Indian Statistical Institute
The
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is an institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of
statistics,
natural sciences and
social sciences. Founded by Professor
P.C. Mahalanobis in
Kolkata on 17th December, 1931, the institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the
Indian Parliament in 1959. It has several other centres throughout India, the ones in New Delhi and Bangalore being the most well known.
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