Is the B.Sc. Physics offered Chennai Mathematical Institute reputed?

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The B.Sc. Physics (Hons.) course offered by the Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) is highly regarded, with graduates successfully pursuing higher studies at prestigious institutions such as Caltech, MIT, and Princeton. CMI is affiliated with no specific university but is recognized for its rigorous academic standards. The course duration is three years, which is sufficient for students to apply for Master's programs abroad. Admission to CMI is competitive, reflecting its esteemed reputation in the field of physics.

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Hi,

I hail from Chennai, India.

1. I would like to know if the B.Sc Physics(Hons.) course offered by the Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) is a reputed one.

2. What university is CMI affiliated to?

3. I read that the course span is 3 years. Can I pursue my Masters abroad after a 3 year course?

4. How hard is it to get into CMI ??

Thanks in advance.
 
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CMI is a nice place. I spent several weeks there as a summer visiting student studying with string theorist K Narayan when I was an undergraduate.
 
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Thanks for sharing your view...
 


And yes you can certainly go abroad after doing a BSc there.

"Students who have graduated from CMI have pursued higher studies at the most prestigious institutions around the world: Caltech, Chicago, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Princeton, Rutgers and Yale in USA, the Ecole Normale Superieure, the Ecole Polytechnique, the University of Paris-Sud and the University of Bordeaux in France, the Max Planck Institutes in Saarbruecken and Bonn in Germany, ETH in Zurich, not to mention CMI, IMSc, HRI, TIFR, IITs, ISI and other institutions in India."
 

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