Indian Statistical Institute
Barrackpore, West Bengal
Admission to Bachelor of Statistical Data Science (Honours) [BSDS (Hons.)] Program, 2026

This four-year Bachelor (Hons.) programme on Statistical Data Science focuses on statistical methodologies, with emphasis on statistical machine learning, computational statistics and data analytics. The focus will be on applications of statistics in industry and different branches of sciences, with knowledge and understanding of statistics and probability. On successful completion, students are expected to be placed in industry, finance and banking sectors and other Govt./Non-Govt. sectors. They will be also able to pursue higher studies.

There is an exit option after three years. Students leaving the program after successful completion of the third year will receive the Bachelor of Statistical Data Science degree, but without the Honours designation.

Students completing the four-year B SDS (Hons.) program can opt for an extra year of course work, and those successfully completing the five-year program will receive the Integrated Masters Degree in Statistical Data Science.

The program will be concurrently offered in three centres of the institute namely, Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru. The courses will be taught in the hybrid mode with the teacher being present in one of the centres and the other centres connected by video conferencing.

Eligibility: In order to be eligible for admission, a student must have successfully completed 10+2 years of Higher Secondary Education (or its equivalent)

• in 2025 or 2026,
• with (i) Mathematics / Applied Mathematics and (ii) English as subjects of study, and
• with at least 75% marks in aggregate (65% for SC, ST and PwBD candidates).

• Aggregate percentage to be calculated based on scores of Mathematics, English and three best scores of remaining subjects.
• If a Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent percentage of marks.
• For boards that use semester systems or give weightage to both years, only class XII marks will be considered to calculate the aggregate percentage.

Contact:
033 2575 2504
admissionsupport@isical.ac.in

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