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Entrance to Statistical institute: From Degree to Research with fellowship


Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata started inviting application for programmes like Degree, PG and research level. Fellowships are available for every programme.


There are two honours programmes for degree level with a 3year duration. Statistics honours programme conducted in Kolkata and Mathematics programme conducted at Bangalore. Candidates who have completed their Plus two or equalence with Mathematics and English can apply. Those who are shortlisted will get an amount of 3000rupees per monthly as fellowship and 3000 rupees per year as contigency grant.

For Post graduation programmes there are two year courses for science related and Technology related.
Available programmes and available centres and qualification for Science related are here as follows:
1.  Master of statistics (Delhi & Chennai): Either BE or Btech graduation or Degree with statistics as a subject. Those who acquired Degree in mathematics or statistics from the ISI are also eligible.
2. Master of Mathematics: (Kokata) Either  a three year degree in Mathematics or BE/B.Tech with mathematics as a subject.
3. Master of science in Quantitative Economics(Kolkata & Delhi)  Plus two qualification with mathematics as a subject and a degree in any subjects.
4. Master of science in Quality managemet science:(Bangalore & Hyderabad) A three year degree with Mathematics as a subject or BE/ BTech degree.
5. Master of Science in Library & Information science (Bangalore): Bachelors Degree in any of the subject.

                                       Those who are selected for Masters programme in science will get 5000 Rupees each month as stipend and 5000 Rupees per year as contigency grant.

Technology related programmes are as follows:

1. MTech Computer science (Kolkata): Masters degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Physics/Electronic Science/Computer Application/Information technology Or BE/BTech degree or AMIE level qualification
2.Mtech Criptology & Security(Kolkata): Qualification for Computer science Mtech.
3. MTech quality, Reliability &Operations Research (Kolkata): Masters degree in statistics with 10+2 level with Physics and Chemistry or BE or Btech Or AMIE equalent qualification. Those who get selected for Mtech programmes will get stipend of 8000 Rupees and 8000 Rupees as contigency grant.

ISI also offers a two post graduate diploma courses. For a one year duration course conducted at Thejpur for Statistical Methods and analytics requires Bachelor degree with mathematics as a subject or BE/Btech or AMIE equvalent qualification. 

At Garidhi there is a Post graduate course with computer application with one year duration. Those who have completed Degree with Mathematics as a subject is eligible for the course. There is no stipend for this course.

Here are the Subjects available for junior research fellowship. 
Statistics ( Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Thespoor), Mathematics ( Kolkata, Delhi Bangalore, Chennai), Quantitative Economics (Kolkata, Delhi), Computer Science (Kolkata, Bangalore,Chennai), Quality reliability & Operaions Research( Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai), Physics (Kolkata), Geology (Kolkata), Biological science (Kolkata), Library & Information Science( Bangalore)

Educational qualifications required for the candidates are given in ISI website below the tab Admissions prospectus. For Junior research fellowship an amount of 25000/28000 per month fellowship and House rental allowance. For senior research fellowship an amount of 28000/32000 will be given with per year contigency of 20000. 

For all courses there will be reservations for OBC/SC/ST/PWD categories. Admissions will be based on the written test conducted on May 31 2018 and the personal interview followed by it. Kochi will be the exam centre in Kerala.

Admission Test


There will be two papers for all courses. Morning 10.30 to 12.30 and 2 PM to 4PM is the exam schedule. There is only one paper for PG Diploma course. Further details will be available in the Prospectus. There is a common Test for Degree programmes. There will be Multiple Choice questions in the Paper 1 and Essay type questions in Paper 2 from mathematics. Those who are shortlisted from the written test will be called for personal interview. The winners from Indian National Mathematics Olympiad has been relieved from taking the written test, they will be called directly for the interview. But they also will have to submit their applications now. 

Those candidates who posses a GATE score also will be relieved from written test for  Mtech programmes. 

Application fee for General candidates is rupees 1000 and for OBC/SC/ST/PWD candidates 500 Rupees. 

Online Application


Applications can be submitted online through the link ISI  upto 2018 March 11. Application fee can be submitted through SBI Collect or through Net banking or Credit/Debit Cards. 
Admit card for the test will be available with in April 11th.    



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