CMA Foundation Exam Day: How to Attempt 100 MCQs in 2 Hours on the OMR Sheet

How do you attempt the CMA Foundation exam on 13 December 2026? Each shift is 100 MCQs of 2 marks in 120 minutes with no negative marking, so bubble as you go, work in two passes and never leave a question blank. Here is the shift-wise timetable, the pass rule in correct answers, a paper-by-paper time plan and the mistakes that fail well-prepared students.

CMA Passing Marks — How Many Marks Do You Need to Pass CMA?

CMA passing marks work on two conditions at once: 40 marks in every paper and 50% in the group aggregate. Students with 215 out of 400 still fail groups because of it. Here is the rule at Foundation, Intermediate and Final, four worked marksheets, how paper exemptions work, and the study plan the rule demands.

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