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Where is the Indian Statistical Institute established?

Where is the Indian Statistical Institute established? Correct Answer Kolkata

The correct answer is Kolkata.

Key Points

Indian Statistical Institute:

  • Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a Civil Service and Research institute which is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the 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 unique institution of India is one of the oldest institutions focused on statistics.
  • Primary activities of ISI are research and training of Statistics, development of theoretical Statistics, and its applications in various natural and social sciences. Originally affiliated with the University of Calcutta, the institute was declared an institute of national importance in 1959, through an act of Indian parliament, the Indian Statistical Institute act, 1959. ISI functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) of the Government of India.
  • Key areas of expertise of ISI are Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, and Information Science and it is one of the few research-oriented Indian schools offering courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

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