ISI to be setup in Assam

Updated on: Thursday, September 03, 2015

Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is planning to set up a full-fledged campus at Tezpur in Assam to improve research in the northeastern part of the country and assist in solving local problems, director Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay said on Wednesday. The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) campus will come up on 75 acres allotted by the Government of Assam at a cost of Rs 150 crore. According to Bandyopadhyay, the self-sufficient Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) campus will become fully-operational in the next 4-5 years.

"We have a centre in Assam that operates from the campus of Tezpur University. After the full-fledged campus comes up, the agricultural and ecological research unit and physics and earth sciences division can carry out research there. This will not only improve our capabilities but provide help to the local population by sorting out their problems. Ultimately, we shall contribute towards national development," the director, who is visiting Tezpur on Thursday to take STOCK of the situation said.

ISI already offers a post-graduate diploma course from Tezpur University. Many locals are getting admitted to this ISI course. Once the full-fledged ISI campus comes up, the number of courses on offer will go up and youngsters in the northeastern will get better career options.

Indian Institute of Management, Shillong that was set up in 2008 is already a great hit and students from the region have been inspired to go in for higher studies and seek admission there. The ISI campus will also be a great hit, authorities believe. The post-graduate diploma course in Business Analytics that ISI, Kolkata, started recently with IIT, Kharagpur and IIM, Calcutta, has turned into a hit. The two-year-course allows students to study at the three campuses for six-months each. The last six-months will be spent on project work. The course now has 54 students. According to Bandyopadhyay, the course has been very well-received and an entrance examination has been planned for the next session.

ISI to be setup in Assam

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