The following regulations cover the eligibility requirements for sitting in an ICMAB examination:
Examination Guidelines
7.1 Eligibility
The following regulations cover the eligibility requirements for sitting in an ICMAB
examination:
Students who are enrolled under the coaching course programme in a particular session,
are required to attend at least 75% lectures in the class and to pass 60% class test to the
satisfaction of the teachers concerned. Class test programmes are provided to the students
by their respective teachers.
Students who are enrolled under the Correspondence Course programme are required to
submit all their assignments (100%) before filling up examination form and obtain 60% marks in
each assignment.
Students having less than 75% attendance or submitting less than 100% assignment, may
be allowed to sit the examination by paying the specific amount of fine as per regulation of
the Institute.
a. A student will have to appear all subjects of a particular level at a time
and will have to pass at least two subjects of the level at one sitting. Examination centres
at present are at Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna and Comilla. Examination centres may
also be organised in foreign countries at the request of the registered students, provided
sufficient candidates apply to sit for the examination. The dates and centres of examinations
are regulated and published by Council of the Institute.
b. The examination of five levels must be taken in correct sequence. However,
a student may be allowed to appear at examination for two consecutive levels viz. Foundation
Level and Professional Level-I or Professional Level-I & II and so on. No subject of
Professional Level-II may be attempted until Foundation Level has been completed by way
of successful examination or exemption. No subject of Professional Level-IV may be attempted
until Foundation Level, PL-I & PL-II have been completed by way of successful examination or
exemption.
7.2 Examination Application
Examinations are generally conducted twice in June and December each year.
Application for admission to an examination is to be submitted by the candidates on
the prescribed form, which may be obtained from the Head Office or any Regional/Branch Office
or any of the coaching centres of the Institute. Applications providing complete details
required on both sides of the form, be sent, so as to reach the Head Office or Branches/Coaching
Centres and so on by the prescribed date. Applications for examination are to be accepted only
if all the requirements including payment of all dues, have been complied with and the Finance
department/Education department must have verified the compliance.
All outstanding dues including Annual Subscription must be paid along with Examination
Application.
Candidates are advised to write their full name as well as mailing address on the
examination forms legibly and in Block Letters. Candidates in service are advised to give their
office address alongwith designation. Examination forms which do not meet these requirements
are liable to be rejected.
7.2.1 Communication of Examination Results
Notification in writing of the results of each examination will be hung in the Notice
Board. The Institute does not enter into correspondence with students as to the reasons for
failure in an examination and no application is accepted for review of examination results.
Following grades are provided on the result slip against the subjects in order to show
performance:
Grade-A Pass Standard
Grade-B Not upto pass standard
Grade-C Considerably below pass standard
Grade-D Poor Standard
Grade-E Very Poor Standard
The result of those students who qualify in the final examination of the Institute is
published in the Official Gazette of Bangladesh. Any candidate who has failed to pass an
examination to the satisfaction of the Examination Committee may offer himself again on any
subsequent occasion, provided that he has to pass all the examinations of the Institute within
a period of ten years from the date of his registration as a student. Failure to pass all the
examinations within the said period of ten years or the extended period shall entail
cancellation of registration unless otherwise decided by the Council.
7.3 Instructions to the Examinees
On receipt of their Admit Card/Slip the candidates are advised to check the particulars
entered therein. Inaccuracies, if any, must be brought immediately to the notice of the Head of Department (Examination).
A candidate who is late by more than thirty minutes is not allowed to appear/enter the
examination premises. Similarly no examinee shall be allowed to leave the examination hall
earlier than one hour after the commencement of the examination.
7.4 Payment of Fees
A student seeking registration with the Institute are to pay Registration fee, Admission
fee, Tuition fee, Annual subscription, Library Card fee, Identity Card fee, Semester fee etc.
as determined by the authority from time to time.
Tuition fee paid on enrolment for subject(s) will not be refunded to any student in
case he discontinues his studies and it will be lapsed to the Institute.
In case he joins coaching classes during next or subsequent years, he will be required
to pay full tuition fees and his previous payments on account of fees will not be adjusted.
Those students who have already completed 75% lecture attendance in certain subjects
during previous year and if they intend to re-enroll under the same subjects to up-date their
studies through coaching classes in the current year, they will be charged tuition fees
prescribed for these subjects.
Those students who enrolled during previous years under coaching classes but could
not complete their attendance and did not pay 100% coaching dues during the year of enrolment
and left classes un-attended, they will be required to pay full tuition fees for the current
year in one installment only in case they re-enroll under the same courses.
7.5 Methods of payment of fees
All dues and fees must be paid in one of the following methods:
i. For payment at Head Office, Dhaka.
a. by payment to designated Bank of the Institute.
b. by Pay Order/Demand Draft crossed in the name of the “Institute of Cost and
Management Accountants of Bangladesh,” payable at Dhaka.
ii. For payment at Branches or Coaching Centres
a. by payment to designated Bank of the respective branch/coaching centre of the
Institute.
b. Pay Order/Demand Draft crossed in the name of the “Institute of Cost and
Management Accountants of Bangladesh” payable at the branch or Coaching Centres.
iii. Personal Cheque, Money Order, Postal Order or Demand Draft payable out of
station are not acceptable under any circumstances.
iv. Payments of dues and fees for Correspondence Course must be made to Head
Office, Dhaka only in the manner laid above.
7.6 Proficiency Awards
The following awards are given to the candidates in recognition of their outstanding
success in the examination:
Just getting highest marks does not qualify a candidate to receive an award unless he
has achieved a minimum requirement laid down by the authority of the Institute from time to
time.
Awards
1. ICMA President Gold Medal: One Gold medal under the name of “ICMA President Gold Medal”
will be awarded to one student in each examination for passing the Professional Level-IV
examination in one chance by securing the highest total marks but not less than 60% marks in
any subject and 65% marks in the aggregate. The medal will be made of 1.5 tolas gold in which
monogram of the Institute will be inserted.
2. ICMA President Silver Medal: Four Silver medals will be awarded to four students for
passing the Foundation Level, Professional Level-I and Level-II of Intermediate and Level-III
of Final examination respectively in one chance securing the highest total marks but not less
than 60% marks in the aggregate and 55% marks in any subject. Each silver medal will be made of
3.00 totals silver in which monogram of the Institute will be inserted.
3. ICMA Cash Prize:
a. Cash Prize of Tk.1,000.00 each will be awarded to students securing highest
marks but not less than 75% marks in each subject separately in all subjects of Foundation
Level and Level-I of Intermediate.
b. Cash Prize of Tk.1,500.00 each will be awarded to students securing highest
marks but not less than 75% marks in each subject separately in all subjects of Professional
Level-II of Intermediate and Level-III & Level-IV of Final.
c. Cash Prize of Tk.3,000.00 each will be awarded to students passing the whole
CMA Course within 36 months of getting registration from the Institute.
4. Student securing highest total similar in any of the above cases will be awarded
medals/cash prizes as the case may be.
5. Scholarship:
We have a provision for scholarship to the meritorious students who can avail the
following scholarship:
a. A. F. Mujibur Rahman Foundation Scholarship
b. Syed Manjur Elahi Scholarship
c. Al-Haj Tofazuddin & Golapjan Memorial Trust
d. Muzaffar Ahmed Memorial (ICMAB) Trust.
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