ISI Admission Test 2023 Exam – Application, Dates, Eligibility, Fees, Syllabus

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Overview

The Indian Statistical Institute Admission Test (ISI Admission Test) is conducted by ISI Kolkata for admission to under-graduate degree programmes at ISI Kolkata (for B.Stat) and ISI Bengaluru (for B.Math).

Exam NameISI Admission Test
Also Known AsISI AT / ISIAT
Exam CategoryUndergraduate
Exam LevelUniversity
Exam ModeOffline (Pen-Paper based test)
Conducted byISI Kolkata

UPDATE (May 31, 2023): Final Answer Keys for ISIAT are now available, check here.

UPDATE (May 25, 2023): OMR sheet challenge is open from May 26 to May 28, 2023 (5 PM).

UPDATE (May 22, 2023): Answer Key challenge is open from May 22 to May 24, 2023 (4 PM).

UPDATE (Apr 26, 2022): ISI Admission Test 2023 Admit cards are now available, read ISI Admission Test Admit Card.

UPDATE (Apr 11, 2023): Candidates can edit their Application from April 11 to April 12, 2023 to correct any mistakes.

UPDATE (Mar 11, 2023): ISI Admission Test 2023 Applications are currently open, apply by April 10.


About

  • The exam will be an offline pen-paper based test.
  • There will be 2 papers of 2 hours duration each.
  • Paper-I will have MCQ questions of Mathematics while Paper-II will have Descriptive questions of Mathematics.
  • In Paper-I, Each correct answer fetches 4 marks, each unattempted question fetches 1 mark, and each incorrect answer fetches 0 marks.
  • Check the sample questions here.
 

Maximum Marks:

PaperMax Marks
Paper-I (MCQ)120
Paper-II (Descriptive)80
Interview (only qualified candidates)20

Schedule

Date

May 14, 2023

Time

  • 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Paper I (Test Code: UGA)
  • 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM – Paper II (Test Code: UGB)

Eligibility

  • Completed class XII or equivalent examination with Mathematics and English subjects.


Syllabus

Sample Questions

Past Question Papers

See previous year Question Papers and Answers here.

Fees

ISI AT 2023 Application Fee is as follows:

CategoryFee
General – Male Candidates₹1500
General – Female Candidates₹1000
EWS, OBC (Non-Creamy), SC, ST, and PwD Candidates₹750

Registration

  • The registrations for ISI Admission Test 2023 examination will begin from March 11, 2023.
  • The last date to apply is April 5, 2023 April 10, 2023.

Application Procedure

  • Candidates need to visit the ISI Admissions website and register.
  • Login and fill the prescribed application form.
  • Pay the application fee online.
  • Download a copy of the application for future reference.

Application Correction

  • Candidates will be provided a facility to make correction in their application form particulars.
  • It is one-time facility and is extended to the candidates to avoid any hardship to them.
  • The correction window will be open as per the notified schedule.

Hall Ticket / Admit Card

  • The admit card can be downloaded from the ISI Admissions site after it’s notified.
  • The admit card will contain the name, photograph, signature and registration number of the candidate, test centre, test code and the date of test.
  • The applicants will be required to carry hard copies of the admit card to the test centres on the day of the Admission Test.

Test Centres

Test Cities

StateCity
Andhra PradeshNellore
Andhra PradeshVijayawada
Andhra PradeshVisakhapatnam
Arunachal PradeshNaharlagun
AssamDibrugarh
AssamGuwahati
AssamSilchar
AssamTezpur
BiharMuzaffarpur
BiharPatna
ChandigarhChandigarh
ChhattisgarhBilaspur
ChhattisgarhRaipur
DelhiNew Delhi
GujaratAhmedabad
GujaratVadodara
HaryanaGurgaon
JharkhandDhanbad
JharkhandJamshedpur
JharkhandRanchi
KarnatakaBengaluru (Bangalore)
KeralaErnakulam
KeralaTrivandrum
Madhya PradeshBhopal
Madhya PradeshIndore
MaharashtraMumbai
MaharashtraNagpur
MaharashtraPune
ManipurImphal
MeghalayaShillong
MizoramAizawl
NagalandKohima
OdishaBerhampur-Ganjam
OdishaBhubaneswar
OdishaCuttack
OdishaRourkela
PunjabAmritsar
RajasthanAjmer
RajasthanJaipur
SikkimGangtok
Tamil NaduChennai
Tamil NaduCoimbatore
Tamil NaduTrichy
TelanganaHyderabad
TripuraAgartala
Uttar PradeshAgra
Uttar PradeshAllahabad
Uttar PradeshKanpur
Uttar PradeshLucknow
Uttar PradeshNoida
Uttar PradeshVaranasi
UttarakhandDehradun
West BengalAlipurduar
West BengalAsansol
West BengalBankura
West BengalBirbhum
West BengalCooch Behar
West BengalDurgapur
West BengalKalyani
West BengalKolkata
West BengalMalda
West BengalMidnapore
West BengalMurshidabad
West BengalPurulia
West BengalRanigunj
West BengalSiliguri

Qualifying Cutoff

  • Candidates need to clear the cutoff specified by ISI in order to be evaluated for Paper II and further get shortlisted for Interview.
  • Stage I: The score of the top 450th candidate in Paper I will be taken as the Qualifying score for General/EWS.
  • For OBC-NCL, Qualifying score will be 0.9 times of General qualifying score. For SC/ST/PwD, Qualifying score will be 0.7 times of General qualifying score.
  • All candidates whose scores are equal to or above the respective (category wise) qualifying score will be deemed to have been shortlisted in Stage I.
  • Stage II: The composite score of such candidates will be calculated by giving weightage of 1 to Paper I and a weightage of 3 to Paper II. The composite score of the top 160th candidate will be taken as the Qualifying score for General/EWS.
  • All candidates whose scores are equal to or above the respective (category wise) qualifying score will be deemed to have been shortlisted in Stage II. Such candidates will be called for interview.

Result

  • Results will be available on the ISI Admissions site after it’s notified.
  • Candidates who clear the Qualifying Cutoff need to appear for an interview as per the notified schedule.
  • Applicants will be ranked on the basis of weighted sum of scores calculated by giving weightage of 1 to Paper-I score, weightage of 3 to Paper-II score and weightage of 6 to Interview score.
  • The admissions will be based on the merit rank obtained in the weighted sum of scores list.

Admission

  • For admission to ISI, a candidate needs to take the ISI Admission Test followed by an interview which will be held as per the notified schedule.
  • Only the candidates who clear the Qualifying Cutoff are called for an interview.
  • Applicants will be ranked on the basis of weighted sum of scores calculated by giving weightage of 1 to Paper-I score, weightage of 3 to Paper-II score and weightage of 6 to Interview score.
  • The admissions will be based on the merit rank obtained in the weighted sum of scores list.

Important Dates

EventDate
Application Portal opensMarch 11, 2023
Application Portal closesApril 5, 2023 April 10, 2023
Application Correction windowApril 11 – April 12, 2023
Admit Cards to be available fromApril 26, 2023
Date of Entrance ExaminationMay 14, 2023
Results of Entrance ExaminationTBA
InterviewTBA

Contact Information

Candidates can contact ISI through written communication, phone or email.

ISI Contact Information
AddressIndian Statistical Institute, 203, Barrackpore Trunk Road
Kolkata-700108, West Bengal (India)
Phone033-25752001
Email[email protected]

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