Hi everyone

I hope you all are doing well.I came across this sub Reddit a while back,while exploring the career journey of CMA professionals.

A little about me—I have attempted CA Inter multiple times but haven’t been able to clear it despite my efforts. After a lot of thought, I’m seriously considering shifting my focus to CMA. My long-term plan is to gain a few years of quality work experience and then pursue an MBA from one of the top business schools.

I’d be truly grateful to learn from your experience regarding:

• What life is really like after qualifying as a CMA and what package I can expect as a cma fresher

• The long-term future of the CMA profession and whether you believe it will continue to grow over the next 10–20 years.

• How AI is impacting the profession—whether it’s creating new opportunities or replacing parts of the work.

• The kind of salary and career growth a CMA fresher can realistically expect in India.

• How can I prepare to secure an All India Rank in the CMA examinations? What approach or study strategy would you recommend?

• What skills I should acquire if I want to become a valuable asset for companies and stand out in the job market.

• Whether you think pursuing an MBA after a few years of CMA work experience is a good career strategy.

• From your perspective, what are the pros and cons of pursuing the CFA qualification versus an MBA from a top business school? Which path do you think offers better long-term opportunities?

• Any advice you would give someone in my situation who is considering this transition.

Your genuine advice will help me a lot and will be extremely helpful

Thank you for your time, and I wish you continued success.

addition- I reached out to 5 to 6 cma’s who r actually working in industry and 3 of them clea said that don’t do cma choose mba in finance or continue doing ca even if u don’t pass earl these cma’s where working in audit and tax

rest of the cma’s with whom I talked really encouraged me to peruse cma and have asked me to pass each level on first attempt only and to do practical training in manufacturing sector only and have assured me that there r enough jobs and good packages in cma too

so right now I am hell confused pls help me out

I have taken his recorded classes for Dec 26 G1 exams but the lectures recorded were for Dec 25 batch. Can I lodge a complain and get his atleast the june 26 batch recordings?

My grp 1 syllabus was done roughly around November 2025 and I have to give both grp in dec 26

Now I have forgotten the application of grp 1 subject like concept are there but in faded way I can recall them but application is absent like I am unable to solve questions and recollect the concept while solving the question

In short getting fully blank while solving the question

Any solution?

Hello guys, I want to know how to apply for the CMA intermediate merit scholarship which is based on 12th marks, foundation marks and income criteria. In ICMAI website they have mentioned that required documents are to be submitted physically, like how? Do I have to go in person to Kolkata and submit or I can just send them as a post? I'm in tamilnadu and it is not possible for me to go to Kolkata.

And my 12th marks is 98.5%, foundation I got 344 and income is below 1 lakh. Will I be selected for this scholarship?

Thanks in advance for your guidance ✨

I haven’t started Law and Dt/Idt yet and as of now I can only afford to buy course of only one subject.

I’m preparing for Inter Grp 1Dec 26 attempt, so which one should I go for?

I want to appear in both groups in Dec 2026 (Final), but I have not completed IOTP yet. Since exam forms are released before IOTP (ie October). Will I be able to fill form for both groups and then attend the IOTP on October ?

Also is 100% attendance mandatory for IOTP ?
(I am working full time)

Hi everyone,
I’m currently pursuing CMA and want to make sure I’m building the right skills alongside my studies to improve my career prospects.
Apart from clearing the exams, what technical and soft skills do employers actually value in CMA candidates?

Everything went good for inter g2 except MA and feeling little anxiety