The Institute of Cost Accountants of India has issued a notice addressing the non-compliance with the mandatory Continuous Professional Education (CPE) Credit Hours requirement for the year 2024-25. As per the guidelines, members holding a Certificate of Practice (CoP) must complete a minimum of 30 CPE hours annually, while CoP holders aged over 65 must complete 15 CPE hours. Despite two previous extensions granted by the Council, a number of CoP holders have failed to meet this requirement. To ensure the smooth continuity of their practice during the 2025-26 financial year, the Council has granted a final extension until March 31, 2026. This extension allows members to complete the shortfall from 2024-25 concurrently with the mandatory CPE hours for the 2025-26 year. The Institute explicitly states that any further non-compliance after this final deadline will result in strict action, including the discontinuation of the respective CoP.
THE INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTANT OF INDIA
Ref. No.: G/128/09/2025
30th September 2025
NOTICE
Subject: Non- compliance of Mandatory CPE Credit Hours requirement for the year 2024-25
As per the Guidelines for Members under Continuous Professional Education (CPE) 2024, it is mandatory for the members holding Certificate of Practice (CoP) to undergo minimum 30 CPE hours per year and for the members above 65 years holding Certificate of Practice (CoP) to undergo minimum 15 CPE hours per year.
The Council had earlier granted extensions of time twice, first up to 30th June 2025 and further up to 30th September 2025, to enable members to complete the shortfall of CPE Credit Hours for the year 2024-25. However, it has been observed that certain CoP holders have still not complied with the mandatory CPE hours requirements.
To ensure smooth continuity of practice for CoP holders during the year 2025-26, the Council has decided to grant further extension of time upto 31st March 2026, for completing the shortfall in CPE Credit Hours pertaining to the previous year i.e. for 2024-25 along with the CPE Credit Hours requirement for the current year i.e. for 2025-26.
Members are advised to take due note of this requirement. Any further non-compliance will be viewed strictly and will lead to discontinuation of the respective CoP.
CMA (Dr.) Debaprosanna Nandy
Secretary (Officiating)
