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CMA Inter Exam Pattern for December 2020 exam
ICMAI | CMA Inter Exam Pattern : ICWAI | CMA Inter exam are held in every year twice in the month of June and Dec. Here in this article we have covered the CMA Inter | Intermediate marks weight age for Dec 2020 exam.
CMA Inter exam pattern
ICMAI CMA Inter December 2019 comprises of two groups consisting of 12 papers (including both groups). Candidates can check the distribution of marks from the below:
- Duration of Examination: 3 hours
- Mode of Examination: 60% objective, 40% subjective
There will be no negative marking for wrong answers.
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CMA Inter | Intermediate Exam Pattern for Dec 2020 exam
Group 1
PAPER 5: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (FAC)
| Section A : Accounting – Basics 25% |
| 1. Fundamentals of Accounting |
| 2. Accounting for Special Transactions |
| Section B : Preparation of Financial Statements 40% |
| 3. Preparation of Final Accounts of Profit Oriented organizations, Non-Profit Organizations and from Incomplete Records |
| 4. Partnership Accounts |
| Section C : Self Balancing Ledgers, Royalties, Hire Purchase & Installment System, Branch & Departmental Accounts 20% |
| 5. Self-Balancing Ledgers |
| 6. Royalties, Hire-Purchase and Installment System |
| 7. Branch and Departmental Accounts |
| Section D : Accounting in Computerised Environment and Accounting Standards 15% |
| 8. Overview of Computerised Accounting |
| 9. Accounting Standards (Specified only) |
PAPER 6: LAWS AND ETHICS
| Section A : Commercial Laws 30% |
| 1. Laws of Contracts (Advanced level) |
| 2. Laws relating to Sale of Goods (Advanced level) |
| 3. Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 (Advanced Level) |
| 4. Indian Partnership Act, 1932 |
| 5. Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 |
| Section B : Industrial Laws 25% |
| 6. Factories Act, 1948 |
| 7. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 |
| 8. Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 |
| 9. Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 |
| 10. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 |
| 11. Minimum Wages Act, 1948 |
| 12. Payment of Wages Act, 1936 |
| 13. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 |
| Section C : Corporate Law 35% |
| 14. Companies Act, 2013 |
| Section D : Ethics 10% |
| 15. Business Ethics |
PAPER 7: DIRECT TAXATION
| Section A : Income Tax Act Basics 10% |
| 1. Introduction to Income Tax Act, 1961 |
| 2. Income which do not form part of Total Income (Section 10, 11 to 13A) |
| Section B : Heads of Income and Computation of Total Income and Tax Liability 70% |
| 3. Heads of Income and Computation of Total Income under various heads |
| 4. Clubbing Provisions, Set off and Carry forward of Losses, Deductions |
| 5. Assessment of Income and tax liability of different persons |
| Section C : Tax Management, Administrative Procedures and ICDS 20% |
| 6. TDS, TCS and Advance Tax |
| 7 Administrative Procedures |
| 8. Income Computation and Disclosure Standards – (ICDS) |
PAPER 8: COST ACCOUNTING
| 1. Introduction to Cost Accounting 40% |
| A. Cost Ascertainment – Elements of Cost |
| B. Cost Accounting Standards |
| C. Cost Book Keeping |
| 2.Methods of Costing 30% |
| 3.Cost Accounting Techniques 30% |
Group 2
PAPER 9: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
| Section A : Operations Management 70% | |
| 1. Operations Management – Introduction | 15% |
| 2. Operations Planning | |
| 3. Designing of Operational Systems and Control | 35% |
| 4. Production Planning and Control | |
| 5. Productivity Management and quality management | |
| 6. Project Management | 20% |
| 7. Economics of Maintenance and spares management | |
| Section B : Strategic Management 30% | |
| 8. Strategic Management Introduction | |
| 9. Strategic Analysis and Strategic Planning | |
| 10. Formulation and Implementation of Strategy | |
PAPER 10: COST & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
| Section A : Cost & Management Accounting and Financial Management 50% |
| 1. Cost and Management Accounting – Introduction |
| 2. Decision Making Tools |
| 3. Budgeting and Budgetary Control |
| 4. Standard Costing and Variance Analysis |
| 5. Learning Curve |
| Section B : Financial Management 50% |
| 6. Introduction to Financial Management |
| 7. Tools for Financial Analysis and Planning |
| 8. Working Capital Management |
| 9. Cost of Capital, Capital Structure Theories, Dividend Decisions and Leverage Analysis |
| 10. Capital Budgeting – Investment Decisions |
PAPER 11: INDIRECT TAXATION
| Section A Cannons of Taxations – Indirect Tax GST | 80% |
| Section B Customs Laws | 20% |
PAPER 12: COMPANY ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
| Section A : Accounts of Joint Stock Companies 50% | |
| 1. Accounting of Shares and Debentures | 25% |
| 2. Presentation of Financial Statements (as Per Schedule III) | |
| 3. Cash Flow Statement | |
| 4. Accounts of Banking, Electricity and Insurance Companies | 25% |
| 5. Accounting Standards (AS-11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19) | |
| Section B :Auditing 50% | |
| 6. Auditing Concepts | 20% |
| 7.Provision relating to Audit under Companies Act | 30% |
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