The membership of the association is open to such individuals and organisations, who perceive, practice, teach or study the science of management.
Chandigarh Management Association is affiliated to All India Management Association (AIMA), which has 67 Local Management Associations (LMAs) across India. CMA has been adjudged as the best LMA (in category IV) for the year 2016-17.
| Student Membership | Individual Membership | Organizational Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Student membership is open to regular students exceeding 18 years of age, studying any management stream in a recognized management institute. | Individual professional membership is of two types: Annual & Life It includes distinguished persons connected with business, industry, management, educational institutions, government, national or international organisations, also persons who have rendered outstanding services in the management field. |
Organizational membership is open to business houses, industrial units, corporations, government enterprises and departments, professional organisations, Educational Institutions or other institutions interested in the development and progress of management profession. |
| PERIOD | STUDENT MEMBERSHIP | INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP | ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Year | 2000* | – | – |
| Life | – | 20000 | 50000 |
*Student membership expires on 31st March of Second year.
CMA Membership helps to promote professional management practices in all areas and fosters a national managerial ethos. It also provides a forum for mutual sharing of management ideas, experience and expertise. CMA membership recognizes and honours managerial excellence at each level of the organization and represents the interest of the managerial fraternity.
Membership of a respected organization is seen as a plus point and your association with the brand sends the message that you are serious about your profession.
CMA runs professional development events such as lectures, workshops, panel discussions, industrial visits, etc. and publishes blog & periodical, all of which are designed to raise awareness of important issues facing its target audience.
Sometimes the CMA’s events are for members only, or else members are offered a substantial discount, thereby easily covering the cost of membership.
Though the social media has injected steroids into the sport of professional networking, but the real power of CMA lay in the opportunities it affords for local networking.
CMA offers you venues for networking and allows you to connect with your peers and competitors for exchanging best practices to further fine tune your professional skills.
CMA provides you with an avenue to “give something back” to the profession, perhaps by presenting at one of CMA’s event or by authoring an article in CMA’s eNewsletter, magazine or blog. While this in itself is an admirable thing to do, it’s a win-win transaction as it also raises your profilein the professional community.
CMA also sponsor annual awards. These awards are important because they shine a light on outstanding work that should be showcased but might otherwise have remained undiscovered.
To apply for membership, Application Form along with subscription is required to be submitted directly to the Membership Division of CMA or you can visit this Membership page for online registration with Chandigarh Management Association.
Before the applicant becomes a CMAian and joins CMA fraternity the application is considered and approved by the Executive Committee of CMA.