A typical day at ISI Kolkata looks something like the following.  Most students usually wake up around 8 am, have breakfast, and get ready for classes around 9:45 am.  Classes start at 10:05 am. There’s a lunch break from 12:55 pm to 2:15 pm. Classes resume after the lunch break.  After classes students usually come back to hostels and unwind.  Being a research institute, the academic pressure is quite high. Most students usually stay up till 3 am, to keep up with the course work. The campus doesn’t have many social activities going on. But ISI Kolkata has decent sports facilities.

If you want better placement opportunities after completing your degree then choosing IIM A over ISI Kolkata will be better. IIM A is well known for its high ROI. The average CTC offered during 2021 placements was INR 25 LPA. Course fee at IIM A is comparably higher than ISI Kolkata. IIM A fees for this academic year are INR 22 lakhs.  If you aren’t interested in the analytics field or pursuing a Ph.D. then choosing IIM A will be better. 

The career prospect of doing M.Tech in Quality Reliability and Operations Research from ISI Kolkata can be divided into two parts, i.e. jobs and placements. You don’t need to worry about job prospects, you will get placement offers as a Business analyst or Data scientist with a similar CTC of top b-school graduates. According to the 2021 ISI Kolkata placement highlight, the average CTC offered was INR 19 LPA.  Doing Ph.D. or higher studies can be difficult, especially if you are planning on going overseas. It’s better if you choose the Industrial Engineering domain. It will aline with QROR. If you are interested in Data Science or Machine Learning domain, you can consider doing some projects. ISI offers ample opportunities for such projects. 

Life at ISI Kolkata revolves around academics. The campus has a close-knit student community. Since it is a research institute, social activities and happenings are almost non-existent. However, there are some clubs and societies. The campus also has good sports facilities. If you like spending your days emerged in research activities, you will like being on the ISI Kolkata campus. 

ISI Kolkata has a great M.Tech CS program in terms of academics and placements.  If you are from a Computer Science background, then you would have already studied most of the subjects covered in first year. During the second year, you will have the freedom to choose courses based on your interest. ISI is particularly reputed for Cryptography. But you can find other interesting thesis topics in Machine Learning, VLSI, Cognitive Science, Image Processing, etc. If your area of interest matches any of these, you will easily find a good research guide.  ISI is famous for Statistics, hence the name Indian Statistical Institute. So, ISI Kolkata M.Tech CS placement includes great Data Science profiles. You will have plenty of opportunities in the Data Science sector. But it’s hard to receive developer profiles through campus placements. 

Yes, ISI Kolkata MTech CS coursework include an internship. You need to do an internship in industry or in academia, during the summer after your first year. There are three types of internships. Industry Internship - Companies recruiting through ISI Kolkata placements, also select interns. MTech CS students have done internships from Google, Samsung Research Lab, JP Morgan Chase, Reliance, etc. Students receive an average stipend of around INR 65,000/month. Internships from Universities - ISI also gives the option to do internships from other institutes. Many do their internships at universities abroad. Students also go to tier 1 Indian institutes such as IIT, CMI, etc.  Internship at ISI -  Students also have the option to do internships at ISI.  After first year, you will have summer internship and in second year you will have placements and dissertation. If you want to do an additional internship, the only time will be winter after the first sem. 

If you are asking about ISI Kolkata placement, then having basic coding skills is definitely a plus. Statistical algorithms use tools or programming languages such as Python, R, SAS, MS Azure, etc. So, you need to know the basics of one of these tools to implement the algorithm to data. 

ISI Kolkata has a great placement record. The placement average stays around 100%. As per the trends of last few years, ISI Kolkata placement has an average CTC of INR 17-18 LPA. Some of the major recruiters that participate in the placement drive are Goldman Sachs, Reliance, Deloitte, Walmart, Samsung, etc. 

ISI Kolkata does not provide a B.Math program. The majority of B.Stat students return for M.Stat while some people join CMI, TIFR, IIM, and other such organizations.  M.Stat employees earn an average of 16–17 LPA, and many of them attend prestigious US graduate institutions. There are no fees for the entire program, and a stipend is provided. So, if you're looking for a career here, your future is bright.

The eligibility for pursuing a master’s in Statistics at ISI Kolkata is graduation in a relevant field from a recognized university. You need to have scored at least 55% or the equivalent CGPA in graduation to be eligible for admission. The final admission is based on the entrance examination performance and interview.