Indian Statistical Institute

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Indian Statistical Institute
Logo of the Indian Statistical Institute
Motto: Unity in diversity
Established: 17 December 1931
Type: Public
Director: Sankar K. Pal
Faculty: 255
Staff: 1017
Students: 375
Undergraduates: 110
Postgraduates: 225
Doctoral students: 40
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Campus: urban
Nickname: ISI
Website: http://www.isical.ac.in http://www.isibang.ac.in http://www.isid.ac.in
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Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) engages in the research, teaching, and application of statistics to the natural sciences and social sciences. Founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata in 1931, while statistics was a relatively new scientific field, the institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959.

The Headquarters of ISI is located in the northern fringe of the metropolis of Kolkata, in Baranagar, in Bon-Hoogly not far from the Dunlop Bridge. Two satellite centres are located in Delhi and Bangalore. The ISI's teaching activities are in Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore, while other cities in India have branch offices engaged in projects and consultancy in Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research. Presently, ISI has a total annual expenditure of over Rs. 15,000,000 and employs 250 faculty members, and over 1,000 supporting staff.

The Present Director is Prof. Sankar Kumar Pal [1]. The present Dean of Studies is Prof. Bimal Roy[2].


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[edit] Objective

The major objectives of the Indian Statistical Institute, as stated in its Memorandum of Association, are: [1]

  • To promote the study and dissemination of knowledge of Statistics, to develop statistical theory and methods, and their use in research and practical applications generally, with special reference to problems of planning of national development and social welfare;
  • To undertake research in various fields of natural and social sciences, with a view to the mutual development of Statistics and these sciences;
  • To provide for, and undertake, the collection of information, investigation, projects and operational research for purposes of planning and the improvement of efficiency of management and production.

Unity in Diversity is the motto of the Institute.

[edit] History

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The Statistical Laboratory in the Presidency College, Kolkata was set up by Mahalanobis in the 1920s. On 17 December 1931, the Indian Statistical Institute was founded as a learned society and was housed in the Statistical Laboratory. In 1931, Mahalanobis was the only person working for ISI and he managed it with an annual expenditure of Rs. 250. The Institute was registered on 28 April 1932, as a non-profit distributing learned society under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860) and is now registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961 amended in 1964. [2] The ISI was relocated to a property owned by Professor Mahalanobis, named "Amrapali", in Baranagar, North Kolkata. Later, ISI expanded to locations in New Delhi and Bangalore and other cities. Presently, ISI Kolkata has a campus consisting of six addresses: 201 through 206 Barrackpore Trunk Road. These include a house, which was an erstwhile office of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) of India, and prior to that, a movie studio in the 1920s and 1930s.

[edit] Programs of Study

Traditionally, ISI offers fewer programs (and admits fewer students) than most other degree granting academic institutions. The following are the degree programs currently offered by ISI.

  • Bachelor of Statistics (Honors).
  • Bachelor of Mathematics (Honors).
  • Master of Statistics.
  • Master of Mathematics.
  • Master of Science in Quantitative Economics.
  • Master of Science in Library and Information Science.
  • Master of Technology in Computer Science.
  • Master of Technology in Quality, Reliability and Operations Research.
  • Doctor of Philosophy.

[edit] Notable alumni

C. R. Rao, S. R. S. Varadhan, K. R. Parthasarathi, T. Parthasarathi, Rajeev Karandikar, Ravindra Khattree, J. S. Rao, Kesar Singh, Anuradha Roy, D. C. Rao, Ranajit Chakraborty, Probal Chowdhury, Arup Bose.

[edit] The Kolkata campus

S.N. Bose Bhavan
S.N. Bose Bhavan
Kolmogorov Bhavan
Kolmogorov Bhavan

Offers bachelors level degree in Statistics (B.Stat) and masters degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Quality Reliability and Operations Research and Quantitative Economics. Major divisions and units are Stat. Math. Unit (SMU), Advanced Computation and MicroElectronics Unit (ACMU), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit (CVPRU), Machine Intelligence Unit (MIU), Applied Statistics Unit (ASU) etc.

The Kolkata campus also houses the The International Statistical Education Centre (ISEC) opened in 1950. This Center has been providing training in Statistics to sponsored students mainly from the countries of the Middle East, South and South East Asia, the Far East and the Commonwealth Countries of Africa. The Center also offers various short-term courses in Statistics and related subjects.

The Central Library of ISI is located at Kolkata with a network extending to other locations of the Institute. Over the years, the library has attained the distinction of being one of the richest libraries of the country, particularly in the field of Statistics and related disciplines. The Central Library at Kolkata has over 200,000 volumes of books and journals besides many official reports, reprints, maps, and microfilms. It receives about one thousand scientific and technical journals annually. The Library has acquired databases on CD-ROM and further digitization of the library facilities is in progress. The library has developed a separate collection of books and journals in Mathematics and Statistics known as Eastern Regional Centre of NBHM collection, out of the grants from the National Board of Higher Mathematics.

[edit] Images of the Delhi campus

Main office building

Administration block

Parking lot

Canteen

Hostel

Library

[edit] Images of the Bangalore campus

Main building

Main building

Main hostel

Guest House

[edit] References

  1. ^ Objectives of ISI
  2. ^ History of ISI

[edit] Campus Link

[edit] External links

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