Council of the Indian Statistical Institute

The ISI Council is the highest policy-making body of the Institute, as per the Memorundum of Association. The Council also makes the final decision about the formal award of degrees and diplomas and the membership of the Institute. The members of the Council are as listed below.

President: Professor M.G.K. Menon, FRS, K - 5 (Rear), Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016.

Chairman: Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon'ble Finance Minister, Government of India, (Chairman, ISI Council), 13, Talkatora Raod, (Between Rakabganj Gurdwara & Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital), New Delhi - 110 001.

Representatives of the Government of India: ( Central Ministry / Deptt. of Statistics - 1, Central Ministry of Finance - 1, Central Ministry / Deptt. of Science & Technology - 1, Reserve Bank of India - 1, Central Ministry of Human Resource Development - 1)) : [5]

      1. Dr. S.K. Das, DG, CSO, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.
      2. Dr. K.L. Prasad, Adviser, Ministry of Finace, Deptt. of Economic Affairs, Room No. 51 E, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001.
      3. Dr. Rajiv Sharma, Scientist 'G' & Adviser (International Cooperation), Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 016.
      4. Shri Deepak Kumar Mohanty, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India, Central Office Building, 17th Floor, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai - 400 001.
      5. Shri Anant Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary (HE), Government of India, ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 115.

Scientists not employed in the Institute : [10]

Representative of Indian Council of Social Science Research: (Economist or Sociologist to be determined by the Council from time to time : (1)

1.      Dr. Ranjit Sinha, Member Secretary, Indian Council of Social Science Research, ARuna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110 067.

Representatives of Indian National Science Academy: (Mathematician - 1, Statistician - University Professor or Representative of an academic research organisation - 1, Specialists in Natural, Biological and Information Sciences (the particular fields required will be determined by the Council from time to time - 2) : (4)

      1. Professor V.D. Sharma, FNA, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076.
      2. Professor B.L.S. Prakasa Rao, FNA, Dr. Homi J Bhabha Chair Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Hyderabad, Gochibowli, Hyderabad - 500 046.
      3. Professor T.P. Sinch, FNA, DBT Distinghished Biotechnologist, Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110 029.
      4. Professor Somnath Dasgupta, FNA, National Centre of Experimental Mineralogy & Petrology, University of Allahabad, 14, Chatham Lines, Bank Road, Allahabad - 211 002.


Representative of the Planning Commission: (1)

      1. Shri B.D. Virdi, Adviser, Perspective Planning Division of Planning Commission, Room No. 247, Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.


Representative of the University Grants Commission: (1)

      1. Professor S. Mahendra Dev, Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Santosh Nagar, Goregaon East, Mumbai - 400 065.


Scientists co-opted by the Council at a subsequent meeting : (2)

      1. Professor Kaushik Basu, Chief Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, North Block, New Delhi.
      2. Professor R. Balasubramanian, Director, Institute of Mathematical SCiences, CIT Campus, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113.

Representative of the National Statistical Commission: (1)

1. Nomination awaited.      

Elected representatives of the Institute members not employed in the Institute : [3] (one of these members should be elected from members not ordinarily resident in West Bengal)

      1. Professor D. Dutta Majumder, FNA, Emeritus Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, 155, Ashokegarh, Kolkata - 700 108.
      2. Shri Ajay Kumar Ghosh, Flat No.B-302 (2nd Floor East), 93, Banerjeepara Lane, Dhakuria, Kolkata - 700 031.
      3. Professor Siddani Bhaskara Rao, Director, C.R. Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (AIMSCS), University of Hyderabad, Prof. C.R. Rao. Road, , Hyderabad - 500 046.

Elected representatives of the employees of the Institute : [2]

      1. Shri Somnath Ray (Representative of the Scientific Workers), Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore - 560 059.
      2. Shri Probir Chattoraj (Representative of the Non-scientific Workers), C.V.P.R. Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.


Officers of the Institute: (Ex - Officio) : [12]

      1. Professor Bimal K. Roy, Director, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.
      2. Professor Goutam Mukherjee, (Professor-in-Charge, Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Division), Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.
      3. Professor Subhamoy Maitra (Professor-in-Charge, Applied Statistics Division), Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata -700 108.
      4. Professor Madhura Swaminathan (Professor-in-Charge, Social Sciences Division), Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.
      5. Professor Sisir Roy (Professor-in-Charge, Physics and Earth Sciences Division), Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.
      6. Dr. Anjana Dewanji (Professor-in-Charge, Biological Sciences Division), Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.
      7. Professor Subhas Chandra Nandy (Professor-in-Charge, Computer and Communication Sciences Division), Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.
      8. Shri Amitava Bandyopadhyay (Head, Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research Division), Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.
      9. Professor Satya P. Das, Head, Delhi Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 7 S.J.S. Sansanwal Marg, New Delhi - 110 016.
      10. Professor T.S.S.R.K. Rao, Head, Bangalore Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore - 560 059.
      11. Professor C. Pandu Rangan, Head, Chennai Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 37, Nelson Manickam Road, 1st Floor, Aminjikarai, Chennai - 600 036.
      12. Professor Bhabani Prasad Sinha, Dean of Studies, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108.


Non-Member Secretary : [1]

      1. Shri S. K. Iyer, Chief Executive (Administration & Finance), Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700 108


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