Indian Statistical Institute
Karnataka Branch

The Indian Statistical Institute is a registered society.

It was registered on 28th April 1932, under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.

By enactment of the West Bengal Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961, amended on 1964, the Institute came under the purview of the latter act.

There are three categories of membership of the Institute :

1.Ordinary Member : [Read more..... List of Ordinary Members]

2.Life Members [Read more..... List of Life Members]

3.Student Member

4.Institutional Member

Eligibility criteria, fees, membership privileges application procedure for each category of membership is given below.

1.Ordinary Member :

Eligibility : Membership of the Institute is restricted to persons with post-graduate or equivalent academic qualification, like B. Tech., B.E., M.B.B.S. and equivalent academic qualification, interested in the objectives of the Institute.

Once such a person pays the requisite fees, he/she may be elected as a member by the Institute’s Council on being proposed by one member and seconded by another. Membership is open to both individual resident in India, Senior citizens (resident in India above the age of 60 Years) and residents of other countries.

The details of fees and others of annual membership of ordinary members of the Institute can be downloaded from our Institute's site :

Application Procedure : A duly filled in application form together with attested photocopys of the Post-Graduate or Degree Certificate along with mark sheet and a cheque (For Kolkata Based Applicants) or Demand Draft (For applicants other than those residing at Kolkata) Of The Requisite Amount drawn in favour of "Indian Statistical Institute" should be sent to the Council Section, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 Barrackpore trunk Road, Kolkata – 700 108, India.

For applicants applying at Bangalore : A duly filled in application form together with attested photocopys of the Post-Graduate or Degree Certificate along with mark sheet and a cheque or a demand draft drawn in favour of "Indian Statistical Institute, Karnataka Branch" along with a letter addressed to Secretary - Indian Statistical Institute, Karnataka Branch can be either sent to our office to The Secretary, Indian Statistical Institute, Karnataka Branch, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059". The applications, after approval from the Executive Committee will be forwarded to Head Office for doing the needful.

2. Life Membership :Any ordinary member resident in India who desires to become a Life Member shall have to pay a fee of Rs.2500.00 less a rebate of Rs. 50.00 for each year for which ordinary annual subscription may have been given, subject to a maximum of Rs.750.00 after continuing membership for a period of at least five years.

Any member resident in a foreign country who desires to become a Life Member shall have to pay a fee of US$ 800.00 less a rebate of US$ 20.00 for each year for which ordinary annual subscription may have been given, subject to a maximum rebate of US $300.00 after continuing membership for a period of at least five years.

Privileges : Ordinary member / Life member enjoys the following privileges :

1. He / She will receive one series of Sankhya free of charge, if he / she makes a written request to this effect.

2. He / she has the right to attend conferences, seminars and symposia held by the Institute from time to time on payment of necessary charges, as may be applicable to the participants which will be notified in the Notice Board / Website.

3. He / she can make use of the facilities available in the Institute libraries after depositing the usual caution money.