CMA Admissions Recorded 123% Growth in Past Five Years

ICAI has recorded the highest admission rate in the CMA course 2021-22 with over 75,000 admissions in one year. Check the CMA admission statistics here.

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) offers admission to the Cost and Management Accounting course every year. The past admission session, 2021-22 recorded the highest admission rate with 75,822 students enrolling on the course. ICAI shared the student statistics from the past decade; along with the best admission rate in the past 10 years, the previous session recorded the best gender diversity with a 54:46 male and female ratio.

CMA 2021-22: Course Wise Admission Rate

As per the course wise admission rates, following the previous year’s trends, the Intermediate course had the maximum enrolment. As many as 35,695 students enrolled in the CMA intermediate course for the 2021-22 admission session.

A total of 28,062 students got admission into the CMA Foundation course, while 12,065 students got admission into the CMA Final course. The CMA Final enrolment rate found a YoY jump of 194 per cent as compared to enrolments in the session 2020-21.

CMA Admission Statistics

Over the past 10 years, CMA admissions have grown by over 33 per cent. The table below mentions the CMA admission statistics over the past decade:

Year	Total Admission
2012-13	56,676
2013-14	47,972
2014-15	38,966
2015-16	30,753
2016-17	27,745
2017-18	33,887
2018-19	47,396
2019-20	60,375
2020-21	55,774
2021-22	75,822

CMA Statistics Gender Diversity Over the Years

Gender diversity has been improved extensively over the past decade. The table below mentions an overview of gender diversity in CMA admissions:

Year	Male:Female Admission Rate
2012-13	70:30
2013-14	68:32
2014-15	65:35
2015-16	62:38
2016-17	61:39
2017-18	58:42
2018-19	57:43
2019-20	56:44
2020-21	55:45
2021-22	54:46

With the CMA course being recognised globally, more and more candidates tend to pursue the course for accelerated career growth.

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