Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) Admission 2025: Fees, Courses, Eligibility and Selection

Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) entrance exam for 2024 admission to UG and PG courses will be held on May 19, 2024. Further, the admit cards will be available online after May 12, 2024. A few more updates are as follows:

• PhD Maths 2024 interviews will be held from Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 4, 2024.
• MSc Maths 2024 interviews will be held on Jul 4, 2024 and Jul 5, 2024.

Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai offers degree programmes to aspirants at the undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and doctorate (PhD) level. The programmes offered at the institute are in the Science stream.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for UG & PG Courses

Aspirants meet Chennai Mathematical Institute eligibility criteria for admission in UG programmes if they have cleared 12^th Standard or equivalent.

Eligibility criteria that aspirants need to fulfill to secure admission in PG programmes offered at Chennai Mathematical Institute states that candidates should possess a B.E. /BTech/B.Sc/B.Math/B.Stat./B.Tech/BCA degree.

For admissions to PhD programmes, students need to have a B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc.(Math)/M.Sc.(Math)/MCA/MSc (CS)/ B.Sc.(Physics)/M.Sc.(Physics)

Note: Aspirants are advised to thoroughly go through the eligibility criteria as mentioned by Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai for the course in which they wish to secure admission.

Admission Process

For admissions to all the programmes, aspirants will have to take Chennai Mathematical Institute entrance exam which is typically held in May.

Selection for all PhD programmes will be based on an interview which will be held in Chennai. 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.

UG, PG and PhD aspirants also receive scholarship. Check details below.

 B.Sc. (Hons.) students also receive an additional monthly scholarship of Rs. 1000, made possible through generous private donations.

Application Process for All Courses:

To apply for UG, PG or PhD programmes at the University, students can apply online on the official website or request a printed application form, either by post or in person.

Admit Card

Admit card for the exam will be issued prior to the entrance exam. Students can download the same from the official website by logging on to the admission portal of the varsity and take a print of this admit card.

Students are advised to keep the admit card safely and it needs to be carried to the test centers.

Admission Cycle

Application forms for admissions at Chennai Mathematical Institute happen typically between March to August.

• Applications open (online and paper): Wednesday, 8 March, 2017
• Last date of issue of paper applications : Friday, 7 April, 2017
• Last date to fill out online applications, (including online payments), and for paper applications to reach CMI : Saturday, 8 April, 2017, 23:59 IST
• Last date for updating DD details online : Tuesday, 11 April, 2017, 23:59 IST
• Last date for DDs to reach CMI : Saturday, 15 April, 2017
• Date of the Entrance Examination : Thursday, 18 May, 2017
• Date of announcement of results : Before Tuesday, 20 June, 2017

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