Chennai Mathematical Institute PhD Admission 2025-26

Chennai Mathematical Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu invites online application for PhD admission for the academic session 2025-26.

Eligibility

• Ph.D. in Mathematics: Students with an M.Sc. degree in Mathematics or equivalent and students with a bachelors degree in Engineering or Science with a strong aptitude for research.
• Ph.D. in Computer Science: Students with a B.E., B.Tech., M.Sc., or M.C.A. degree and students with a bachelors degree in Science with a strong aptitude for research.
• Ph.D. in Physics: Students with an M.Sc. degree in Physics or equivalent.

Selection Process

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.

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. After you fill out the form, send an email to phdmath2025@cmi.ac.in with your CMI application details, attaching a scanned copy of your NBHM scorecard along with your BSc and MSc academic transcripts.

If you qualify directly for the interview based on your performance in these exams, 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 Computer Science via JEST, GATE

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 to phdcs2025@cmi.ac.in 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

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

1. JEST: A rank of 400 or below in the Joint Entrance Screening Test in Physics.
2. UGC-CSIR NET: Have qualified Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR with a rank of 200 or less.
3. GATE: A rank of 100 or less in the GATE exam in Physics.

There is no separate CMI entrance examination for PhD Physics. More details about the application procedure will be announced when applications for 2025 open.

From the applications received, a shortlist of candidates for the interview will be created. A successful application does not guarantee a spot on the shortlist.

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 phdphy2025@cmi.ac.in with your CMI application details, attaching a scanned copy of the appropriate scorecard(s).

Entrance Centers

The entrance examinations will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at designated exam centers 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.

Entrance Exam Syllabus and Past Papers

Entrance Exam Syllabus and Past Papers

• Applications open (online): Monday, 3 March, 2025
• Last date to fill out online applications, (including online payments): Tuesday, 15 April, 2025, 23:59 IST
• Admit Cards to be available online: Saturday, 17 May, 2025.
• Date of the Entrance Examination: Saturday, 24 May, 2025, 09:00-12:00/12:30.
• Date of announcement of results: Approximately one month from the date of the entrance examination.
• Academic session starts: First week of August, 2025.

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• CMI Website