What are the various courses offered through ISI Admission Test 2026?

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

What are the research programmes offered at Indian Statistical Institute?

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

What is the ISI Admission Test shift timings?

ISI Admission Test 2026 will be conducted on May 10.. The examination will held for admissions to the UG and PG programmes offered by the Indian Statistical Institute. Both the courses will be 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

What is the ISI Admission Test negative marking scheme?

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.

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

What are the various Ph.D specialisations offered at Indian Statistical Institute?

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

When will be ISI Admission Test 2026 notification releasing?

ISI Admission Test 2026 exam will be 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.

Where can I get the syllabus for ISI Admission Test?

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.

When will ISI Admission Test 2026 application process start?

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.

ISI Admission Test 2025 Pattern: Latest Exam Pattern (Part I & II), Marking Scheme & Number of questions

100 Students Q&A

Exam On - 10 May '26

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

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

Updated on Dec 11, 2025 22:44 IST

By Rakshit Prabhakar

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 Preparation Tips 2025 & Guide

Table of contents

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

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

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.