ISI Admission Test

There is only one Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in India. It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal. While ISI has several campuses and research centers across India, they are all part of the same institution.

These campuses are primarily located in Kolkata, Bangalore, Delhi, and Chennai. Each campus offers a range of programs and research facilities, but they all operate under the umbrella of the same institution.

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:

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).

The following courses are offered through the ISI Admission Test.

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:

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. 

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.