CAMS comprises of two levels with four (4) papers in Level I and three (3) papers in Level II, making a total of seven (7) papers, as summarised below.
Level I
Paper No:

CM11 Principles of Entrepreneurship and Management CM12 Introduction to Law and Ethics CM13 Fundamental ICT Skills CM14 Fundamentals of Business Mathematics

Level II
Paper No:

CM21 Foundations of Accounting and Auditing CM22 Elements of Public Finance and Administration CM23 Principles of Marketing and Communication

Professional examinations
A person seeking to be registered as a student for any of the professional examinations must show evidence of being a holder of one of the following minimum qualifications:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade C+ (C plus) or its equivalent
• Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) with at least TWO Principal passes provided that the applicant has credits in Mathematics and English at Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) level or equivalent qualifications.
• kasneb technician, diploma or professional examination certificate.
• A degree from a recognised university.
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination grade C in 6 papers with C in both English and Mathematics.
• Such other certificates or diplomas as may be approved by kasneb.

Diploma examinations
A person seeking to be registered as a student for any of the diploma examinations must show evidence of being a holder of one of the following minimum qualifications:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade C- (C Minus) or equivalent qualifications.
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination grade D.
• Any other kasneb technician or diploma examination certificate.

Certificate examination
A person seeking to be registered as a student for Certificate in Accounting and Management Skills (CAMS) qualification must show evidence of being a holder of the following minimum qualifications:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade D (D Plain) or its equivalent.

Level I
Paper No:

AD11 Introduction to Financial Accounting AD12 Principles of Business Law AD13 Entrepreneurship and Communication AD14 Information Communication Technology

Level II
Paper No:

AD21 Financial Accounting AD22 Principles of Management AD23 Business Mathematics and Statistics AD24 Fundamentals of Finance

Level III
Paper No:

AD31 Principles of Economics AD32 Fundamentals of Management Accounting AD33 Principles of Public Finance and Taxation AD34 Auditing

Professional examinations
A person seeking to be registered as a student for any of the professional examinations must show evidence of being a holder of one of the following minimum qualifications:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade C+ (C plus) or its equivalent
• Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) with at least TWO Principal passes provided that the applicant has credits in Mathematics and English at Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) level or equivalent qualifications.
• kasneb technician, diploma or professional examination certificate.
• A degree from a recognised university.
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination grade C in 6 papers with C in both English and Mathematics.
• Such other certificates or diplomas as may be approved by kasneb.

Diploma examinations
A person seeking to be registered as a student for any of the diploma examinations must show evidence of being a holder of one of the following minimum qualifications:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade C- (C Minus) or equivalent qualifications.
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination grade D.
• Any other kasneb technician or diploma examination certificate.

Certificate examination
A person seeking to be registered as a student for Certificate in Accounting and Management Skills (CAMS) qualification must show evidence of being a holder of the following minimum qualifications:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade D (D Plain) or its equivalent.

PART I
Section 1 Paper No:

CA11 Financial Accounting CA12 Business Law CA13 Entrepreneurship and Communication

Section 2
Paper No:

CA21 Economics CA22 Management Accounting CA23 Public Finance and Taxation

PART II
Section 3 Paper No:

CA31 Company Law CA32 Financial Management CA33 Financial Reporting

Section 4
Paper No:

CA41 Auditing and Assurance CA42 Management Information Systems CA43 Quantitative Analysis

PART III
Section 5 Paper No:

CA51 Strategy, Governance and Ethics CA52 Advanced Management Accounting CA53 Advanced Financial Management

Section 6
Paper No:

CA61 Advanced Public Finance and Taxation CA62 Advanced Auditing and Assurance CA63 Advanced Financial Reporting