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ISI Admission Test 2025 eligibility criteria is released by the conducting body, Indian Statistical Institute. All candidates had to check their eligibility before applying for the exam. The eligibility criteria deals with various factors like educational qualification, age limit, and age relaxation for reserved categories.
Candidates should check the eligibility criteria to appear for ISI Admission Test 2025 for various courses. However in general the ISI eligibility includes that the students must have secured the minimum marks required for the ISI admission test in their last qualifying examination.
ISI Admission Test 2025 Eligibility Criteria Details
Residents of India and Overseas candidates can apply. Candidates who will complete their qualifying examination before Jul 1, 2025 may also apply. The following table provides an exact idea of eligibility criteria for various courses being offered by ISI.
ISI Admission Test 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Courses
The eligibility criteria for undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered through ISI Admission Test 2025 are tabulated.
| Courses Offered | Eligibility Criteria |
| B.Stat. | Successful completion of Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent with Mathematics and English as subjects. |
| B.Math | Successful completion of Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent with Mathematics and English as subjects. |
| M.Stat. | 3-year Bachelor’s degree or a BE/B.Tech. degree with Statistics as a subject, OR (B. Math. Degree from ISI, OR PG Diploma in Statistical Methods with Applications from ISI. |
| M.Math |
3-year Bachelor’s degree, |
| M Tech in Computer Science | Master's degree in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Physics/ Electronic Science/ Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology OR BE/B. Tech. degree or any other qualification considered equivalent (such as AMIE or, DOEACC ‘B’ Level). |
| M. Tech in Quality, Reliability & Operations Research | Master's degree in Statistics OR Master's degree in Mathematics with Statistics as subjects OR BE/B. Tech. degree or any other qualification considered (such as AMIE) and Physics and Chemistry at (10+2) level. |
| Master of Science (MS) in Quantitative Economics |
3-year Bachelor’s degree in Economics/Mathematics/Statistics/Physics, |
| Master of Science (MS) in Quality Management Science | (3-year Bachelor's degree with Mathematics as a subject, OR BE/B. Tech. degree in any discipline. |
| Master of Science (MS) and in Library Information Science | 3-year Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
| PG Diploma in Statistical Methods and Analytics | Bachelor's degree in any discipline with Mathematics as a subject OR BE/B. Tech. degree or any other qualification considered equivalent (such as AMIE) |
| PG Diploma in Computer Applications | 3-year Bachelor's degree with Mathematics as a subject (Offered at Giridih). |
ISI Admission Test 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Courses
The eligibility criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) courses offered through ISI Admission Test 2025.
| Domain Name | Eligibility Criteria |
| Statistics |
M. Stat. degree from ISI, |
| Quantitative Economics | MS(QE)/ M. Stat. degree from ISI, OR MA/M. Sc. or equivalent degree in Statistics/Mathematics/ Economics/Econometrics OR BA/B. Sc. degree with Economics as a subject with outstanding mathematical maturity, OR BE/B Tech degree in Economics and Mathematics/Statistics as subjects (Offered at Kolkata and Delhi). |
| Quality, Reliability & Operations Research | M. Tech./ME/MS/M. Phil. or equivalent degree in Quality/Reliability/Operations Research, OR M. Stat./M. Sc./MA or equivalent degree in Mathematics/ Statistics/Physics with Mathematics as a subject at the graduate level, OR BE/B. Tech or equivalent degree in the above subjects with Outstanding maturity in relevant subjects (Offered at Kolkata, Delhi, and Chennai). |
| Computer Science | ME/M.Tech. or equivalent degree in Electronics/ Telecommunication/Radio Physics/ Computer Science/ Electrical Engineering/ Microwave Communications/ Information Technology/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology with Mathematics as a subject, OR M. Stat./M. Sc./MCA/ MA or equivalent degree in Physics/Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Statistics/Electronic Sciences/Computer Science/ Atmospheric Science/Information Technology/Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology with Mathematics as a subject at the graduate level, OR BE/B Tech or equivalent degree in the above subjects with Outstanding maturity in relevant subjects (Offered at Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai). |
| Mathematics: | M. Stat./M. Math. degree from ISI, OR MA/M. Sc. or equivalent degree in Mathematics OR ME/M. Tech. degree or equivalent with Mathematics as a subject, OR B. Stat./B. Math. degree from ISI with outstanding maturity in Mathematics, OR BA/B. Sc., BE/B. Tech. or equivalent degree with Mathematics as a subject and outstanding maturity in Mathematics (Offered at Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai). |
| Physics | A consistently good academic record with M. Sc. in Physics/ Mathematics/ Statistics (Offered at Kolkata). |
| Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science | A good academic record with M.Sc.(Agriculture) in Agricultural Chemistry with Soil Science (Offered at Kolkata). |
| Geology | A good academic record with M. Sc. in Geology or equivalent (Offered at Kolkata). |
| Library and Information Science | At least high second class in MS (LIS) awarded by ISI or Associateship in Documentation and Information Science (awarded by ISI or NISCAIR/INSDOC) or its equivalent degree (such as Master's degree in LIS from any Indian/Foreign University) with at least 55% marks in undergraduate (BA/B. Sc./B. Com. or its equivalent and also in BLISc. if applicable) programme (Offered at Bengaluru). |
| Linguistics | An MA degree in Linguistics/Applied Linguisticswith minimum 55% marks (Offered at Kolkata). |
FAQs on ISI Admission Test Eligibility Criteria
Q: What is the eligibility criteria for the ISI Admission Test?
The ISI Admission Test eligibility criteria 2025 various based on courses and programs. However, on a general level students must have completed their 12th from a recognized university with English and Mathematics as compulsory papers.
Q: What is the ISI Admission Test eligibility criteria for the UG courses?
The ISI Admission Test 2025 undergraduate courses eligibility limit includes that students must have completed their 12th from a recognized board. Further, they must have Mathematics and English as their compulsory papers.
Q: What is the ISI Admission Test eligibility criteria for the PG courses?
The ISI Admission Test 2025 postgraduate courses eligibility limit includes that students must have completed their graduation from a recognized board. Further, they must have a degree in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Physics/ Computer Science/ etc.
Q: What is the ISI Admission Test eligibility criteria for the JRF courses?
The ISI Admission Test 2025 Junior Research Fellowship courses eligibility limit includes that students must have MA/M.SC or equivalent degree in Statistics, MS(QE)/ M. Stat. degree from ISI, BE/B Tech degree in Economics and Mathematics/Statistics as subjects, and many more as per the courses.
Q: What if we fail to meet the eligibility limit of the ISI Admission?
If an applicant fails to meet the ISI Admission Test eligibility limit they will not be allowed to appear for the examination. Thus, students must check the eligibility limit before registering for the examination.
