ISI 2021: Exam Application Form, Date, Eligibility
ISI 2021: Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) conducts the all India level entrance exam to select the candidates for admission in the institute to pursue UG, PG and Ph.D. programme in Statistics, Science & Technology. There are 4 campuses of the institution located in Chennai, Tezpur, Delhi, and Bangalore. Candidates can apply for the admission and the entrance examination as according to the process provide in the following post. Here they can get all the essential information about the application form, eligibility criteria, exam pattern and important dates.
Important Dates
The dates and the schedule of the whole examination and admission process are available in the following table:
| S.No. | Name of the events of the Exam | Date Assigned |
| 1. | Online application starts | February 2021 |
| 2. | The last date to submit the application form | March 2021 |
| 3. | The last date to submit the online application | March 2021 |
| 4. | Last date to make payment | March 2021 |
| 5. | Admit card release date | April 2021 |
| 6. | Exam date | May 2021 |
| 7. | Result publish date | June 2021 |
Note: Dates are certain as per the official schedule however the dates are always deemed to be tentative and may change as per the judgment of the institute.
Eligibility Criteria
The table given below shows the eligibility criteria for the ISI Entrance exam 2021:
| Courses | Eligibility |
| B. STAT. (HONS)/ B. MATH. (HONS) | 12th or equivalent exam with Mathematics and English subjects. |
| M. STAT. | 3 years bachelor degree/B.Tech/BE with statistics subject, or
PG Diploma in Statistical Methods with Applications/Statistical Methods and Analytics |
| M. MATH. | 3 years bachelor degree/B.Tech/BE with mathematics subject and strong background in Analysis and Abstract Algebra or, B Stat degree from ISI |
| MS (QE) | 3 years bachelor degree in Economics/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Physics or, B.Tech/BE with knowledge of Economics and Mathematics at UG level, or B Stat degree from ISI |
| MS (QMS) | 3 years bachelor degree with Mathematics, or B.Tech/BE degree |
| MS (LIS) | 3 years bachelor degree in any discipline |
| M. TECH. (CS) | BE/B Tech or equivalent degree (AMIE, GRADIETE, DOEACC ‘B’ Level), or Master’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Physics/Electronic Science/Information Technology |
| M. TECH. (QROR) | Master Degree in Statistics/ Mathematics with Probability and Statistics, or BE/B Tech or equivalent degree Must have taken mathematics at graduation level. Obtained passing marks in Chemistry & Physics at 12th level. |
| PG Diploma in Statistical Methods & Analytics | Graduation in any stream including technology/engineering with mathematics subject. domicile certificate of North-Eastern states |
| PG Diploma in Computer Applications | Three-year bachelor degree with mathematics. |
| PG Diploma in Business Analytics | UG/PG degree with any one of the following: BS/BTech/BE or equivalent with 60% marks Integrated Masters or equivalent with 60% marks Masters degree with 60% marks For SC/ST/DA candidates 55% marks will be considered Candidates appearing in final exam are also eligible |
| Junior/Senior Research Fellowship | Statistics: M Stat, MA/M Sc or equivalent degree in mathematics or, mathematical maturity with B Stat/ B Math, BA/B Sc or equivalent degree with Statistics |
| Mathematics: M Stat, M Math, MA/M Sc or equivalent in mathematics or, mathematical maturity with B Stat/ B Math, BA/ B Sc or equivalent degree in mathematics |
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| Quantitative Economics: MS (QE), M Stat, MA/ M Sc or equivalent in Statistics/Mathematics/ Economics/Econometrics or, BA/B Sc degree with Economics, or Master degree in Mathematics/Statistics as a subject in UG level, or 4-year B Tech degree |
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| Computer Science: ME/M Tech or equivalent degree in Electronics/Telecommunication Radio Physics/Computer Science/Electrical Engineering /Microwave Communications /Information Technology /Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology with Mathematics subject, or M Sc/MCA/MA or equivalent degree in Physics/Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Statistics /Electronic Sciences/Computer Science/ Atmospheric Science/Information Technology/Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology with Mathematics, or BE/ B.Tech degree |
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| Quality, Reliability & Operations Research (QROR): M Tech/ME/MS/M Phil or equivalent degree in Quality /Reliability/Operations Research, or M Stat/M Sc /MA or equivalent degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Physics |
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| with mathematics subject in graduation level or, BE/ B.Tech degree |
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| Physics and Applied Mathematics: M Sc in Physics/Mathematics/ | |
| Statistics | |
| Agriculture and Ecology: MSc in Botany/Zoology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Agriculture | |
| Geology: M Sc in Geology or equivalent | |
| Library and Information Science: first or high second class in MS (LIS) by ISI or, Associateship in Documentation and Information Science of ISI, or NISCAIR/INSDOC or Master degree in Library and Information Science with minimum 55% marks |
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| Development Studies: Masters or M Phil degree in Development Studies, Sociology, Economics, Agricultural Economics | |
ISI 2021 Application Form
The ISI releases the application form thru the official website. Usually, the application form will be available in the month of February 2021. All the eligible candidates can fill and submit the online application form as according to the procedure explained below:
- In general, applications will available on the official website of ISI.
- The application forms for PG Diploma in Statistical Methods and Analytics course will be available offline only.
- Applicants can fill and submit the application form and will get a registration number and password generated online.
- The application fee for all the applicants will be rs.600 while for the candidates for the reserved category the application fee will be Rs. 300.
- The offline application forms attached with the essential documents will be sent to the following address as given below-
“The Head, Admissions 2019, Indian Statistical Institute,
North-East Centre, Tezpur
University Campus, Tezpur,
Assam 784028”
Exam Pattern
- There are two parts of the entrance examination viz. part-1 and part-2.
- The paer-1 will be of objective nature comprising multiple choice questions.
- The paper-2 will be written with short answer type questions.
- The exam pattern for M.Tech course will be different than the pattern given in the above points.
- This exam shall also comprise of two question papers viz. Paper-1 and Paper-2.
- The first question paper will be of mathematics and it will have questions of the UG level.
- The part-2 of the question paper will also be of mathematics but it will be of descriptive nature.
- Along with that, it will have some objective questions of reasoning.
ISI 2021 Admit Card
The ISI Admit card 2021 will be available online on the official website of the institute.
Applicants can download the admit card after applying for the exam thru the application form.
- The admit card is the essential document which must be with the applicants before they step up to appear in the exam.
- It will have all the details of the applicants as their name, exam centre and the state and timing of the examination
ISI 2021 Result
In fact, the principal part of the whole admission process is the announcement of the result which all the candidates eagerly wait for. The result of the exam will also be available on the official website of the university. All the candidates who have appeared in the examination can see and check the result there.
Counselling
The last but the most crucial part of the examination is counseling. Candidates, who qualify the exam, will be eligible to appear for the counseling. They will have to present their credentials before the admission board. After all, they can take admission for the desired programme which they have applied in the application for.
