Functions of Indian Statistical Institute

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[Kiran Chandar]

Hello, here I am providing you the details of the functions of the Indian Statistical Institute as under:

About ISI:
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is an academic institute of national importance as recognised by a 1959 act of the Indian parliament. It grew out of the Statistical Laboratory set up by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Presidency College, Kolkata. Established in 1931, this public university of India is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions focused on statistics, and its early reputation led it to being adopted as a model for the first US institute of Statistics set up at the Research Triangle, North Carolina by Gertrude Mary Cox

Powers and duties:
Powers and duties of the officers and employees of the Institute are governed by the Standing Service Orders (SSO) and Category Manual (CM) of the Institute.

Functions:
To promote the study and dissemination of knowledge of statistics, to develop statistical theory and methods, and their use in research and practical applications generally, with special reference to problems of planning for national development and social welfare;
To undertake research in various fields of natural and social sciences with a view to the mutual development of statistics and these sciences;
To provide for, and undertake, the collection of information, investigations, projects, and operational research for purposes of planning and the improvement of efficiency of management and production, and
To undertake any other ancillary activities in fulfillment of the objectives

Objectives:
The major objectives of the ISI are:
To facilitate research and training of Statistics, to indulge in development of statistical theory and in application of statistical techniques – in the scenarios of planning at national level and in theoretical development of natural and social sciences, to participate in the process of data collection and analysis, to operate related projects in planning and improvement of efficiency of management and production.

Contact details:
Indian Statistical Institute
No. 203, Barrackpore Trunk Road,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700108
Phone: 033 2575 2001