# M.Sc. Data Science at Chennai Mathematical Institute

> M.Sc. Data Science (M.Sc. Data 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 Data Science](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/msc-data-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: ₹5,00,000 (2026-27)
- Fee verified: 2026-10-25
- Intake: August
- Official programme page: https://www.cmi.ac.in/teaching/courses.php?prog=mscdatascience

Fee notes: The 2026–27 regular tuition is INR 250,000 per semester, with two semesters per year: INR 500,000 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. Hostel accommodation is not available for this programme.

## 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. Data Science is a 2-year regular science degree at CMI in Siruseri, Chennai. The data science curriculum combines mathematical foundations, statistical modelling and computing, with first-year summer internship experience described by the placement office.

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 Mathematics, Statistics or 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.
- Plan off-campus accommodation: the 2026 programme brochure expressly states that hostel accommodation is not available for MSc Data Science.

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 data science curriculum combines mathematical foundations, statistical modelling and computing, with first-year summer internship experience described by the placement office. The MSc structure has four semesters.

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