Exemption Notice of January-June 2021 Session

APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM EXAMINATION

It is hereby informed to all registered students of Business Level in January-June, 2021 session that the applications for Exemption from examination will be started from February 04, 2021 and will continue till April 8, 2021. Exemption fee (non refundable) is Tk. 500/= (five hundred) only per subject.

Exemption Policy

1) Exemption for Approved Academic Qualification (Regular): Students from all the public universities and selected private universities* fulfilling the following conditions will be granted 4 (four) subjects exemption in Business Level (except paper GE 05):

Universities	Degree	Concentration	Result	Exemption
All Public Universities	BBA	Any	CGPA 3.00 out of 4.00	GE01, GE02, GE03 and GE04
	4 years B.Com /BBS (Hon’s)	Accounting or Finance	3.00 or 50% marks
	3 years B. Com (Hon’s) Plus 1 year Master	Accounting or Finance	50% marks (separately)
	3 years B. Com (Hon’s) Plus MBA	Accounting or Finance	50% marks and CGPA 3.00 out of 4.00
Selected Private Universities	BBA	Accounting or Finance	CGPA 3.20 out of 4.00	GE01, GE02, GE03 and GE04

* (List of selected Private Universities is given in Annex 1).

2) Exemption for Approved Academic Qualification (Advanced): This exemption is only allowed if the applicants fulfill the following conditions and the degree offering entity is an independent department of approved university**.

Universities	Degree	Department	Result	Exemption
Public or Private Universities	BBA	Accounting or Accounting and Information Systems	CGPA 3.50	GE01, GE02, GE03, GE04 and E1

In this case, students need to submit a testimonial given by the Head or Chairman of the Department along with Certificate and Transcript of the aforesaid degree.

** (List of Universities having independent department of Accounting or Accounting and Information Systems is given in Annex 2).

3) Exemption for Approved Academic Qualification (Documentation Based): If an incumbent failed to avail the benefits mentioned in point 1 above due to CGPA or marks below the threshold, they can apply for exemption in the respective papers of Business Level (maximum 4 papers except GE 05) subject to fulfill the following conditions:

Minimum GPA of the equivalent subject is 3.00 out of 4.00 for public universities and 3.20 out of 4.00 for private universities or 50% of average marks under traditional assessment system.

Students need to submit detailed course outline duly attested by a faculty of at least Assistant Professor Level from the Universities/Colleges they studied.

Contents of the submitted course outline(s) should match at least 75% contents of the corresponding ICMAB paper to qualify the eligibility.

For the purpose of allowing exemptions, Approved Academic Qualification means such qualifications which are approved by ICMAB authority based on the mapping of respective academic curriculums with that of ICMAB. The decision of ICMAB authority is final in whole mapping process.

Exemptions for Members of Professional Bodies:

Qualified Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) & Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) will be granted 4 (four) subjects exemption in Business Level (except paper GE 05).
The member of CIMA (UK) / CPA (USA) / CGA (Canada) / other equivalent foreign Professional Accounting body may be granted exemption on different subjects / level recommended by the Education Committee and approved by the ICMAB National Council.

Note:

Conditions mentioned in serial nos. (1) & (2) will only be applicable for newly admitted students of ICMAB from July-December, 2015 session and onward.
In case of serial nos. (1), (2) & (3), original Certificates and Transcripts of Bachelor Degree (Pass/Hon’s), Master Degree/MBA Degree, Professional Degree to be shown and a photocopy of the same to be submitted to ICMAB (separately from Admission procedure) along with the copy of exemption payment slip.
In case of serial nos. (4), original Membership Certificate from Professional Bodies to be shown and a photocopy of the same to be submitted to ICMAB along with all academic Certificates & Transcripts and copy of the exemption payment slip.
It is to be mentioned that payment of exemption applications does not mean that exemption will be granted. Granting exemption depends on the fulfillment of all the aforesaid conditions.

Application Procedure:

Go to www.icmab.gov.bd and click on My ICMAB at the top right corner.
Login with your Registration Number as user name & Password.

Select Exemption from the menu bar; choose Subjects you are asking for exemption & click on Submit.
Pay the fees and submit relevant documents (mentioned above) along with deposit slip to ICMAB office from 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on every working day.

Annex-1: List of selected Private Universities

American International University, Bangladesh
BRAC University
Daffodil International University
East West University
Eastern University
Independent University, Bangladesh
North South University and
United International University

Annex-2: List of Universities having independent department of Accounting or Accounting and Information Systems

Public Universities

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technology University
Bangladesh University of Professionals
Barisal University
Begum Rokeya University
Comilla University
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University
Islamic University
Jagannath University
Jahangirnagar University
Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University
Mawlana Bhashani Science & Technology University
National University
Patuakhali Science And Technology University
University of Chittagong
University of Dhaka
University of Rajshahi

Private Universities

American International University, Bangladesh
Bangladesh University of Business & Technology
Chittagong Independent University
Exim Bank Agricultural University, Bangladesh
Independent University, Bangladesh
United International University