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.

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

When will be ISI Admission Test 2026 notification releasing?

ISI Admission Test 2026 notificatin is expected to be released on the official website in the second week of March 2026.

What is the ISI Admission Test negative marking scheme?

ISI Admission Test 2025 exam pattern depicts that there will be 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. As section B is descriptive in nature no marks will be deducted for the incorrect answer marked by the candidates.

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 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

ISI Admission Test 2025 Syllabus (Released): Check Download Latest Syllabus PDF

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This exam is conducted for courses given below:

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

Updated on Nov 6, 2025 14:37 IST

By Rakshit Prabhakar

ISI Admission Test 2025 syllabus for the academic session 2025-2026 released by the examination conducting body in the information brochure after the release of the exam notification. There has been no change in the syllabus from previous years; therefore, candidates can check out and do their ISI exam 2025 preparation from the previous year's syllabus.

The ISI Admission Test 2025 syllabus precisely contains the important topics that a candidate needs to study while preparing for the examination. The ISI admission test 2025 exam will be held on May 11, 2025 at various exam centres across the nation.

The syllabus provides a common platform for assessing candidates' knowledge and abilities, ensuring fairness and transparency in the admission process. Candidates should also check the ISI Admission Test exam pattern 2025 to know the structure and types of questions that will be asked in the examination and the depth of covering the ISI Admission Test 2025 syllabus will then be based on that.

Given below is the syllabus for ISI Admission Test for the BStat and BMath courses for students' reference.

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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