Which is tougher to study; CMA or CA?

Nothing is tough, CA or CMA almost same in study and it depends upon the capability of the student. Basically CMA gives more emphasis to cost and operations while CA gives equal importance to law, cost, tax, accounts, etc. So if somebody likes more practical then go with CMA and otherwise go with CA. CMA is more practical then CA. Foundation- CA has less syllabus with more details but in CMA have more syllabus but details are less. Intermediate Level- CA have some tough subjects in inter level, but so as CMA consists 8 subjects with one more subject in comparison of CA have 7 subjects. CMA wide syllabus again here in comparison of CA but CA have more detailed syllabus again. Final Level- In final level we face same number of subjects in both CA and CMA. Here we face same level of toughness in syllabus. In CMA we have choice of choosing one subject as specialization while in CA we have no such choice. So in last final level we can say CA is tough from CMA. But in job security CA offer more job security from CMA. And in training period CA have very tough training and whenever you complete you training after that you appearing in final level. In CA you have to complete training of three years after completing CA inter (IPCE). CMA has more flexibility. So at last I want to say if you want to do CA or CMA then you should ready for hard work and dedicated to your course and syllabus are almost same as 80 to 90%.

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I will say both are tough equally but if you compare the clearing percentage then CMA is tougher as CAs passing percentage is higher, however, what I think is it’s all in one's mind, once you focus and set it as a target nothing is tough, so maintain your focus and work hard to achieve your target, whether it is CA or CMA.

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The difficulty level cannot be measured as it is very subjective. Though the course content of CMA is huge, CA has a very different and difficult question pattern. CMA modules more or less guide you properly as to what kind of questions are asked in the exams but the same is not true when it comes to CA. So, if your criteria of judging difficulty is whether you will be able to pass the exam or not, I guess you got your answer, which is it is really uncertain. Whose scope is better? Well, CAs undoubtedly have a huge market opened for them, the same is not true for a CMA. But again, if you are interested in the course structure of CMA more than that of CA, it is advisable to take up the former.

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