Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), a unique institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences. ISI is an institute and university in Kolkata's norther outskirt of Baranagar, West Bengal, India founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931. The institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959.
The main campus and headquarters is located in Baranagar, in suburban Kolkata. The campuses at Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore focus on teaching, and the institute has offices in seven other locations throughout India engaging in consultancy in statistical process control and operations research. The Director is Professor Bimal Kumar Roy and the Dean of Studies is Professor Bhabani Prasad Sinha. ISI's main areas of expertise are the fields of statistics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative economics, operations research and information science and is one of the few research oriented Indian schools at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Academic Programmes:
1. Degree:
* Bachelor of Statistics (Hons.)
* Bachelor of Mathematics (Hons.)
* Master of Statistics
* Master of Mathematics
* Master of Science in Quantitative Economics
* Master of Science in Library and Information Science
* Master of Technology in Computer Science
* Master of Technology in Quality, Reliability and Operations Research
* Doctor of Philosophy
2. Diploma:
* Certificate/Diploma course in Computer Programming & Applications
* Part-time Certificate/Diploma course in SQC and OR
3. Associateship:
* Associateship in Documentation and Information Science
4. Certificate:
* Part-time course in Statistical Methods and Applications
* Part-time course in SQC
* Intensive course in Programming and Application of Electronic Computers
Campus:
The Kolkata campus offers bachelors level degree in Statistics (B. Stat) and masters degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Quality Reliability and Operations Research and Quantitative Economics. Major divisions and units are:
* Statistical Mathematics Unit (SMU)
* Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit (PAMU)
* Advanced Computation and MicroElectronics Unit (ACMU)
* Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit (CVPRU)
* Machine Intelligence Unit (MIU)
* Electronics and Communication Sciences Unit (ECSU)
* Applied Statistics Unit (ASU)
Placements:
ISI Kolkata has a strong Placement Cell that arranges for campus interviews of students. Students of ISI Kolkata are placed in various organizations of India and abroad.
Contact Us:
Indian Statistical Institute
203 B.T. Road, Baranagar
Kolkata – 700108.
Phone : +91-33-2577-6927
Fax : +91-33-2577-6033
Website: www.isical.ac.in
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