Admission to the ISI Kolkata M.Stat program in 2025 will be through a competitive process involving a written entrance examination and an interview. All candidates with a bachelor's degree in any discipline can apply, and selection is based on overall performance in the written test and personal interview.
Indian Statistical Institute Courses Selection and Eligibility Criteria 2025
Given below are the selection and the eligibility criteria of different courses that are offered at ISI Kolkata.
Selection and Eligibility Criteria of BSDS (Hons)
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Selection and Eligibility Criteria of M.Math
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree of three or more years’ duration, in any discipline.
Selection Procedure: Students with B.Math (Hons) degree from ISI are offered direct admission to this program without any selection test or interview. For all other eligible candidates, each applicant takes one or two written tests, the number of written tests being fixed for each program. Based on their performance in the written test, the applicants are called for an interview.
Selection and Eligibility Criteria of Master of Science in Quantitative Economics
Selection and Eligibility Criteria of M.Tech
Master of Technology in Computer Science and Master of Technology in Cryptology and Security
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant must have a four-year B E / B.Tech (or equivalent) degree in any stream or a master’s degree in any subject and have passed Mathematics at the 10+2 level.
Selection Procedure: The written tests consist of a multiple-choice type test in Mathematics and Computer Science at the graduation level, and a subjective test consisting of two parts, the candidate having to answer any one part:
CS Group: Computer Science at B E / B.Tech level.
Non-CS Group: Mathematics at the B Sc level and Engineering at the B.E. / B.Tech level.
GATE Channel of Admission: In order to be eligible for admission through the GATE Channel, the valid GATE score (out of 1000) of the candidate must be at least the eligibility score. Final selection of such candidates would be based on their GATE scores and their performance in the interview. These candidates are required to apply, like all other candidates, in the prescribed application form.
Master of Technology in Quality, Reliability & Operations Research
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant must have
(i) a Master’s Degree in Statistics with Physics and Chemistry at the (10+2) level
(ii) a Master’s Degree in Operations Research / Mathematics & Computing, with adequate knowledge of Statistics & Probability at post-graduate level, and Physics and Chemistry at the (10+2) level
(iii) a B E/B Tech. degree.
The programme is offered in two streams:
Statistics Stream for candidates with qualifications (i) or (ii) mentioned above
Engineering Stream for candidates with an undergraduate degree in Engineering or Technology as in (iii) above.
Selection Procedure: Each applicant takes one or two written tests, the number of written tests being fixed for each programme. Based on their performance in the written test(s), the applicants are called for an interview.
GATE Channel of Admission: In order to be eligible for admission through the GATE Channel, the valid GATE score (out of 1000) of the candidate must be at least the eligibility score. Final selection of such candidates would be based on their GATE scores and their performance in the interview. These candidates are required to apply, like all other candidates, in the prescribed application form.
Selection and Eligibility Criteria of Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for this programme, one must have a graduate degree in any subject and mathematics at the (10+2 or equivalent) level.
Selection Procedure: Students of this course will be selected on the basis of their mathematical skills, through
(a) An online test administered through Coursera
(b) a written test conducted by ISI.
Two batches of students will be selected every year through channel (a), and only one batch through channel (b). Some candidates shortlisted from channel (b) will be offered a tuition waiver on the basis of a subsequent interview. Please refer to the Selection Policy for details of the selection process of ISI.
JRF in Statistics, Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, Computer Science, and Quality, Reliability & Operations Research
Eligibility
Mathematics
In order to be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant must have
- An M Math/ M Stat degree from ISI
- An MA/ M Sc or equivalent degree in Mathematics
- An ME/ M Tech degree or equivalent with Mathematics as a subject.
Applicants will have to appear for two written tests. Selection is based on the Written Admission Test and Interview.
Statistics
In order to be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant must have
- An M Stat/ M Math degree from ISI
- An MA/M Sc or equivalent degree in Statistics.
Applicants will have to appear for two written tests. Selection is based on the Written Admission Test and Interview.
Quantitative Economics
In order to be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant must have
- a Master’s degree in any discipline with Economics/ Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject at the undergraduate or postgraduate level.
- Applicants will have to appear for two written tests. Selection is based on the Written Admission Test and Interview.
Computer Science
In order to be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant must have
- An ME/ M Tech or equivalent Master’s degree in Electronics/ Telecommunication/ Radio Physics/ Computer Science/ Electrical Engineering/ Microwave Communications/ Information Technology/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology with Mathematics as a subject at the undergraduate or postgraduate level
- An M Stat/ M Sc/ MCA/ MA or equivalent Master’s degree in Physics/ Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics/ Statistics/ Electronic Sciences/ Computer Science/ Atmospheric Science/ Information Technology/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology with Mathematics as a subject at the undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Applicants will have to appear for two written tests. Selection is based on the Written Admission Test and Interview.
Quality, Reliability & Operations Research (QROR)
In order to be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant must have
- An M Tech/ ME/ MS or equivalent degree in Quality/ Reliability/ Operations Research/ Industrial Engineering/ Production Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
- A Master’s degree in Statistics / Mathematics / Operations Research / Data Science with Mathematics as a subject at the postgraduate level.
Applicants will have to appear for two written tests. Selection is based on the Written Admission Test and Interview.
Research Fellowships (JRF) in Other Subjects
(a) Physics and Applied Mathematics
• A Master’s or equivalent degree in Physics/ Mathematics/ Applied mathematics/ Statistics
• An M.E./ M. Tech or equivalent degree with Mathematics and Physics as subjects.
(b) Geology Area
Eligibility: An M.Sc. degree in Geology or in an equivalent subject with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate.
(c) Biological Science
- Areas: Agricultural and Ecological Research, Environment Science
Eligibility: an M.Sc. in Agricultural Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Agriculture Biotechnology/Biotechnology/ Botany/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Environmental Sciences/ Life Sciences/ Zoology from a recognized University with a good academic record
Eligibility: an M Sc or equivalent degree in Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Genetics / Molecular Biology / Life Sciences / Zoology
(d) Linguistics
Eligibility: BA (Honours) in Linguistics/English and MA (First Class) in Linguistics with specialization in Morphology/ Semantics/Corpus Linguistics/Natural Language Processing/Computational Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Lexicography/Language Digitization/Machine Translation.
Selection Process
All applicants will have to appear for written tests. Selection is based on the Written Admission Test and Interview. Past academic records may also be taken into consideration.
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