ISI Admission Test exam pattern was released by the exam officials on the official website along with the exam notification. The exam pattern tends to remain the same every year. Candidates who have begun their ISI Admission Test 2025 preparation need to be aware that completing the syllabus won't guarantee a high score.
The exam pattern tends to remain the same every year. Candidates who have begun their ISI Admission Test 2025 exam preparation need to be aware that completing the syllabus won't guarantee a high score. ISI Admission Test 2025 exam pattern was such that candidates need to attempt two sections in the examination, where Section A consisted of 30 multiple-choice questions and Section B had 9 subjective type questions.
The questions were asked from the subject domains, which are mentioned in the ISI Admission Test Syllabus 2025 in 120 minutes duration. The candidates appearing for the ISI Admission Test 2025 on May must be aware of the exam pattern for the same. However, candidates can go through the given below previous year's exam pattern for reference. It was composed of two parts out of which the first part was mandatory for all the applicants. Whereas, the second part of the test was based on the subject/ discipline chosen.
Latest Updates:
- ISI Admission Test 2025 Exam Pattern Highlights
- Details about the ISI Admission Test Pattern 2025
- QROR Paper:
- FAQs
ISI Admission Test 2025 Exam Pattern Highlights
The main features of all the question papers are as under:
| Features | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Mode | Pen-paper-based or offline mode |
| Exam Duration | Three hours |
| Exam Language | English |
| Type of questions | Objective type, Short-answer type and subjective type of questions |
| Total Questions | Varies every year for all papers |
| Optional questions | Yes, all the section of each question paper will carry optional questions |
| Total Marks | Section A: 120 marks Section B: 120 marks |
Commonly asked questions
The Institute offers Junior Research Fellowships in several areas of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences, as mentioned in the table below. However, candidates applying for PhD in any area other than the subjects mentioned above need to register with other Universities/Institutes for their PhD degree:
SUBJECT | CENTRE/BRANCH |
Physics and Applied Mathematics | Kolkata, Bengaluru |
Geology | Kolkata |
Biological Science (Agriculture and Ecology) | Kolkata, Giridih, Tezpur |
Biological Science (Human Genetics) | Kolkata |
Linguistics | Kolkata |
The following courses are offered through the ISI Admission Test.
B Stat | B Math |
M Math | M.S (QE) |
M.S (QMS) | MTech (CS) |
M Stat | M.S (LIS) |
MTech (QROR) | JRF in Statistics |
JRF in Mathematics | JRF in Quantitative Economics |
JRF in Computer Science | JRF in Quality, Reliability and Operations Research |
JRF in Physics | JRF in Library and Information Science |
JRF in Sociology | JRF in Geology |
JRF in Psychology | JRF in Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science |
JRF in Linguistics | PG Diploma in Statistical Methods and Analytics |
PG Diploma in Computer Applications | |
Details about the ISI Admission Test Pattern 2025
Given below is the previous year's exam pattern for reference.
Note- The pattern of the exam is for UG Courses- B Stat (Hons)/ B Math (Hons)
Part 1: This is a mandatory section and consists of multiple-choice/ Descriptive questions in Mathematics at the undergraduate levels.
ISI Admission Test 2025 Exam Pattern - Part 1
| Particular |
Details |
|---|---|
| Type of questions |
MCQ |
| Subject |
Mathematics of Class 12 level |
| Total marks |
120 Marks |
| Duration |
2 Hours |
| Number of questions to attempt |
It is not mandatory to attempt all the questions |
ISI Admission Test 2025 Exam Pattern - Part 2
| Particular |
Details |
|---|---|
| Type of questions |
Descriptive |
| Subject |
Mathematics of Class 12 level |
| Total marks |
120 Marks |
| Duration |
2 Hours |
| Number of questions to attempt |
It is not mandatory to attempt all the questions |
ISI Admission Marking Scheme for Part 1
Below is the table mentioning the marking scheme of ISI Admission Test 2025 for part 1.
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of questions asked | 30 |
| Type of questions | MCQ |
| Total marks | 120 marks |
| Marks awarded for correct answer | 4 marks |
| Marks awarded for incorrect answer | 0 mark |
| Marks awarded for unattempted question | 1 mark |
ISI Admission Marking Scheme for Part 2
Below is the table mentioning the marking scheme of ISI Admission Test 2025 for part 2.
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of questions asked | 9 |
| Type of questions | Descriptive |
| Total marks | 120 marks |
| Marks awarded for correct answer | 30 marks |
| Marks awarded for incorrect answer | 0 mark |
| Marks awarded for unattempted question | 0 mark |
Commonly asked questions
ISI Admission Test 2026 exam pattern will have two sections in the examination where section A will have multiple choice questions (MCQ) and section B will have descriptive type questions.
Only the section A will have negative marking scheme. For every correct answer +4 marks will be awarded to the candidates and to every wrong answer marked by the candidates, -1 mark will be deducted.
ISI Admission Test 2026 was conducted on May 10.. The examination was held for admissions to the UG and PG programmes offered by the Indian Statistical Institute. Both the courses was held in two different shift. Candidates can check out the expected ISI Admission Test 2026 shift timings from here:
| Course | Shift Timings |
| Paper I (Test Code: UGA) | 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
| Paper II (Test Code: UGB) | 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM |
QROR Paper:
Part I ( for Statistics/Mathematics Stream): There are 5 questions from Statistics & Probability where students have to answer six questions by attempting two from each section.
Part II (for Engineering Stream): There are four questions from Mathematics and six from Engineering & Technology where students have to answer at least 2 questions from each section. The duration of the exam is of four hours with each part given two hours each.
Commonly asked questions
The exam conducting body will announce the ISI Admission Test 2026 application form dates on its website. The ISI Admission Test application will start by last week of February and will end in mid march 2026.
As ISI has not released the ISI Admission Test 2026 syllabus, therefore aspirants are left with the option of going through the ISI Admission Test 2025 syllabus. It is highly expected that the ISI Admission Test syllabus doesn't change year to year, so candidates are suggested to go to the ISI official website and search for the ISI Admission Test syllabus there.
FAQs
Let us take a look at some of the frequently asked questions:
Commonly asked questions
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 |
ISI Admission Test 2026 exam was conducted on May 10, 2026. Students are advised to check the website everyday for the updates for the application process dates, result date, admit card date etc.
The Institute awards PhD degrees for research in the elds (i) Statistics, (ii) Mathematics, (iii) Quantitative Economics, (iv) Computer Science, (v) Quality, Reliability & Operations Research (QROR).
SUBJECT | CENTRE |
Statistics | Kolkata, Delhi |
Mathematics | Kolkata, Bengaluru |
Quantitative Economics | Kolkata, Delhi, Tezpur |
Computer Science | Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Tezpur |
Quality, Reliability & Operations Research (QROR) | Bengaluru, Mumbai |
Science exams you must check out
Exams which are to be conducted soon
16 May '26
20 May '26
ISI Admission Test Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?3 Institutes accepting ISI Admission Test
4.5
Explore more Science exams with upcoming dates
Rajasthan Pre PG 2026 Application Process With Late Fee May '26