- Published on December 22, 2021
- In IT Services
Indian Statistical Institute Celebrates 91 Years: Take A Look At Its Glorious Legacy
As ISI completes 91 years, let's look at the glorious legacy it has created
- By Sreejani Bhattacharyya
In India, there's a lack of appreciation of the need to cross-examine data, the responsibility of a statistician."
- P.C. Mahalanobis
Known as one of the most premier institutes in the country, the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) celebrated its 91st Foundation Day on December 17. Declared as an Institute of National Importance by the 1959 Act of the Indian parliament, ISI has carved out a name not only in the country but globally as a pioneer in statistics and mathematical education worldwide. It started out of the Statistical Laboratory set up by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Presidency College, Kolkata. ISI functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) of the Government of India.
The key focus areas of the institute are statistics, computer
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Sreejani Bhattacharyya
I am a technology journalist at AIM. What gets me excited is deep-diving into new-age technologies and analysing how they impact us for the greater good.
Reach me at sreejani.bhattacharyya@analyticsindiamag.com
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