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Direction to ISI Guest House:
ISI Guest House is situated at 205 B. T. Road, Kolkata 700108. While coming by taxi, the general direction is towards Dunlop crossing. The more specific location should be given by Bonhoogly, as the driver may not be familiar with the location of the guest house. The guest house campus will be on your left on B. T. Road coming from south after crossing Ananya Cinema Hall. However, if you are coming from the airport, the taxi-driver may also take the elevated Belghoria expressway, get out on B. T. Road through a minor ramp near Dunlop crossing. In this case, the guest house will be on your right just after the Bonhoogly crossing. Please check this map for the exact location of the ISI Guest House.
Direction to NSSO Guest House:
NSSO Guest House is situated at the Dunlop crossing. It is exactly where Gopal Lal Thakur Road meets the B. T. Road at the Dunlop crossing.
Taxi:
The blue-bordered yellow taxis of Kolkata run on meter. However, the final fare has to be converted from the amount shown on the meter as follows: you should multiply the amount shown by a factor of 2 and add Rs. 2. Other than the meter-run taxis, the airport and the railway stations have prepaid taxi booths. Please keep your receipt till you reach your destination and hand the smaller piece to the driver only after that. The following AC taxi services are also available but make sure to reserve them in advance (at least two hours before arrival): Megacabs (033 41414141), Kolkata Cab (033 44222222). In case of any trouble, you should contact Traffic Control Room at 9830010000 or 9830811111.
ISI Kolkata campus:
A map of ISI Kolkata campus is available at this link. The institute Guest House is marked 13 on the map and the ISEC guest house is located in the Neils Bohr Hall, marked 4 on the map. The lectures will be held in the lecture hall in the ground floor of A. N. Kolmogorov Bhavan, marked 28 on the map. A. N. Kolmogorov Bhavan can be reached through the Pedestrian Subway, marked 15 on the map and then passing through the portico under R. A. Fisher Bhavan, marked 22 on the map.
Climate:
Kolkata is cool, sunny, dry and very pleasant during the winter season (November - February). The temperature ranges from about 10 to 20 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity is around 50%. Light woolen clothing is necessary during winter in Kolkata.
Phone calls:
Each room in the Guest House has a phone connection with its four digit number written on it. The complete number can be obtained by putting 2575 before them. You may receive calls directly on that phone. To call the phone from outside Calcutta, but within India, put 033 before those eight digits. To call from abroad, put 009133 before the eight digits.
Useful Telephone numbers:
| Guest House reception: |
(033)-25755900 |
| Guest House office: |
(033)-25754060, (033)-25755970 |
| Stat-Math Office: |
(033)-25753400, (033)-25754300 |
| In case of emergency: |
+919836157202, +919838859437, +919748488672, +919007389561, +919681003035 |
Computer access:
The Guest House is wi-fi enabled. There are few computers in the computer room in the ground floor of the Guest House as well. During the office hours, computers may also be accessed in the computer room of Stat-Math Unit in the 5th floor of A. N. Kolmogorov Bhavan.
ATM:
There are three ATMs inside or around the campus. There is an ATM of Allahabad Bank in the building marked 16 on the map. Also, there is an ATM of State Bank of India across the B. T. Road as you come out through the gate numbered 203, B. T. Road on the map. Further, there is an ATM of Axis Bank across the B. T. Road 100 metres to your right, if you exit the Guest House campus through 205, B. T. Road gate.
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