ICMAP provides exemptions to those students who have bachelor's or master's degrees from institutions recognized by HEC and holders of some professional designations. Exemptions are granted, in subjects indicated in the chart given below, to those students who have obtained at least 50% marks in the respective subjects.

The ICMAP operates 12 centres across Pakistan, in all the provinces and major cities, giving enough access and flexibility to carry on and continuing studies from anywhere in Pakistan. Uniform and consistent instructions are delivered from the H.O to all the running centress.

Yes, The Institutes provides placement services to its members and students. Those in need of a job may send their placement applications to the Head Office Karachi or to our Lahore and Islamabad centres. No fee is charged for this service.

The Third Millennium is the management accountants! The prominent accounting bodies of the world agree on the point that book-keeping and taxation services are now withering away and accountants, for their survival and growth, will have to become business managers; communicative and productive users of information technology. ICMAP has already planned to prepare its students on these lines. The following career opportunities are available to management accountants:

Management Accounting:
In recent past increasing recognition has been given to the talent and experience of management accountants in management teams. To keep aligned with emerging conditions, the Institute has upgraded its syllabus and prescribed compulsory training scheme and classroom/examination presentations to groom the students to effectively function as members of top management teams and ultimately rise to the position of chief executive officers.

Cost Audit:
Cost audit has recently been introduced in cement and vegetable ghee and cooking oil industries. More industries are being brought under the scope of cost audit. The members of ICMAP are entitled to undertake cost audit assignments under section 258 of Companies Ordinance 1984.

Sales Tax Audit / Advisory Services:
The cost and management accountants are eligible for appointment as special auditor under section 32(A) of Sales Tax Act 1990. A vast field has been opened up for them to act as sales tax advisors.

Certification under Prudential Regulations:
The cost and management accounting firms are authorized to authenticate the accounts of the borrowers under Prudential Regulation IV issued by the State Bank of Pakistan.

Corporate Advisor:
The cost and management accountants are eligible to certify the memorandum and articles of association of a company and represent it before Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan under Section 30(2) of the Companies Ordinance 1984 read with Rule 4 (Sub clause (ii) of clause 2).

Management Consultancy:
Management consultancy is another promising area for management accountants. The management accountants are in demand in the area of management consultancy for their specialization in management accountancy, management systems and cost efficiency techniques. The competitive cost and quality go a long way to establish competitive advantage and enhance the exports. Hence, management accountants have bright prospects within the country and abroad as cost / quality advisors.

Withholding Tax Audit:
The Finance Act 1999, through an amendment has introduced section 4AAA in the Income Tax Ordinance, Arbitrators, Receivers or Representatives under various laws of the land.

Other Services:
Besides the above, management accountants can act as liquidator, trustees, executors, administrators, arbitrators, receivers or representatives under various laws of the land.

Sweeping changes in the world`s economic, political, social and technological environment, demand increasing use of the competencies and skills of management accounting. That is why your decision to take ICMAP route is for the future. The ICMAP training programme, in addition to theoretical knowledge, develops the set of broad skills needed to excel in a variety of situations and grooms you to perform efficiently and effectively for a range of employers.

Management accountant today is an integral part of the modern management team providing guidance on all matters of enterprises, large or small, public or private. Management accountants have become innovators, decision-makers and indispensable members of any management team.

The special skills of management accountants are not only recognized in Pakistan but all over the world and undoubtedly they will be more in demand with the globalisation of world economies.

Students who are enrolled under the correspondence course programme must have submitted 100% assignments on or before 20th March and 20th September (which are also the last dates of submitting examination application for May and November examinations respectively) and must have obtained 60% marks in each assignment.