ISI-Stat-Math

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Courses offered : (a) 3-Year Bachelor of Statistics (Hons) at Kolkata (b) 3-Year Bachelor of Mathematics (Hons) at Bengaluru (c) 4-Year Bachelor of Statistical Data Science (Hons) at Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru

Notes for Course (c)

a) This course will be taught in hybrid mode. The students will be physically present in each centre. The teacher will lecture in one of the centres with the other centres connected by video conferencing.

b) There is an exit option after three years with a Bachelor of Statistical Data Science degree. A student will be eligible for applying to the M.Stat. programme of the institute after completion of three years.

c) After the fourth year a student can receive a Bachelor of Statistical Data Science (Hons.) degree. This will make the graduate eligible for entry to programmes that require sixteen years of education.

d) There is an option to do fifth year to get an Integrated Master of Statistical Data Science degree.

About the institute: The Indian Statistical Institute, known widely as ISI, was founded in 1931. Headquartered in Kolkata, it is an Institution of National Importance. Centres of the Institute have come up over the years in other major cities. At present, the Institute has four centres operating at Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Tezpur. In addition, the Institute has a branch at Giridih devoted to agricultural and sociological research and also a network of units at Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune, involved in activities related to Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research. Most of the research and teaching activities of the Institute take place in its headquarters in Kolkata and the four centres.

The Institute also runs the International Statistical Education Centre (ISEC), established in 1950, under the auspices of the Government of India. This Centre has been providing training in Statistics to sponsored students mainly from the developing countries of the Middle-East, South and South East Asia and the Far East and from the Commonwealth countries of Africa. The Centre also offers various short term courses in Statistics and related subjects.

Intake

(a) B. Stat (H)

Gender neutral seats: GEN 23, OBC-NCL 17, SC 9, ST 5, EWS 6, PwD 3

Supernumerary seats for females: GEN 6, OBC-NCL 5, SC 2, ST 1, EWS 1, PwD 1

INMO channel: 5

(b) B. Maths (H)

Gender neutral seats: GEN 23, OBC-NCL 17, SC 9, ST 5, EWS 6, PwD 3

Supernumerary seats for females: GEN 6, OBC-NCL 5, SC 2, ST 1, EWS 1, PwD 1

INMO channel: 5

(c) B.SDS (H): 75 (25 at each location)

About the courses

(a) B.Stat (H): This three-year degree programme offers comprehensive instruction in the theory, methods and application of Statistics, in addition to several areas of Mathematics and some basic areas of Computer Science. It also offers optional courses in some other subjects. It is so designed that, on successful completion, the students will be able to pursue higher studies in areas of Statistics and Mathematics, as well as Computer Science, Economics and allied fields, or take up careers as Statisticians in research institutions and scientific laboratories, government departments or industries.

(b) B.Maths (H): This three-year degree programme offers comprehensive instruction in basic Mathematics along with basic courses in Probability, Statistics, Computing and Physics. It is so designed that, on successful completion, the students will be able to pursue higher studies in the areas of Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematical Physics, etc., or take up a career in applications of Mathematics.

(c) B.SDS (H): The four-year Bachelor (Hons.) programme of Statistical Data Science focuses on statistical methodologies, with emphasis on statistical machine learning, computational statistics and data analytics. The focus will be on applications of statistics in industry and different branches of sciences, with a solid knowledge and understanding of statistics and probability. Outgoing students are expected to be placed in industry, finance and banking sectors and other Govt./Non-Govt. sectors. They will be also able to pursue higher studies.

Selection procedure: Selection of candidates is based on merit as judged by their performance in written test (unless waived off) and interview as applicable.

Note for INMO Awardees: There is a separate provision for applicants who have been selected as INMO AWARDEES to participate in the International Mathematics Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC) in the years 2023 and 2024 based on their performance in the Indian National Mathematics Olympiad (INMO), conducted by the National Board of Higher Mathematics, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.

Such candidates are also required to apply through the Application Portal.

There will be no Written Test, and the selection to these supernumerary seats will be based on interview.

Merely holding an INMO Certificate of Merit from Homi Bhaba Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) or clearing any Math Olympiad organised by any other organisation will not make a candidate eligible for these supernumerary seats.

Stipend: Rs.5,000/- per month for courses (a) and (b). Plus another Rs.5,000/- per year as contingency grant. Stipends are granted in the first instance for one semester only. They are renewed periodically if the progress of the student is found satisfactory. Students leaving in the middle of a programme have to refund the stipend / contingency grant received, if any.

Fee waivers

(a) Non-sponsored candidates are not required to pay any tuition fee for any of the programmes.

(b) full (100%) remission of tuition fee for the most economically backward students (whose family income is less than Rs.1 Lakh per annum).

(c) partial (66.67%) remission of tuition fee for the other economically backward students (whose family income is between Rs.1 Lakh per annum and Rs.5 Lakh per annum, both inclusive).

Reservation : For admission to all its programmes, the Institute follows a reservation policy consistent with the national policy on reservation for candidates from the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes - non creamy layer (OBC-NCL) categories, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) (collectively referred to as reserved categories).

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Conducted by: Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700108

Conducting organization type: Institute of National Importance

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