Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) Answered Questions

1.Go to the official CMI application website.2.Register and fill out the application form with your details.3.Choose the course you want to apply for.4.Upload your photo, signature, and academic documents.5.Pay the application fee online.6.Submit your application.7.Download your admit card when it's released.8.Appear for the entrance exam on the scheduled date.

To gain addmission to Chennai Mathematics institute (CHI) through the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) for Ph.D and integrated Ph.D programme in mathematics, you need to the first apply to and appear for the NBHM Ph.D scholarship written test.

To fill out the online application form. Click on the appropriate link below.Application form for all undergraduate (BSc) programmesNote: You need not choose between BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science and BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Physics at the time of applying. The choice can be made after admission.The application fee is Rs 1000.Application form for all postgraduate (MSc/PhD) programmesSee below for more details about applying to multiple MSc/PhD programes.The application fee is Rs 1000 or Rs 1200, depending on the combination of programmes that you apply for. See below for more details about how the application fee is calculated.

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 (JEST) in Theoretical Computer Science or the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Computer Science and Information Technology, without writing the CMI entrance examination.If you have written JEST-2025 or GATE-2025 and wish to apply to the PhD programme in Computer Science at CMI, you should fill out the CMI application form in full detail and pay the application fee. After you fill out the form, send an email with your CMI and JEST application details to inform us that you have also written JEST.If you qualify directly for the interview based on your performance in JEST-2025 or GATE-2025, you will receive a notification from the Admissions Committee. If you do not hear from us, you must write the CMI entrance examination in order to qualify.Qualify for PhD Physics via JEST, UGC-CSIR NET, GATE  

Students from CMI have gone on to pursue further studies at the best academic institutions in India and abroad. These include Berkeley, Caltech, Chicago, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, Penn,  Princeton, Stanford and Yale in USA, ENS-Paris, Univ Paris-Sud and Univ Bordeaux in France,  the Max Planck Institutes and Humboldt University in Germany and IITs, IISc, IMSc, ISI and TIFR in India. Several CMI alumni are now faculty members at leading academic institutions in India, including IISc, IISERs, IITs, IMSc, ISI, IIITs and TIFR, not to mention CMI itself.

The details mentioned on a CMI Entrance Exam result card can vary slightly, but generally, you can expect to find the following information:Candidate's Information: Your name,  application/registration number.Exam Details: The name of the exam (e.g., CMI Entrance Exam),  The programme you applied for (e.g., BSc, MSc).Result Information:Your score or marks obtained in the exam.Your rank (if applicable).Whether you have qualified for the next stage (e.g., interview).Cutoff scores (sometimes provided).Any specific instructions regarding the next steps in the admission process.

Chennai Mathematical Institute started the CMI application process on March 1, 2025. Candidates who are interested in getting admissions to the BSc and M.Sc courses in Mathematics and Computer Science can fill out the application form in the mentioned timeline.The last date for filling out the CMI entrance exam application form 2025 will be April 15, 2025.

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.While filling out the application form candidates need to remember that they need not choose between BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science and BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Physics at the time of applying. The choice can be made after admission. CMI entrance examinations will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at designated exam centres. 

Generally, requests for exam center changes after the release of the CMI admit cards are not entertained. The exam officials allocates centers based on availability and candidate preferences submitted during registration. While they might consider exceptional circumstances, it's highly unlikely a change will be granted.Therefore, it's crucial to carefully choose your preferred exam city during the application process. Check the information on the admit card carefully, and if you have a genuine, unavoidable issue, contact the CMI officials immediately, though a positive response isn't guaranteed.