ISI Admission Test Expected 2026 Dates: Check Complete Exam Schedule Here

Q: When will ISI Admission Test admit card 2026 release?

As of now, Indian Statistical Institute has not released any ISI Admission Test 2026 exam notification and admisison process timeline. As per the previous year's trend, it is anticipated that the ISI Admission Test 2026 exam will expected to be held in the second week of May 2026. The exam officials will be releasing the ISI Admission Test 2026 Admit Card one week prior to the conduct of the examination. It is expected that the ISI Admission Test 2026 admit card will be released in the first week of May 2026, tentatively.

Q: What is the last date for applying ISI Admission Test 2026 application form?

The ISI Admission Test 2026 wlll be conducted for the candidates who wish to enroll in the UG and PG courses in Mathematics and Statistics at ISI Kolkata and other campuses located across the nation. In order to appear for the examination, candidates first need to register themselves by filling out the ISI admission test process 2025. The ISI Admission Test 2026 application process will expetcted to be start on February 28, 2026 on the official website, and the deadline for applying for the online ISI Admission Test 2026 registration form would be March 26, 2026.

Q: When will ISI Admission Test 2026 result be declared?

ISI Admission test 2026 result will be declared by the examination conducting body on the official website in the first week of June 2025, tentatively. Candidates who had given the ISI admission Test 2026 will be able to download their scorecard and rankcard by visiting the official website and logging in their registered account with the help of login credentails i.e., username and password.

Q: What is the eligibility criteria for all the channels providing admissions to Indian Statistical Institutes?

The eligibility and selection criteria for the di erent channels is given here: Channel name Admissible programmes Citizenship/ domicile status Eligibility criteria Selection criteria ISI Test Channel All programmes Indian citizens and OCIs For OCIs, card issued on or before 4 March 2021 ISI admission test, Interview (if applicable) GATE Channel M Tech (CS) M Tech (CrS) Indian citizens Valid GATE score Gate score and Interview ISI Test Channel for NE domiciles PGDSMA Domiciles of NE states Certi cate of Permanent Residence/ Domicile ISI admission test, Interview Channel for ISI Masters students JRF in Mathematics, Quantitative Economics and Computer science Indian citizens ISI Masters' degree students quali ed in a National level JRF written test Interview

Q: When will ISI Admission Test 2026 answer key be releasing?

ISI Admission Test 2026 exam is expected to be held in the second week for May 2026, tentatively at various exam centres across the nation. After the sucessful conduction of the ISI admission test, the exam official will release the ISI Admission Test answer key on the official website. At first the exam officials will be releasing the provisional answer key. It is anticipated that the ISI Admission Test 2026 provisional answer key will be released in the second week of May, 2026 tentatively.

Q: What are the exam dates for ISI Admission Test 2026?

ISI Admisison Test 2026 exam will expected to be conducted on May 11, 2026 at the allocated exam centres across the nation. The exam is being conducted for the candidates who wish to take enrolment in the BSc/MSc degree in Statistics and Mathematics courses.

Q: What is the eligibility and selection criteria for the supernumerary seats offered at Indian Statistical Institute?

Eligibility and selection criteria for the Supernumerary seats Channel name Admissible programmes Citizenship/ domicile status Eligibility criteria Selection criteria INMO Channel B Stat and B Math Indian citizens INMO certi cate Interview ISI Test Channel for Sponsored candidates MS QMS, M Tech (CS), M Tech (CrS) and M Tech (QROR) Indian citizens Sponsorship by employer ISI admission test, interview Channel for GoI sponsored candidates M Tech (CrS) and M Tech (QROR) Indian citizens GoI sponsorship Interview

Q: When will ISI Admission Test 2026 application process start?

The exam conducting body announced the ISI Admission Test 2026 application form dates. Candidates can fill out the ISI Admission test application form from February 28, 2026 till March 26, 2026 tentatively by visiting the official website. Candidates who have completed their Class 12 and UG courses will be able to apply for the BSc and MSc degree programmes offered by the participating universities of ISI Admission Test 2026.

Q: What are the various channels for admissions to Indian Statistical Institutes?

