CMI Admission 2024-25 Entrance Exam B.Sc/M.Sc/Ph.D : Chennai Mathematical Institute

Organisation : Chennai Mathematical Institute CMI
Exam Name : Entrance Exam 2024-25 B.Sc/M.Sc/Ph.D Admission
Exam Date: 19th May 2024
Last Date : 1st March 2024
Website : https://www.cmi.ac.in/admissions/

CMI Admission Entrance Exam

B.Sc/M.Sc/Ph.D Admission Entrance Exam 2024–25 is conducted by Chennai Mathematical Institute CMI. The entrance exam for 2024–25 admissions will be held on Sunday, 19 May, 2024 at 14:00. Applications for 2024–25 admissions will open around 1 March, 2024. Further details will be announced by February, 2024. Students with exceptionally good performance in the National Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics and Informatics are exempted from writing the BSc entrance examination. For CMI’s PhD programmes, you can also qualify for the interview by writing national level exams such as JEST and NBHM.

Related / Similar Entrance : Lingaya’s Vidyapeeth Ph.D Admission Entrance Examination 2024

Academic Programmes Offered for CMI

Admission will be made to the following programmes in 2024–25.
** B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics and Computer Science (3 year course).
** B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics and Physics (3 year course).
** M.Sc. in Mathematics.
** M.Sc. in Computer Science.
** M.Sc. in Data Science.
** Ph.D. in Mathematics.
** Ph.D. in Computer Science.
** Ph.D. in Physics.

Notes:
** There is a common entrance examination for both the B.Sc. (Hons.) programmes. You need not select your course at the time of applying. The choice can be made after admission.
** For Ph.D. in Physics, candidates should write the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST).

Eligibility for Admission Entrance Exam

B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics and Computer Science: 12th standard or equivalent.
B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics and Physics: 12th standard or equivalent.
M.Sc. in Mathematics: Undergraduate degree (BA, BSc, BE, BTech, …) with a strong background in mathematics.
M.Sc. in Computer Science: Undergraduate degree (BA, BSc, BE, BTech, …) with a strong background in computer science.
M.Sc. in Data Science: Undergraduate degree (BA, BSc, BE, BTech, …) with a background in mathematics/statistics/computer science.
Ph.D. in Mathematics: B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc.(Math)/M.Sc.(Math).
Ph.D. in Computer Science: B.E/B.Tech/M.Sc.(C.S.)/M.C.A.
Ph.D. in Physics: M.Sc.(Physics).

How to Apply for Admission Entrance Exam?

** For all programmes other than Ph.D. Physics, applicants will have to take an entrance examination. The entrance examinations for 2024-25 will take place on 19 May, 2024 at centres across the country. The list of cities for the 2024 entrance examination will be announced shortly. The 2023 exams were held at the following locations.
Agartala, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Durgapur, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Noida, Paschim Medinipur, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri, Srinagar, Tiruchi, Trivandrum, Visakhapatnam

** For Ph.D. Physics, candidates should write the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST). There is no separate CMI entrance examination for Ph.D. Physics.

** Selection for all Ph.D. programmes will involve an interview for shortlisted candidates. For all other programmes, interviews will be at the discretion of the Admissions Committee—the Committee may call shortlisted candidates for an interview depending on their prior academic record.

Fees & Scholarships for Admission Entrance Exam

For details about fees and scholarships, please look up the Information Brochure or the pages with more detailed information about the BSc and MSc programmes.
For more information, please write to admissions@cmi.ac.in.

Direct admission to BSc through Olympiads :
Students with exceptionally good performance in the National Olympiads in Mathematics and Physics conducted by HBSCE and the Indian Computing Olympiad conducted by IARCS are exempted from writing the BSc entrance examination.

Typically, the following categories of students qualify for direct admission:
** Students who have qualified for the International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC) or European Girls Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (EGMOOTC) in Class 11 or Class 12.
** Students who have qualified for the Orientation Cum Selection Camp (OCSC) in Physics in Class 11 or Class 12.
** Students who have qualified for the International Olympiad in Informatics Training Camp (IOITC), or have received a gold or silver medal at the Indian National Olympiad in Informatics (INOI) in Class 11 or Class 12.

More details about the application procedure for Olympiad candidates will be announced when applications for 2024 open.

Qualify for PhD Mathematics via NBHM :
Candidates applying to the PhD programme in Mathematics at CMI can qualify for the interview without writing the CMI entrance examination if they are been awarded the NBHM PhD Fellowship.

Qualify for PhD Computer Science via JEST :
Candidates applying to the PhD programme in Computer Science at CMI can qualify for the interview on the basis of their performance in the Joint Entrance Screening Test in Theoretical Computer Science, without writing the CMI entrance examination.

Qualify for PhD Physics via JEST :
Candidates applying to the PhD programme in Physics at CMI will qualify for the interview on the basis of their performance in the Joint Entrance Screening Test in Physics. There is no separate CMI entrance examination for PhD Physics. Candidates within the top 300 ranks in JEST qualify for interview through this category.

More details about the application procedure for JEST candidates will be announced when applications for 2024 open.