Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) engages in the research, teaching, and application of statistics to the natural sciences and social sciences. Founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December, 1931, the institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959. It was till then, loosely affiliated with the University of Calcutta.

The Headquarters of ISI is located in the northern fringe of the metropolis of Kolkata. Additionally, there are two Centres located in Delhi and Bangalore. Research in Statistics and related disciplines is the primary activity of the Institute. Teaching activities are undertaken mainly in Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore. Offices of the Institute located in several other cities in India are primarily engaged in projects and consultancy in Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research'.

The International Statistical Education Centre (ISEC), was opened in 1950, and is operated by the Indian Statistical Institute under the auspices of the Government of India. This Centre has been providing training in Statistics to sponsored students mainly from the countries of the Middle East, South and South East Asia, the Far East and the Commonwealth Countries of Africa. The Centre also offers various short-term courses in Statistics and related subjects.

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Academic Programme in Kolkata:

i. DEGREE
B.Stat. (Hons.) (3 years)
M.Stat. (2 years)
M.Math. (2 years)
M.S. in Quantitative Economics (2 years)
M.Tech. in Computer Science (2 years)
M.Tech. in Quality, Reliability and Operations Research (2 years)

ii. DIPLOMA
Certificate/Diploma course in Computer Programming & Applications (1+1 years)

iii. CERTIFICATE
Part-time course in Statistical Methods and Applications (1 year)
Intensive course in Programming and Application of Electronic Computers (10 weeks)

iv. FELLOWSHIP
Junior/Senior Research Fellowship (2+2.5 years)
Specialist Development Programme in SQC (2 years)

v. Doctor of Philosophy: ISI awards Ph.D. degrees in Statistics, Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, Computer Science and Quality, Reliability and Operations Research, and other subjects related to Statistics, to eligible research fellows.

Academic Programme in Delhi:

i. DEGREE
M.Stat. (2 years)
M.S. in Quantitative Economics (2 years)

iii. CERTIFICATE
Part-time course in Statistical Methods and Applications (1 year)

iv. FELLOWSHIP
Junior/Senior Research Fellowship (2+2.5 years)
Specialist Development Programme in SQC (2 years)

Library Facilities:

The Central Library of ISI is located at Kolkata with a network extending to other locations of the Institute. The Central Library at Kolkata has over 200,000 volumes of books and journals besides many official  reports, reprints,maps, microfilms and microfiches.

Campus:

1. Kolkata Campus

2. Delhi Campus

3. Bangalore Campus

Outlying Offices

• Chennai

• Coimbatore

• Giridih

• Hyderabad

• Mumbai

• Pune

• Vadodora

Contact Us:

KOLKATA(HEADQUARTERS)
Indian Statistical Institute,
203 Barrackpore Trunk Road,
Kolkata 700108,
India
Phone: 033-25752001 (Operator), 25752500 (Admissions), 2575-3304 (Director's Office), 25778597 (Guest House)
Fax: 033-25776680 (General), 25776925 (Director's Office)
Email: postmaster(at)isical.ac.in
Website: www.isical.ac.in

BANGALORE Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College Post, Bangalore 560059, India Phone: 080-28483002, 28483003,28483004, 28483006    Fax: 080-28484265 Email: postmaster(at)isibang.ac.in DELHI Indian Statistical Institute, 7 S.J.S. Sansanwal Marg, New Delhi 110016, India Phone: 011-41493900, 41493980, 41493901, 41493942, 41493968 Fax: 011-41493981 Email: postmaster(at)isid.ac.in CHENNAI Indian Statistical Institute, 37 Nelson Manickam Road, Chateau D'Ampa, Aminjikarai, Chennai 600029, India Phone: 044-23740612, 23740218,23740371 Fax: 044-23740256 Email: info(at)isichennai.com COIMBATORE Indian Statistical Institute, First Floor,514, Mettupalayam Road North Coimbatore Coimbatore 641043 India Phone: 0422-2452197, 2441192 Fax: 91-422-2451805 Email: isicbc(at)md3.vsnl.net.in HYDERABAD Indian Statistical Institute, Street No. 8, Habsiguda, Hyderabad 500007, India Phone: 040-27153984, 27171906,27179402 Fax: 040-27173602 Email: isihyd(at)gmail.com

MUMBAI Indian Statistical Institute, 3rd Floor, Room No. 320 Central Government Offices Building (Pratistha Bhavan) 101, Maharshi Karve Road Mumbai 400020, India Phone: 022-22014588, 22004574 Fax: 022-22004574 Email: isibombay(at)vsnl.com PUNE Indian Statistical Institute, "Vishwavidya", B-9, B-Wing, 3rd Floor MHADA Bulding Near Gandhi Bhavan Survey Number 36, Kothrud Pune 411038, India Phone: 020-25386844 Fax: 020-25386844 Email: isipune(at)vsnl.com VADODORA Indian Statistical Institute 401 Tirthak Flats 54/1 Arunoday Society, Alkapuri Vadodora 390007, India Phone: 0265-2314536 Fax: 0265-2313261 Email: isi_brd(at)satyam.net.in GIRIDIH Indian Statistical Institute "Rose Villa" P.O. New Barganda Giridih 815 301 Jharkhand, India Phone: 0653-222034