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Indian Statistical Institute is the most reputed institute for training in statistics and allied subjects. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) has main campus at Kolkata. The ISI has announced admission notifications for the academic session 2012-13 for admission into various Under Graduate, Post Graduate, PG Diploma and Fellowship Programmes. ISI offer above courses in the disciplines of Statistics, Mathematics, Social and Natural sciences and conduct ISI Admission Test 2012 on 13th May 2012. The institute was founded by noted economist and statistician P.C. Mahalanobis. ISI has academic and research centers at Delhi and Bangalore. ISI offer stipend and fellowships for all eligible and deserved candidates in all courses. Following are details of programmes, eligibility, qualifications, fellowships and application procedure:

1) B.Stat. (Hons.): Duration is 3 years, Center: Kolkata
2) B.Math. (Hons.): Duration is 3 years, Center: Bangalore
3) M.Stat. : Duration is 2 years, Centers: Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata
4) M.Math.: Duration is 2 years, Centers: Kolkata and Bangalore
5) M.S. in Quantitative Economics: Duration is 2 years, Centers: Kolkata and Delhi
6) M.S. in Library and Information Science: Duration is 2 years, Center: Bangalore
7) M.Tech. in Computer Science: Duration is 2 years, Center: Kolkata
8) M.Tech. in Quality, Reliability and Operations Research: Duration is 2 years, Center: Kolkata
9) P.G. Diploma in Stat. Methods with Applications: Duration is 1 year, Center: Tezpur (Assam)
10) Certificate/Diploma course in Computer Programming & Applications: Duration is 1+1 years, Center : Kolkata
11) Part-time Certificate / Diploma course in SQC and OR: Duration is 1+1 years, Centers: Mumbai, Chennai.
12) Junior / Senior Research Fellowship: Duration is 2+3 years, Centers: Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
13) Specialist Development Programme in SQC and OR: Duration is 2 years and offered at all centres.

ISI (Indian Statistical Institute) also awards Ph.D degree in Statistics, Computer Science, and Quality, Reliability and Operations Research, Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, and other subjects related to Statistics, to eligible research fellows. Candidates can obtain more details on eligibility, admission procedure, selection, seats, fee, course structure, placement and other details of various courses on http://www.isical.ac.in/academicprogramme.php .

Important Dates:

1. Sale of prospectus and application form: February 2012 to March 2012
2. Last date for receipt of completed form: March 2012
3. Date of Selection Test (India and abroad): 13th May 2012

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai (Maharashtra) has announced notification for admission into Dual Degree Programmes for the academic year 2011-12. TISS is the premier institute for education, training and research in Social Sciences, Social work and other allied disciplines such as education, management etc. The institute is one of the oldest deemed universities in the country. TISS is also known for providing good on campus and off campus placements for its students. Following are details of Dual Degree programmes for the year 2011-12:

1) Dual Degree in Management of Voluntary Organizations: 15 seats; Duration is one year / 2 semesters. Qualification: Candidates should have a PG degree in Social work. Applicants with a Post Graduate degree in any related discipline along with three years experience in social development sector also will be considered. Candidates with an MA degree from TISS in the past two academic years can also apply.

2) Dual Degree in Social Work and Mental Health: 15 seats; Duration is one year / two semesters. Qualification: Applicants should have an M.A. in Social Work along with specialization in Medical and Psychiatric Social. The degree should have been obtained from TISS or any other reputed Institute along with at least 2years relevant work experience in the area of mental health. Candidates with MA in Social Work from TISS during last two years also can apply.

Selection of the candidates will be based on personal interviews. Interested candidates can download application forms from the website http://www.tiss.edu/announcement .

Important Dates:

1) Last date for the receipt of completed application forms at the Institute by Post and in Person (For Dual Degree in Management of Voluntary Organizations): 16th August 2011
2) Last date for Dual Degree in Social Work and Mental Health: 30th August 2011
3) Personal Interviews: 16-17 September 2011.