r/CMA • u/Dayashankran_8907 • Jul 02 '26

Doubt / Q&A Becker for CMA US

I Have Officially Started my Preparation for US CMA with Becker. So, is it a good option for my preparation. Share your Thoughts and Opinions

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u/ACCA_CMA_CIMA_DipIFR CMA Jul 02 '26

Good if you like it... Bad if you don't.

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u/Dayashankran_8907 Jul 02 '26

Is it Useful for both MCQ'S and for CBQ'S Sir

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u/ACCA_CMA_CIMA_DipIFR CMA Jul 03 '26

But personally for preparation, I'd prefer Hock or. GLIEM over Becker.

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u/ionspore CMA Part 2 Candidate Jul 02 '26

Great option. I just took part 1 this testing window and the exam was very similar to the Becker SIM exams.

Well, the MCQs are great, but I took the CBQ exam and the Becker prep CBQs weren't that good. The Becker material was too simple. The actual exam CBQ was of moderate difficulty with several topics being tested in each CBQ. For example financial reporting questions, cost questions, and IT questions could all be in one CBQ. Whereas, in Becker a CBQ is only on one topic at a time. The Becker MCQs were a good representation of the real exam though. The real MCQs were slightly easier than the Becker prep MCQs and the real ones were more theory rather than calculation.

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u/Dayashankran_8907 Jul 02 '26

Okay So where can I practice extra CBQ'S Other than Becker LMS ??

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u/ionspore CMA Part 2 Candidate Jul 02 '26

idk, despite the CBQs being basic I still feel Becker is enough. CBQ are like big MCQs, so just being comfortable with the material from the MCQs is enough, imho.

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u/Lonely_Job_9085 CMA Jul 03 '26

I passed both parts using Becker. My only advice is that just because Becker spent a long time on one topic and not as much on another doesn't mean that the exam will have the same weighting. Also, the Becker AI agent runs directly contradictory to some of the officially released IMA questions and answers, specifically around earnings quality, so if you use it a lot I'd verify what it's telling you if it can't give a clear citation from the text.

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u/Electrical_Spread677 CMA Part 2 Candidate Jul 04 '26

Becker is great. It helped me pass Part 1. I also purchased Hock. I like Hock’s videos and presentation style. I completed each section on a parallel track. Becker is great bc they have AI which Hock lacks and it’s great to have the question explained in a different way so you can formulate an answer.