The Indian Statistical Institute is renowned world-wide for research and teaching of statistics, as well as for its role in the national planning of India. This prestigious institution of India was founded by Professor P. C. Mahalanobis on 17th December, 1931. Currently it has its home in the northern fringe of the metropolis of Kolkata, where 34th Annual National Conference of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMSCON 2016) will held during December 1st to 3rd, 2016.
It also has four additional centers in the four extremes of the country - at Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Tezpur.