Some of the Academic Programmes have more than one channel of admission. The default Channel is referred to as the ISI Test Channel. Admission through ISI Test Channel is conducted through a Written Admission Test, followed by an Interview wherever applicable. Candidates can check out the complete admsision channel list for all the programmes from here: Programme Names Parallel Channel Names Type of Seats B. Math and B. Stat INMO Channel Supernumerary MS (QMS) ISI Test Channel for Sponsored Candidates Supernumerary M. Tech (QROR) (a) ISI Test Channel for Sponsored Candidates (b) Channel for GoI Sponsored candidates Supernumerary Supernumerary M. Tech (CS) (a) GATE Channel (b) ISI Test Channel for Sponsored Candidates (a) Regular (b) Supernumerary M. Tech (CrS) (a) GATE Channel (b) ISI Test Channel for Sponsored Candidates (c) Channel for GoI Sponsored candidates (a) Regular (b) Supernumerary (c) Supernumerary JRF in Mathematics, Quantitative Economics and Computer Science Channel for ISI Master Students Regular PG Diploma in Statistical Methods and Analytics ISI Test Channel for domiciles of the NE States Regular

Q: When will be ISI Admission Test 2026 notification releasing?

ISI Admission Test 2026 notification has been released on the official website. Candidates interested in applying for the exam must fill out the application form. The expected last date to fill out the ISI Admission Test 2026 application form will be March 26, 2026. ISI Admisison Test will be providing admissions to the BSc and MSc degree programmes in the Mathematics and Statistics courses offered at various Indian Statistical Institutes across the nation. Candidates who are interested in pursuing their courses from here need to appear for the ISI Admission Test 2026 examination.

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

BMath, BStat MMath, MStat, MS, PG Diploma MTech

Updated on Oct 6, 2025 16:42 IST

By Rakshit Prabhakar

ISI Admission Test Dates 2026 will be released by the exam officials in the notification press release. ISI Admission Test 2026 application process is underway for admissions to the UG and PG programmes offered in Mathematics and Statistics. The last date for making ISI Admission Test registrations is expected to be on March 31, 2026.

When the registration process gets over, the exam officials will also provide an application correction window for the candidates who committed some mistakes while filling out the application form. The ISI Admission Test 2026 application correction timeline will be mentioned in due course time. ISI Admission Test 2026 will be expected to be held on May 11, 2026, in two sessions, and different sets of question papers will be used for each session.

Get all the ISI Admission Test 2025 Entrance Exam event specific schedule here.

NOTE: Candidates must note that admissions to the Bachelor of Statistical Data Sciences (BSDS) will be made through JEE Main and CUET UG exams.

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ISI Admission Test 2026 Important Dates Table

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of ISI Admission Test 2025 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Feb ' 26	ISI Admssion Test 2026 Application Form Start Date TENTATIVE
Mar ' 26	ISI Admssion Test 2026 Application Form End Date TENTATIVE
May ' 26	ISI Admssion Test 2026 Admit Card TENTATIVE
May ' 26	ISI Admssion Test 2026 Exam Date TENTATIVE
May ' 26	ISI Admssion Test 2026 Answer Key TENTATIVE
May ' 26	ISI Admission Test 2026 Result TENTATIVE
Jun ' 26 - Jul ' 26	ISI Admission Test 2026 Counselling TENTATIVE

ISI Admission Test Timeline 2026

Application Form: The ISI Admission Test application forms are available on the official website of the institute. The last date to apply for entrance will be March 31, 2026 tentatively. The application fee will be paid online.

Admit Card: Candidates who successfully fill out and submit the application form will be sent their admit card through email in the fourth week of April, tentatively. The ISI admission test admit card is an important document that needed to be carried to the exam centre. Without the admit card, candidates were not allowed to appear for the entrance exam. To know more about how to download the ISI Admission Test admit card.

Also Read: ISI Admission Test Result: Download Scorecard & Rank List Here

Counselling: The counselling session will commence once the merit list is released the names of shortlisted candidates who are eligible for admission. Candidates will have to bring their documents along with them to the campus. Candidates will have to appear in person to complete the admission process.

Also Read: ISI Admission Test Counselling Seat Allotment: Check Dates, Fees & Procedure