r/CMI

Hello! I hope you take the time to read this I've poured my heart to this.

I am a student who is currently in grade 11 and out of my own stupidity i picked commerce, after picking commerce i got to know about isi and since I was a child I've LOVED mathematics so I was instantly pulled by ISI. Though currently I'm very very stuck, I find commerce a little time consuming and my school periodic tests make this no easy for me, I also got permission to take core mathematics so now I gotta study for that in between my isi prep.

I'm very immature when it comes to prep like this and I think it's natural in almost all 11th graders, now the real problem:

I convinced my father to take a VOS full math mastery batch and they have covered 3 chapters till now, i joined in when the first chapter after basic maths was Abt to start, now though I don't understand a lot of what they teach and most of the time they leave some topics that I frequently hear from other places. I also am always in a constant state of FOMO and feel like I'm not doing enough for ISI. But the problem becomes if I don't understand the VOS people and I won't ask my father for another resource since I've already troubled him too much. Now i have 2 options, cry about it or go full monk mode like most people did and self study relentlessly and just don't care abt commerce boards (I can get 80 percent with less study), but I'm very underconfident in self studies and hence I really need guidance regarding that, I tried to search on Wikipedia but it's all gibberish to me ( i searched for wilsons theorem and didn't understand a spec of dust) I don't understand how do I even self study, I have a whole lot of book PDFs like you name the isi related book and I have it but I'm scared enough to not touch any, moreover self study seems like I'm being left behind. I really need guidance on how do I actually start and continue till the end cuz like should I go topic wise or is there a specific order in which I should start and everything someone who's from ISI must have faced a problem.

I know I'm bad at putting my thoughts to words, even now I feel the message is incomplete, I hope some of you get me and really help me as I don't want to financially burden my dad anymore, I will really appreciate some guidance/mentorship or if someone who cleared ISI could guide me (I'm on telegram), dayum I'm almost in tears.

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Enjoy the handout !!

To all the People preparing for math Olympiads,,here's a lecture i recorded on euclidean geometry, it's the first of the whole euclidean geometry course ,, need genuine reviews from all levels , thanks

https://youtu.be/z15V5ccQ\_Kk?si=EXqxLSxxR-Kye1yQ

I m aware of the rules of the subreddit, this isn't a tutoring promotion lol, just need reviews.

Anyone who prepare for Madhava mathematics competition. Any groups or peers? Who are interested in Madhava mathematics competition? Can anyone help me.

If getting offered

ISI B.Math (Bangalore) or CMI (Maths + CS)

Which one will you opt for considering the ultimate aim to extract from Bachelor's is to pursue higher studies (preferably abroad) and make a career in research based field?

Hello seniors and others who'd like to contribute, I need some help deciding between ISI bmath and CMI bs math + CS.

My primary goal is to get into pure math research and land the job of a professor, while also looking for industry jobs on the side for safety.

My current interest lies somewhere in analysis. I started self studying higher mathematics about 2 years ago, I thoroughly enjoyed linear algebra (from LADR), single variable RA (from baby rudin) and am currently working through measure theory/func analysis from follands book (which has also been super fun). I tried getting into topology (munkres) and multivariable RA (spivaks calc on manifolds) but did not enjoy them as much. So though I am not to deep into functional analysis yet, I have a strong feeling that I'll enjoy working in some field that makes use of it.

Based on all that (and anything else you'd like to ask), what should I pick and why? I was also thinking of visiting the campuses physically once, is that a good idea? Thank you for your time

I have qualified for cmi bsc and also got iitm mechanical. I am really interested in math and cs (theoretical too). However I am unsure if i want to go into research and want to keep my options broad. Also how are the opportunity to study in ivy leagues in cmi? Startup opportunities are also something im considering.

So which one is good for someone without fee waiver?

Also can fee waiver acquired based on the academical performance in CMI later, if someone was joined wothout scholarship/fee waived?

Why was the total undergrad student intake of that year, eyebrow raisingly low? Any insider info as to why that was the case, preferably from the students who were selected that year?

PS
The reason why I'd made this query was because I was under the impression that CMI had drastically increased their cut-offs so as to ensure that only the brightest of the bright could get in. Supposed "GATEKEEPING" perhaps?

https://www.reddit.com/r/CMI/comments/1n83xc4/who_so_few_students_in_cmi_2025_batch/
I did find the above thread where that it was possibly because a lot of students could've been discouraged by students who'd joined prior to 2025(that's what it seems to me even though no such direct claim of that sort was made), or just got better, lucrative options elsewhere.

So which is it?

It is given in the brochure that a student awarded a scholarship might lose their scholarship based on their semester examinations result. Does the reverse also happen i.e. is scholarship awarded to non scholarship students based on semester exams