The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), 203 B. T. Road, Kolkata-700 108, has invited applications for admission to degree, PG, diploma, and junior research fellowships offered by the institute for 2026-27.

Academic Programmes: (i) 3-year Bachelor of Statistics (Hons) [B Stat (Hons)], offered at Kolkata. Stipend: Rs.5000/- per month (ii) 3-year Bachelor of Mathematics (Hons) [B Math (Hons)] at Bengaluru. Stipend: Rs.5000/- per month (iii) 4-year Bachelor of Statistical Data Science (Hons) [B SDS (Hons)]: Concurrently offered in Kolkata, Delhi and Bengaluru and taught in the hybrid mode. Tuition fee: Rs.1,00,000/- per semester. There will be provision for full waiver of tuition fee for SC-ST/ PwD candidates, and full or partial waiver based on family income (iv) 2-year Master of Statistics [M Stat]: The first year of the programme is offered at Delhi. Stipend: Rs.8000/- per month (v) 2-year Master of Mathematics [M Math] offered at Kolkata and Delhi. Stipend: Rs.8000/- per month (vi) 2-year Master of Science in Quantitative Economics [MS (QE)] offered at Delhi and Kolkata. Stipend: Rs.8000/- per month (vii) 2-year Master of Science in Quality Management and Business Analytics [MS (QMBA)]: The first year of the programme is offered at Bengaluru and the second year in Hyderabad. Stipend: Rs.8000/- per month (viii)2-year Master of Science in Library and Information Science [MS (LIS)] offered at Bengaluru. Stipend: Rs.8000/- per month (ix) 2-year Master of Technology in Computer Science [M Tech (CS)] offered at Kolkata. Stipend: Rs.12400/- per month. (x) 2-year Master of Technology in Cryptology and Security [M Tech (CrS)] offered at at Kolkata. Stipend: Rs.12400/- per month. (xi) 2-year Master of Technology in Quality, Reliability & Operations Research [M Tech (QROR)] offered at Kolkata. Stipend: Rs.12400/- per month (xii) 1-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Statistical Methods and Analytics [PGDSMA] offered at ISI NE Centre at Tezpur and at Chennai. In Tezpur, 50% of the seats are reserved for domiciles of the North-East states of India. Stipend: Rs.3000/- per month only for domiciles of the North-East States of India (xiii) 1-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Agricultural and Rural Management with Statistical Methods and Analytics [PGDARSMA] offered at Giridih (xiv)1-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics [PGDAS] offered online by Coursera. Applicant may directly apply through Coursera to register for this programme also. Those who qualify through the admission test of ISI will get a tuition waiver (xv) 1-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Statistical and Computational Genomics [PGDSCG] (xvi) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): (a) Statistics (b) Mathematics (c) Quantitative Economics (d) Computer Science (e) Quality, Reliability & Operations Research (f) Physics and Applied Mathematics (g) Geology (h) Biological Science (Agricultural and Ecological Research) (i) Biological Science (Human Genetics) (j) Library and Information Science- Fellowships: Rs.37000/- per month.

Some of the Programmes carry an annual contingency grant also. Details are given in the Prospectus at https://admission.isical.ac.in/

Details of eligibility, selection procedure for each Program and other details are given in the Prospectus and Admission Notice available at https://admission.isical.ac.in/

Selection: Selection of candidates will be based on their performance in written test(s) and/or interviews, as applicable, conducted by the institute subject to satisfying the minimum academic qualification. Details are given in the Prospectus. ISI Admission Test will be held on 10 May, 2026. Test syllabi and sample questions are available at https://admission.isical.ac.in/

Details related to different channels of admission other than through ISI Admission Tests (including GATE Channel for M.Tech) and details of admissions to Supernumerary seats (including Indian National Mathematics Olympiad channel for B Stat and B Math) are given in the Prospectus.

Application: Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) are eligible to apply. Applications can be submitted (except for B SDS programme) online at https://admission.isical.ac.in/ by 13 March 2026. Those who are due to complete the qualifying examination before 20 July, 2026 may also apply.

Application Fee: For Indian Citizens: Rs.1500/- for Male applicants, Rs.1000/- for Female applicants; Rs.750/- for OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD/EWS category; Rs.1500/- for all Overseas Citizens of India.

Admit card will be available from 17 April, 2026.

Application submission for B SDS programme starts on 28 April 2026 and ends on 28 May 2026. Admission to the B SDS programme in 2026 will be based on the scores in one of the following: (i) JEE Main 2025/2026 (ii) CUET (UG) 2025/2026 (Mathematics as well as English)