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Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is preparing to set up a full-fledged campus at Tezpur in Assam to enhance research in the northeastern part of the country and assist in solving local problems, director Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay said on Wednesday.

The campus will come up on 75 acres allotted by the Government of Assam at a cost of Rs 150 crore. According to Bandyopadhyay, the self-sufficient campus will become fully-operational in the next 4-5 years.

The director, who is visiting Tezpur on Thursday to take stock of the situation said that we have a centre in Assam that operates from the campus of Tezpur University. After the full-fledged campus comes up, the agricultural and ecological research unit and physics and earth sciences division can carry out research there. This will not only enhance our capabilities but provide help to the local population by sorting out their problems. Ultimately, we shall contribute towards national development.

ISI already offers a post-graduate diploma course from Tezpur University. Many locals are getting enrolled to this course. Once the full-fledged campus comes up, the number of courses on offer will go up and youngsters in the northeastern will get better career options.

Bandyopadhyay added that we can offer courses in biological sciences and economic studies. This will result in development of the local region. The Centre has already allotted funds for development of the northeastern states and these will be utilized for the campus. Even now, our faculty members from Kolkata and elsewhere visit Tezpur to attend various training programmes. We want to consolidate our position in that region from Tezpur. My visit is aimed to take stock of the present situation there and ascertain how to strengthen our position there. One can expect some major construction work at Napam (in Tezpur) where the land has been allotted for the campus.

Indian Institute of Management, Shillong that was set up in 2008 is already a great hit and students from the region have been inspired to go in for higher studies and seek admission there. The ISI campus will also be a great hit, authorities believe.

The post-graduate diploma course in Business Analytics that ISI, Kolkata, started recently with IIT, Kharagpur and IIM, Calcutta, has turned into a hit. The two-year-course allows students to study at the three campuses for six-months each. The last six-months is spent on project work. The course now has 54 students.