The ISI or the Indian Statistical Institutes in India has been conferred the status of an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India in 1959. It was founded by P.C. Mahalanobis in 1931. The institute had a very humble beginnings at the Presidency College Kolkata and is today one of the most prestigious institute of India. Though it started out in Kolkata, today the Indian Statistical Institutes in India is also located in major centres Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Tezpur.
The Indian Statistical Institutes in India focuses on the role of Statistics and attempts to advance the role in relation to other disciplines like natural sciences and social sciences. The major importance is due to the training given to students in Statistics and provides research facilities in the subject. Though earlier the Indian Statistical Institutes in India was affiliated to the Calcutta University, it is today under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.
Courses Offered by ISI Colleges India
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One of its kinds in India, the Indian Statistical Institutes in India offers courses that begin from the Under-graduate courses to the Doctoral and Research level. The subjects in which student can enrol at the Indian Statistical Institutes in India include:
- Computer Science
- Information Science
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- Quantitative Economics
- Operations Research
Admissions for ISI Colleges India
Written admission tests conducted by the Indian Statistical Institutes in India is to be undertaken by the student seeking admission to all the degree courses. Personal Interviews are also conducted by the Indian Statistical Institutes in India.
For the Post-Graduate courses, the students need to have a GATE score which should be above the cut –off mark pre-determined by the Indian Statistical Institutes in India.
Research students seeking admission to the Indian Statistical Institutes in India need to qualified for a fellowship program from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) or the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM)
The Indian Statistical Institutes in India has its headquarters in Kolkata Campus and one of the special features of this office is that it is completely eco-friendly since it was built when it was established.