Indian Statistical Institute Admission Test
The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) holds a single admission test for its B Stat (Hons), B Math (Hons), M Stat, M Math, MS (QE), MS (QMBA), MS (LIS), M Tech (CS, CrS, QROR), postgraduate diploma programmes and Junior Research Fellowships. Most programmes have a forenoon multiple-choice or descriptive test and an afternoon descriptive test of two hours each; selection is on the written tests, followed by an interview except for B Stat, B Math and MS (QE). The admission test for 2026-27 was scheduled for 10 May 2026.
Eligibility (summary)
Mathematics MCQ test UGA (forenoon) and descriptive test UGB (afternoon), common to B Stat (Kolkata) and B Math (Bengaluru)
Mathematics and statistics: MCQ test PSA and descriptive test PSB
Mathematics: MCQ test PMA and descriptive test PMB
Mathematics and economics: MCQ test PEA and descriptive test PEB
Mathematics MCQ test MMA and descriptive test QMB
Quantitative and reasoning ability MCQ test PLA and essays and English comprehension descriptive test PLB
M Tech CS and CrS: MCQ test PCA and descriptive test PCB; M Tech QROR: MCQ test MMA and descriptive test PQB
PGDSMA and PGDAS: MCQ test DST; PGDARSMA: MCQ test DRA; PGDSCG: MCQ test DGA and descriptive test DGB
Two subject tests per discipline (e.g. STA/STB statistics, MTA/MTB mathematics, QEA/QEB quantitative economics, CSA/CSB computer science), followed by interview
Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.
| Stage | Pattern |
|---|---|
| B Stat / B Math (UGA, UGB) | Forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs): UGA, Mathematics, multiple-choice type. Afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs): UGB, Mathematics, descriptive (short answer) type. Admission to B Stat and B Math is on the written tests alone. The prospectus does not state the number of questions, marks or negative marking.ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
| M Stat (PSA, PSB) | Forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs): PSA, Mathematics and Statistics, MCQ. Afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs): PSB, Mathematics and Statistics, descriptive. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed.ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
| M Math (PMA, PMB) | Forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs): PMA, Mathematics, MCQ. Afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs): PMB, Mathematics, descriptive. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed.ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
| MS (QE) (PEA, PEB) | Forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs): PEA, Mathematics and Economics, MCQ. Afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs): PEB, Mathematics and Economics, descriptive. No interview for MS (QE).ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
| MS (QMBA) (MMA, QMB) | Forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs): MMA, Mathematics, MCQ. Afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs): QMB, Mathematics, descriptive.ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
| MS (LIS) (PLA, PLB) | Forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs): PLA, Quantitative and Reasoning Ability, MCQ. Afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs): PLB, Essays and English Comprehension, descriptive.ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
| M Tech (CS, CrS, QROR) | M Tech (CS) and M Tech (CrS): forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs) PCA, Mathematics and Computer Science, MCQ; afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs) PCB, descriptive, answering either the CS group or the non-CS group (Mathematics/Engineering). M Tech (QROR): forenoon MMA, Mathematics, MCQ; afternoon PQB, descriptive (Part I mathematics for both streams; Part II statistics-probability or engineering). A GATE channel with direct interview is also available.ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
| PG Diplomas (DST, DRA, DGA, DGB) | Forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs) only: DST (Mathematics, MCQ) for PGDSMA and PGDAS; DRA (Mathematics, English, Logical Reasoning, basic notions of Agriculture and Social Science, MCQ) for PGDARSMA. PGDSCG also has an afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs) descriptive test DGB after the MCQ test DGA.ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
| Junior Research Fellowships | Forenoon (10:30 to 12:30 hrs) and afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 hrs) tests by discipline: Statistics STA/STB, Mathematics MTA/MTB, Quantitative Economics QEA/QEB, Computer Science CSA/CSB (all descriptive); QROR and Physics and Applied Mathematics take the MCQ test MMA followed by descriptive QRB or PHB; Geology GEA/GEB; Agricultural and Ecological Research AEA (MCQ)/AEB; Human Genetics HGA (MCQ)/HGB; Library and Information Science LIA (MCQ)/LIB. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed.ISI Prospectus 2026-27, Table 14/15 (admission test of 10 May 2026) · source |
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