, and have qualified in either of the Groups in Intermediate Course under Syllabus 2016, will be granted Exemptions as follows:
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Syllabus 2016 |
Syllabus 2022 |
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Cleared Group I of the Intermediate course |
Exempted from appearing in Group I of the Intermediate Course under syllabus 2022. Students must appear and pass Group II of the Intermediate Course to complete the entire Intermediate Course. |
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Cleared Group II of the Intermediate course |
Exempt from appearing in Intermediate Course Group II. Students must appear and qualify in Group I of the Intermediate Course to complete the entire Intermediate Course. |
Students who are currently pursuing CMA Intermediate Course under Syllabus 2016 and have Subject exemptions under Syllabus 2016, and who are otherwise eligible under Institute rules, can now avail of exemption(s) in the corresponding/equivalent subject(s) under Syllabus 2022.
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Syllabus 2016 |
Syllabus 2022 |
Explanation |
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Under the 2016 syllabus, a student who has obtained 60% or higher in any subject or subject. |
will be exempted from appearing in those subjects under the syllabus 2022 for three consecutive terms. |
If a student scores 60% in a subject under the 2016 syllabus, the subject will be exempted from examination for three years in a row under the 2022 syllabus. |
If you received an exemption in any subject under the 2016 syllabus, you will be granted an exemption under the 2022 syllabus as well. However, there are some cases where you will not be granted an exemption, such as in Paper 7 i.e. Direct tax because, in the 2016 syllabus, direct tax and indirect tax were separate papers, but in the 2022 syllabus, both papers are combined and included in one paper.
If you received an exemption in both papers under the 2016 syllabus, you will be granted an exemption in paper 7 of the 2022 syllabus. But if you have obtained an exemption in any one paper, you will not be able to obtain an exemption in Paper 7 DITX of the 2022 syllabus.
Furthermore, because Paper 11 (Indirect tax) of syllabus 2016, has been replaced by financial management and business data analytics in syllabus 2022, no exemption will be granted in this subject. because it is a new subject.
Official circular: Clarifications regarding the CMA syllabus 2022
Students who are currently pursuing the CMA Final Course under Syllabus 2016, and have qualified in either of the Groups in Final Course under Syllabus 2016, will be granted Exemptions as follows:
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Cleared Group III of the Final course |
Exempted from appearing in Group III of the Final Course under syllabus 2022. Students must appear and pass Group IV of the Final Course to complete the entire Final Course. |
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Cleared Group IV of the Final course |
Exempt from appearing in Final Course Group IV. Students must appear and qualify in Group III of the Final Course to complete the entire Final Course. |
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Syllabus 2016 |
Syllabus 2022 |
Explanation |
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Under the 2016 syllabus, a student who has obtained 60% or higher in any subject or subject. |
will be exempted from appearing in those subjects under the syllabus 2022 for three consecutive terms. |
If a student scores 60% in a subject under the 2016 syllabus, the subject will be exempted from examination for three years in a row under the 2022 syllabus. |
As well as all subjects for which you secured exemption under syllabus 2016 will also be exempted under syllabus 2022.
If you have already completed the first group under syllabus 2016 and have started studying for the second group, it is not recommended that you switch to syllabus 2022. this is because you won't have as much time to study, give mock tests, or revise after switching to the new syllabus.
However, if you switch to a new syllabus, you will have to wait for the new study material, and as we all know, there are always some errors in the study material. Furthermore, the new syllabus is quite extensive, and you may not be able to cover it all before your exams. As a result, it is best to stick with the 2016 syllabus, as July 2023 is the last term of the old syllabus.
It is only recommended to switch to a new syllabus if you have not taken any classes and have not begun studying.
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