CMI BS Hons 2026

## CMI BS (Hons) – Entrance Guide 2026 A four-year honours programme that fuses deep mathematics with modern computer science. This page answers the big five questions students ask: 1. **What is the CMI entrance exam?** 2. **Who can apply and what are the exact eligibility rules?** 3. **What is the paper pattern and marking scheme?** 4. **What topics appear in the syllabus?** 5. **How do I prepare effectively in 12 weeks?** The information below reflects the official schedule published for the August 2026 intake.

- Passed (or appearing for) Class 12 or equivalent in 2024 / 2025 / 2026. - Open to all streams, but **strong background in Mathematics expected**. - No age limit. - *Direct admission*: students who qualified for IMO/IOI/other listed National Olympiad camps may be exempted from the entrance exam​—​decided by the Admissions Committee.

## Eight-Semester Plan | Sem | Core Papers | Lab / Seminar | Open Elective | Milestone | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **I** | Calculus I · Discrete Maths | Intro Python | – | Quiz-1 | | **II** | Linear Algebra · Probability | DS & Algo Lab | – | Hackathon | | **III** | Calculus II · Algorithms | C++ Lab | – | Mini-proj | | **IV** | Abstract Algebra · Statistics | R Lab | 1 | Mini-thesis | | **V** | Real Analysis · Combinatorics | ML Basics | 1 | Term Paper | | **VI** | Graph Theory · Number Theory | Advanced Python | 1 | Internship | | **VII** | Numerical Methods · Topology | Research Seminar | 2 | Thesis – Part 1 | | **VIII** | Electives (2) | Thesis Workshop | 2 | Thesis – Defence |

1. Abstract reasoning & problem formalisation 2. Algorithmic thinking & software engineering discipline 3. Quantitative data analysis competency 4. Scientific communication—LaTeX papers & oral defence 5. Independent research capability