Applying to CMI in 2026

• Applications for August, 2026 are open. Look up the online Application Form for details on how to apply. The last date for completing the application process is Saturday, 5 April, 2026.

• Here is the schedule for applications for the session starting in August, 2026 (academic year 2026–2027).

  • Applications open (online): Monday, 2 March, 2026
  • Last date to fill out online applications, (including online payments): Saturday, 4 April, 2026, 23:59 IST
  • Admit Cards to be available online: Saturday, 25 April, 2026.
  • Date of the Entrance Examination: Saturday, 2 May, 2026, 14:00-17:00/17:30.
  • Date of announcement of results: Approximately one month from the date of the entrance examination.
  • Academic session starts: 3 August, 2026.

Special cases

• Students with exceptionally good performance in the National Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics and Informatics are exempted from writing the BS entrance examination. See details below.

• For CMI's PhD programmes, you can also qualify for the interview by writing national level exams such as GATE, JEST, NBHM and UGC/CSIR NET. Specific details are given below for Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics.

• For programme details and information about fees, please download the Information Brochure for 2026.

Academic programmes offered at CMI

Admission will be made to the following programmes in 2026–27.

• B.S. (Hons.) in Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics (4 year course).
• M.Sc. in Mathematics (2 year course).
• M.Sc. in Computer Science (2 year course).
• M.Sc. in Data Science (2 year course).
• Ph.D. in Mathematics.
• Ph.D. in Computer Science.
• Ph.D. in Physics.

Note:

• There is a common entrance examination for all B.S. (Hons.) programmes. You do not select your course at the time of applying. The choice is made after admission.

Eligibility for Admission

• All B.S. (Hons.) programmes:    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 all programmes, applicants will have to take an entrance examination. The entrance exam for 2026-2027 will be conducted at the following locations.

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Durgapur, Goa, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Madurai, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Noida, Paschim Medinipur, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Silchar, Siliguri, Srinagar, Tiruchi, Trivandrum, Visakhapatnam

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 and scholarships

For details about fees and scholarships, please look up the Information Brochure or the pages with more detailed information about the BS and MSc programmes.

For more information, please write to admissions@cmi.ac.in.

Direct admission to BS entrance examination.

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 (EGMOTC) 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.

To apply for admission through this route, please fill out the CMI Application Form in full detail and pay the application fee. After you fill out the form, please send an email to admissions@cmi.ac.in with your CMI application details and the category through which you qualify for direct admission. You will then receive a confirmation by email if you are exempted from writing the entrance exam.

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 have been awarded the NBHM PhD Fellowship.

If you wish to apply to the PhD programme in Mathematics at CMI through this channel, you should fill out the CMI application form in full detail and pay the application fee. fter you fill out the form, send an email to phdmath2026@cmi.ac.in with your CMI application details, attaching a scanned copy of your NBHM scorecard along with your BSc and MSc academic transcripts.

Qualify for PhD Computer Science via GATE, 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 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Computer Science and Information Technology, or the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) in Theoretical Computer Science, without writing the CMI entrance examination.

If you have a valid JEST or GATE score 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 to phdcs2026@cmi.ac.in with your CMI application details and your JEST/GATE score.

If you qualify directly for the interview based on your performance in JEST or GATE, 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 GATE, JEST, UGC-CSIR NET

Candidates applying to the PhD programme in Physics should satisfy one of the following criteria:

1. A valid JEST (Joint Entrance Screening Test in Physics) score with a rank of 400 or below.

2. A valid UGC-CSIR NET score, qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR with a rank of 200 or less.

3. A valid GATE Physics score with a rank of 100 or less.

If you wish to apply to the PhD programme in Physics 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 to phdphy2026@cmi.ac.in with your CMI application details, attaching a scanned copy of the appropriate scorecard(s).

If you qualify for the interview based on your performance in any one of the qualifying exams, you will receive a notification from the Admissions Committee.