Chennai Mathematical Institute: Difference between revisions
Arnstein87 (talk | contribs) →Students: "housing" seems to be the wrong word to describe our hostel :-) anything else important to write about it? |
Arnstein87 (talk | contribs) →Fee structure and other payments: plain rephrasing. Does it sound better? |
||
| Line 50: | Line 50: | ||
===Fee structure and other payments=== |
===Fee structure and other payments=== |
||
All students, including undergraduate students, are given a stipend to meet their monthly expenses. The tuition fees are nominal and are waived. Students have to maintain a good academic record for the continuation of their stipend and fee waiver. All students are, however, required to pay hostel and mess fees. |
|||
==Faculty and research== |
==Faculty and research== |
||
Revision as of 03:27, 4 October 2008
 |
 | |
| Type | Research Institution, Educational Institution |
|---|---|
| Established | 1988 |
| Director | Professor C. S. Seshadri |
| Address | Plot H1, SIPCOT IT Park, Padur PO, Siruseri 603103, India , , , |
| Website | http://www.cmi.ac.in |
 | |
Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) is an institute of higher education and research in the fields of mathematics and computer science. It is located in the SIPCOT IT Park, near Chennai in India.
CMI was earlier located in T. Nagar in the heart of Chennai in an office complex. It moved to a new five-acre campus in Siruseri in October 2005.
CMI is now a deemed university.
Educational programmes
Course details
CMI has been an institute of higher learning, and has PhD programs in Computer Sciences and Mathematics.
Since 1998, CMI has been offering a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. This three-year program also includes few courses in humanities and physics. Many students, after completion of the B.Sc. degree, have traditionally pursued higher studies in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from universities both in India and abroad. Some students also go into industry while others take up subjects such as finance.
In 2003, CMI started offering a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Physics. This is also a three-year course. The course topics are largely in theoretical physics. CMI now has its own physics laboratory. From the academic year 2007-2008, the Physics students will have regular lab courses right from the first year. In the academic year 2005-2006, lab sessions for third-year students were conducted at IIT Madras based on an agreement. In the summer following their first year, physics students go to HBCSE (under TIFR) in Mumbai for practical sessions and in the second year, they go to IGCAR,Kalpakkam.
In 2001, CMI began separate M.Sc. degrees in Mathematics and in Computer Science.
Degrees for the B.Sc. and M.Sc. programmes were earlier offered by MPBOU, the Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University and doctoral degrees were offered by Madras University. Now that CMI is a deemed university, it gives its own degrees. CMI awarded its first official degrees in August 2007.
The batch sizes typically vary from five to fifteen and the overall strength of CMI is about 60–70 students and 30–40 faculty members.
All the CMI programmes are run in conjunction and coordination with programmes at IMSc, a premier institute for research in mathematics, theoretical computer science and theoretical physics, located in Chennai.
Admission criteria
The entrance to each of these courses is based on a nation-wide entrance test. The advertisement for this entrance test appears around the end of February or the beginning of March. The entrance test is held in the end of May and is usually scheduled so as not to clash with major entrance examinations. Results are intimated to students by the end of June.
Students who have passed the Indian National Mathematics Olympiad get direct admission for the B.Sc. (Hons) in Mathematics course, and those who have passed the Indian National Physics Olympiad are offered direct entry to the B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics Course. However, these students are also advised to fill in and send the application form some time in March.
Recently, a policy has been introduced whereby students who pass the Indian National Olympiad in Informatics may be granted admission to the B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics course. Admission is not guaranteed but is decided on a case-by-case basis by the admissions committee.
Fee structure and other payments
All students, including undergraduate students, are given a stipend to meet their monthly expenses. The tuition fees are nominal and are waived. Students have to maintain a good academic record for the continuation of their stipend and fee waiver. All students are, however, required to pay hostel and mess fees.
Faculty and research
.JPG)
.JPG)
The director
The founding director of CMI is C.S.Seshadri, who has worked in the area of algebraic geometry especially moduli problems and algebraic groups.
