CIMA for Graduates: Global Management Accounting Course and Gateway Program

As an official learning partner of CIMA India, IMS Proschool has trained more than 20,000 employees of various financial organizations. Our Management accounting course or the GMA Program is ideal for Graduates looking to complete CIMA qualification in the fastest time possible. It trains you to become a CGMA (designation powered by AICPA, US & CIMA, UK).

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Winner of Platinum CIMA Partner Award

Trained 100+ Global CIMA Rank Holders

Clear CIMA in under 1.5 years (FLP route)

450hrs Live Training At ZERO Effective Cost

Complimentary job support and profile building

Syllabus

New batches start every 90 days | Available in Online mode | 8+ hours of faculty-led teaching every week

1.

Operational level

  • 10-month duration
  • Covers Level 1 syllabus (E1, P1, F1)
  • Covers MCQ practice for E1,P1, F1 testing
  • Prep for Case Study

  • Awards Diploma in Management Accounting

2.

Management level

  • 10-month duration
  • Covers Level 2 syllabus (E2, P2, F2)
  • Covers MCQ practice for E2,P2, F2 testing
  • Prep for Case Study

  • Awards Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting

3.

Strategic level

  • 10-month duration
  • Covers Level 3 syllabus (E3, P3, F3)
  • Covers MCQ practice for E3,P3, F3 testing
  • Prep for Case Study

  • Awards CGMA designation

Course Is Available At The Following Locations

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Map Mumbai Pune Delhi Hyderabad Bangalore Chennai Kochi Kolkata Lucknow Ahemedabad Indore Jaipur

Check Your Eligibility

To enroll for this course with Proschool: You should be a graduate or would become a graduate within 11 months of enrolling for this course

To appear for the CIMA exam: You should be a Graduate

Certifications

Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from CIMA, UK

after passing MCS Exam

ACMA, CGMA from CIMA, UK

after passing SCS Exam & fulfilling PER requirements

Meet Course Tutors

Our faculty are all professionally qualified and have rich industry experience, essential for giving a practical context to concept

CA Sudha Shah
CA Sudha Shah
Head – Business Finance/ M&A/FP&A CIMA and ACCA trainer
Vijaya Swaminathan
Vijaya Swaminathan
CA|Dip IFRS |Corporate Trainer and Author: CIMA, ACCA, IFRS,Ind AS
Anajana Mothi
Anajana Mothi
CMA | CIMA, US CMA and ACCA | Tutor & Mentor

Where Our Alumni Work

Our Alumni are all placed in reputed firms in high positions due to the knowledge and skill gained from this course

FAQ’s

The CGMA (Chartered Global Management Accountant) designation is the premier management accounting credential. The CGMA designation is powered by two of the world’s leading accounting organizations – the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and is accepted across 180 countries of the World.

The CGMA FLP is a new digital-first pathway to complete the CIMA Professional Qualification. You are assessed at each topic as you learn, all within the FLP platform.
All three levels of the FLP culminate with a Case Study Exam to test your mastery of the business concepts and your ability to apply your knowledge and skills in real-world business situations.
It is the fastest route to CIMA qualification as you have to write a maximum of 3 External Case Study Exams only.

CIMA’s scope in India is increasing at a fast pace with job opportunities in Big 4 Consulting Firms viz. PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY and KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) Units being set up in India. Apart from this, Indian Employers have also started providing opportunities to ACCA Students/Member.
CIMA’s scope outside India is immense, be it Middle East, UK or Europe. CIMA students and members are working across 180 countries of the World.

CIMA students’ average package in India is around Rs. 10.73 Lacs per annum and globally, it is Rs. 21.05 Lacs While CGMA Holder’s average package globally is Rs. 55.73 Lacs.
A fresher student in India gets placed between Rs. 3-6 Lacs package easily.

CGMA designation is accepted all over the world. Already, CIMA students and members are working in almost 180 countries of the world. CIMA has entered into MOUs with CPA, Australia by which CIMA Members can easily get CPA Australia designation and can plan to work in Australia or New Zealand. Also, in Canada, CIMA Members get extra immigration points.

The type of companies you can work in:
a. Professional services and consulting: Accenture, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thorton, IBM, KPMG, PWC
b. Financial Services: Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, HSBC
c. FMCG: Johnson & Johnson, Kelogg Company, Diageo, Nestle, P&G, PepsiCo, Unilever
d. Telecomms and IT: Hewlett-Packard(HP), CISCO systems, Dell, Siemens, Vodafone
e. Oil and gas: Saudi Aramco, Shell, Serco Group
f. Engineering and manufacturing: Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, Rolls-Royce, Larsen & Toubro
g. Hospitality: Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels, Marriott International

CIMA is a qualification which require application of mind and rigorous preparation. However, due to flexibility in appearing for exams individually, students are able to pass the exams with focus and with decent pass rates. In case studies exams, average pass rate is around 62% for recent attempts. IMS Proschool has been able to consistently achieve more than 80% pass rate.

Faculties will be CIMA Members or CIMA Qualified usually. Depending upon expertise. We have CAs, CMAs, ACCAs, MBAs from Tier 1 Business Schools also in our team. All of the faculty members have professional experience of Big 4 Consulting Firms or MNCs apart from having several years of Teaching Experience. They are the best person having excellent academic and professional background to make sure that you do really well not only in your CIMA exams but also in Corporate World.

In summary, both certifications focus on management accounting. If you want to focus on US markets, CMA is preferred. If your focus is all global markers, CIMA is typically preferred.

CMA stands for Certified Management Accountant, and it is offered by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) in the United States. The CMA certification is focused on financial planning, analysis, control, and decision-making, and it is typically pursued by individuals working in the corporate world, particularly in management accounting and financial management roles.

CIMA stands for Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and it is a global professional organization that offers the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation. CIMA focuses on strategic management accounting and is designed for professionals working in business, not just accounting and finance.

From an exam perspective, CIMA has 3 levels that need to be cleared, each having 3 subjects. CPA has 4 subjects that have to be cleared in a 18 month period.

To appear for CIMA you have to pay one time registration fee of between GBP $95 as of 2023 which need to renewed of 1st January of every year.

thereafter there are exam fees that vary by country, divided into 3 tiers.

For eg. Operational level objective tests cost approx. £110 per paper ( x 3 papers) and the case study exam would cost £200.

CIMA usually a scale method from 0-150 marks. You usually need to get around 70% of questions correct, which roughly corresponds to at least 100 out of 150 marks.

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