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On September 25, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025. The Bill has been met with strong protests by academicians as well as students of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) who claim that the move is aimed to strip the institute of its academic autonomy by converting it from a “registered society to a statutory body corporate”.

What is the significance of the ISI?

The ISI was founded in December 1931 by P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata and has since grown into one of India’s most prestigious academic and research institutions. The institute was originally registered in April 1932, under the Societies Registration Act of 1860, and later re-registered under the West Bengal Societies Regis

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