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CMI offers the following eight semester courses leading to BS (Honours) degrees. The aim of the BS (Honours) Programmes is to train talented students for academic and professional careers requiring exceptional skills in mathematics, computer science and physics. The BS (Honours) Programme is a 4-year course. All BS (Honours) students undergo the same core set of basic and advanced undergraduate courses in mathematics in the first two years. After the second year, students have to choose a focus subject among mathematics, computer science and physics. Depending on the choice of subject, the degree awarded is BS (Honours) Mathematics or BS (Honours) Mathematics and Computer Science or BS (Honours) Mathematics and Physics. For all these programmes there is a possibility of adding a minor in Data Science over 4 years. There is also a 3 year exit option leading to a BSc degree. Laboratory infrastructure All students at CMI have access to a well-equipped computer laboratory with a high-speed Internet connection and are strongly encouraged to acquire computer related skills as part of their education. Physics students perform experiments at the in-house laboratory in CMI. Admission procedure Admission to all BS programmes at CMI is through an entrance examination that is administered at centres across the country in May. Admission forms are normally distributed in early March: look for advertisements and announcements on the Admissions webpage. Students with exceptionally good performance in the National Olympiads in Mathematics and Physics conducted by HBSCE and the Indian Computing Olympiad conducted by IARCS may be exempted from writing the entrance examination at the discretion of the Admissions Committee. Degrees CMI has been recognized as a university under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 since December, 2006 and awards its own BSc degrees. Hostel CMI's programme is fully residential. All students are accommodated in the hostel on campus. Fees and scholarships The tuition fee is Rs 1,25,000/- per semester (two semesters in a year). A substantial number of scholarships will be available, consisting of a full waiver of the tuition fees and a monthly fellowship of Rs. 5,000. Currently, the number of scholarships awarded is roughly 35 per year. Decisions on the award of scholarships will be made at the time of admission, based on prevailing eligibility criteria. The continuation of scholarships will be reviewed every semester and will depend on satisfactory academic performance. CMI is committed to a policy of financial inclusion and strives to ensure that no student is denied an opportunity to study at CMI due to economic circumstances. Towards this goal, partial and total tuition fee waivers will also be available, based on the financial background of the student. Students who stay in the hostel pay hostel and mess fees at the at the beginning of each semester. Currently, the amount payable is Rs 31,000 per semester, (Rs 4,000, Rs 23,000 and Rs 4,000 towards hostel fees, mess charges and establishment charges respectively). These charges are adjusted periodically to account for inflation. |