The minimum course duration for CA is 4.5 years and for CS &CMA is 3 years.

No. Cost Management Accountant are not permitted to do Statutory Audit.

Cost Audit is conducted as an independent examination by Practising Cost Accountant to verify the
correctness of cost statements. Financial audit is conducted by Practising Chartered Accountants to verify
the Financial Statements so as to express the opinion on it.

Chartered Accountants have numerous Job profiles such as Statutory Auditor, GST Auditor, Internal
Auditor, Advisor in Income Tax, Advisor in Indirect Tax etc…

There is no upper age limit for pursuing CS.