Coaching Scheme

The objective of coaching is to impart training to the students to equip themselves to pass the examination and develop professional skills in management accounting. A student eligible for admission to a course has to undergo and complete coaching for the relevant course.

Two Modes Of Coaching

• Postal Coaching
• Oral Coaching

Postal Coaching

• A student desirous of undergoing Postal Coaching needs to opt for the same at the time of admission in Foundation / registration in Intermediate / enrolment in the Final Course. Foreign students shall have to undergo tuition through Postal Coaching only. Applications in the prescribed form must be sent to the Kolkata Office, Directorate of Studies, ‘THE INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA’, CMA Bhawan, 12, Sudder Street, Kolkata – 700016, India.
• The Identification Number / Registration Number should be clearly and correctly quoted in all correspondence with the Directorate of Studies, Kolkata, and the Regional Council.
• Any change in a student’s address should immediately be communicated to the Directorate of Studies at the Kolkata Office and the respective Regional Council.
• A student once registered and enrolled for Postal Coaching for the Intermediate / Final Examination with any Regional Council shall continue to be attached to the same Regional Council till he / she obtains Coaching Completion Certificate(s) for the entire course, even if he / she shifts his / her residence to an area covered by another Regional Council.
• Enrolment for coaching (Postal or Oral) must be at least 4 (four) months prior to the month of examination.
• Study materials for each subject are provided to the students.
• A student of the Foundation, Intermediate, and Final Course has to complete the Postal Coaching by answering the postal test papers provided on the website: www.icmai.in

Oral Coaching

• A student desirous of pursuing the course under Oral Coaching has to get admitted to a Regional Council or Chapter or a Recognized Oral Coaching Centre or CMA Support Centre with coaching facilities at the time of admission in Foundation / registration in Intermediate / enrolment in the Final Course.
• The duration of Oral Coaching for the Foundation Course or a group in the Intermediate / Final Course is 4 months, having a minimum of 240 lecture hours for lectures and tutorial classes per group.
• Each lecture hour shall be of 45 minutes duration.
• A student has to appear for a written examination (of 3 hours duration) for each subject conducted by the Regional Council / Chapter / Oral Coaching Centre and has to secure a minimum of 40% marks in each subject.

Coaching Completion Certificate

• On successful completion of Postal / Oral Coaching, a student will be issued with a Coaching Completion Certificate.