# M.Sc. Computer Science at Chennai Mathematical Institute

> M.Sc. Computer Science (M.Sc. Computer Science) at Chennai Mathematical Institute, Siruseri, India.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-10-25
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## Key facts

- University: [Chennai Mathematical Institute](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/chennai-mathematical-institute) (Private, Siruseri, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india))
- Course family: [M.Sc. in Computer Science](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/msc-computer-science)
- Duration: 2 years
- Teaching language: English
- Language note: English-medium teaching is corroborated by independent university-owned institutional assessments. Programme-specific language certification and any language electives require their own confirmation.
- Tuition per year: ₹2,50,000 (2026-27)
- Fee verified: 2026-10-25
- Intake: August
- Official programme page: https://www.cmi.ac.in/teaching/courses.php?prog=msccs

Fee notes: The 2026–27 regular tuition is INR 125,000 per semester, with two semesters per year: INR 250,000 annual tuition, calculated by multiplication. This is the published fee before any scholarship or income-based waiver. It excludes hostel, mess and personal living expenses. The quoted academic year is 2026–27; later-cycle fees and any overseas-category quotation require confirmation. The programme is residential; the 2026 brochure lists INR 31,310 per semester for hostel, mess and establishment charges combined, subject to revision.

## Who can apply

- Availability: restricted
- Eligible: Applicants meeting the documented regular CMI entrance-examination route
- Restriction: The published regular route is covered. A separate foreign-national admission or fee arrangement is not established here.
- Restriction: Applicants with overseas qualifications or nationality requirements need CMI’s equivalence and admission-category assessment.

Admission is through the stated CMI programme process; no automatic foreign-category eligibility or fee equivalence is implied.

## Admissions

M.Sc. Computer Science is a 2-year regular science degree at CMI in Siruseri, Chennai. The computer science master’s combines advanced computing courses and electives with a second-year thesis, which may be pursued through an approved industry internship.

The institute selects students for the regular programme through its examination and any required interview. The qualification and subject-background requirements below apply.

- Hold an undergraduate degree such as B.A., B.Sc., B.Math., B.Stat., B.E. or B.Tech., with a strong background in Computer Science.
- Complete the CMI entrance examination for the exact MSc programme. The published entry route does not give a minimum degree percentage.
- An interview may be required for shortlisted candidates under the Admissions Committee’s process.

Steps:

1. Select the CMI admission application and the entrance examination for this exact MSc programme.
2. Submit the required educational details and complete the examination and any interview or documented Olympiad assessment.
3. Review the offer, applicable tuition and financial-assistance decision, then complete document verification and the cohort’s joining formalities.

- Document: Qualifying bachelor’s degree and marksheets showing the relevant subject background
- Application document: Completed CMI application and entrance-examination records
- Application document: Identity and any applicable category/disability certificates
- Application document: Shortlisting/interview and admission-offer records
Instruction for the verified 2026–27 first-year cohort began on 3 August 2026. CMI announces the next entrance examination for 15 May 2027 and applications around 1 March; the next joining date and fee notice are separate.


## Teaching phases

- 2-year programme (English): The computer science master’s combines advanced computing courses and electives with a second-year thesis, which may be pursued through an approved industry internship. The MSc structure has four semesters.

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