Indian Statistical Institute
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a public university which is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the 1959 act of the Indian parliament. It grew out of the Statistical Laboratory set up by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Presidency College, Kolkata. Established in 1931, this unique institution of India is one of the oldest institutions focused on statistics, and its early reputation led it to being adopted as a model for the first US institute of statistics set up at the Research Triangle, North Carolina by Gertrude Mary Cox.
| Motto | भिन्नेष्वैक्यस्य दर्शनम् (Sanskrit) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Unity in diversity |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 17 December 1931 |
| Founders | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis |
| Budget | ₹322.29 crore (US$40 million) (2023–24 est.) |
| Chairman | Pronab Sen |
| President | Sankar Kumar Pal |
| Director | Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay |
Academic staff | 262 |
Administrative staff | 1000 |
| Students | 1,137 |
| Undergraduates | 214 |
| Postgraduates | 618 |
| 305 | |
| Location | Kolkata (HQ) |
| Campus | Multiple sites |
| Other campuses | |
| Journal | The Indian Journal of Statistics |
| Nickname | ISI |
| Affiliations | AIU |
| Website | www |
Primary activities of ISI are research and training of statistics, development of theoretical statistics and its applications in various natural and social sciences. Originally affiliated with the University of Calcutta, the institute was declared an institute of national importance in 1959, through an act of Indian parliament, Indian Statistical Institute act, 1959. ISI functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) of the government of India.
Key areas of ISI are statistics, computer science, mathematics, mathematical economics, operations research and information science and it is one of the few research oriented Indian schools offering courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level.