Research interests
CMI has a large number of people working in algebraic geometry, representation theory, and Lie groups. The faculty of CMI interacts actively with the faculty of IMSc, a research institute for mathematics, physics, and computer science, located in Tharamani, Chennai.
CMI also has a department in theoretical computer science that, along with the TCS faculty in IMSc, is among the leading research groups in India[citation needed]. The TCS department focuses primarily on "Theory B": logic, languages and automata.
CMI has a small department in Theoretical Physics.
Other activities
The CMI TCS faculty is actively involved with the Indian Association for Research in Computing Science (IARCS). Two of CMI's faculty members, Madhavan Mukund and Narayan Kumar, lead the Indian team to the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). Madhavan Mukund is also the National Coordinator for the Indian Computing Olympiad.
Students
Admission process
CMI's B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science programme regularly takes in students who have attended the International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp. Across years, CMI has admitted around many students who have participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad, including Olympiad four-timers Rishi Raj, Swarnendu Datta, Abhishek Dang, 2-time silver medallist Vipul Naik and one timer Atul Shekhar.
CMI's B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science programme also takes in students who have attended the International Olympiad in Informatics Training Camp. Partly responsible for this is the fact that CMI faculty, especially Madhavan Mukund and Narayan Kumar play an important role in the organization of the IOITC. As of 2008, CMI has admitted six students who have gone to the International Olympiad in Informatics, including IOI 3-timer Kshitij Bansal.
CMI recently instituted a policy of direct admission for students qualifying for the International Physics Olympiad Training Camp. So far, only one student from the IPhOTC has enrolled for CMI's programme.
Hostel
The on-campus hostel was opened in January 2007. Currently all students are supposed to stay in the hostel.
Arrangements with other institutes
- CMI is a deemed University and can award the degrees directly to the students.
- Previously CMI students received their B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from MPBOU till 2006, and their Ph.D. degrees from Madras University.
- CMI conducts its academic programmes in conjunction with IMSc. In fact, many of CMI's students enroll in courses at IMSc and many of IMSc's students enroll in courses at CMI. A regular shuttle service between the institutes facilitates maximum interaction.
- CMI also has agreements with TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) and with the Indian Statistical Institutes in Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata for cooperation on the furtherance of mathematical sciences.
- CMI has also had arrangements with IIT Madras for the practical work of physics students. The physics programmes are run in conjunction with IMSc and IGCAR. The physics students spend one summer in HBCSE (under TIFR) in Mumbai and another in IGCAR,Kalpakkam, garnering practical experience.
- CMI has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ecole Normale Superiore in Paris, a leading research institute, especially in mathematics. Under this memorandum, research scholars from the ENS spend a semester in CMI, during which they may also teach elementary courses. In exchange, three B.Sc. Mathematics students, at the end of their third year, go to the ENS for two months. The selection of these students is based on CGPA up to the fourth semester.
- CMI recently entered into a memorandum of understanding with IFMR, the Institute of Financial Management and Research, located in Nungambakkam, Chennai. Students from CMI getting a CGPA of more than 8.50 are offered direct admission to IFMR's one year programme in Financial Mathematics, which is sponsored by ICICI bank. Faculty from CMI are involved in teaching this programme. In exchange, CMI gets its economics teacher from IFMR.
- CMI has had two sponsored research projects with Honeywell Technology Solutions, Bangalore, both in the area of formal verification.
Funding
CMI's funding comes from both private and government sources.
Government funding
- DAE: CMI receives support for its teaching programme from the Department of Atomic Energy, through the National Board of Higher Mathematics.
- ISRO: The Indian Space Research Organization also funds CMI substantially.
- DST and DRDO: For some of its specific projects, CMI receives funding from the Department of Science and Technology as well as the Defence Research and Development Organization.
Private funding
- The Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) was an important founder of CMI during its initial years. In fact, CMI started as the Spic Mathematical Institute.
- Sriram Group of Companies is an important funder and also arranges for other funding for CMI.
- Matrix Laboratories has made a major contribution to the new campus.
Notes
External links
