ISI sample papers are the Indian Statistical Institute’s own past admission test papers, published as sample questions on admission.isical.ac.in. This page links the official PDFs for B Stat, B Math, M Stat, M Math and MS (QE) from 2015 to 2026, and the sample question pages for every other programme, free.
ISI Sample Papers 2027
Year-wise official ISI sample question PDFs for the main tests, programme-wise links and how to use them for 2027.
ISI Sample Papers as Free PDFs
The 2026 sample questions and the 2015 and 2016 syllabus and sample papers, as free PDFs. Also here: ISI’s M Tech (CS, CrS, QROR) and JRF sample papers from 2016 to 2025. Past ISI admission test papers from 2017 to 2024 are on the ISI question papers page.
- PDFSample Paper B.Stat B.Math UGAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper B.Stat B.Math UGBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper M.Stat PSAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper M.Stat PSBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper MS (QE) PEAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper MS (QE) PEBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper M.Tech(CS), M.Tech(CrS) PCBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper M.Tech(CS), M.Tech(CrS) PCAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper M.Tech(CS), M.Tech(CrS) PCBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper M.Tech(QROR) PQBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper JRF Physics, JRF QROR, MS(QMBA), M.Tech(QROR) MMAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper M.Tech(QROR) PQBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper JRF Physics, JRF QROR, MS(QMBA), M.Tech(QROR) MMAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper JRF Physics, JRF QROR, MS(QMBA), M.Tech(QROR) MMAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSyllabus and Sample Paper B.Stat B.Math UGA and UGBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSyllabus and Sample Paper M.Stat PSA and PSBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSyllabus and Sample Paper MS (QE) PEAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSyllabus and Sample Paper MS (QE) PEBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSample Paper JRF Physics, JRF QROR, MS(QMBA), M.Tech(QROR) MMAAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSyllabus and Sample Paper B.Stat B.Math UGA and UGBAglaSem DocsView
- PDFSyllabus and Sample Paper MS (QE) PEA and PEBAglaSem DocsView
Download ISI Sample Papers Year-wise (2015 to 2026)
New for 2027: the AglaSem ISI Admission Test (B.Stat/B.Math) Sample Paper 2027 follows the latest official pattern: the UGA objective paper (20 single-correct and 10 multiple-correct questions) and the UGB paper of 8 written problems, 2 hours each. It comes with an answer key and a short solution for every question. It is an AglaSem practice paper, not an official paper.
| Latest sample paper | Download |
|---|---|
| ISI Admission Test 2027 Sample Paper B.Stat B.Math UGA and UGB (with answer key and solutions) | Open PDF |
All links open ISI’s official PDFs. Each cell has the forenoon MCQ test and the afternoon descriptive test for that year; ISI has not posted 2025 papers for these tests.
| Year | B Stat / B Math | M Stat | M Math | MS (QE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | PMA | PMB | PEA | PEB |
| 2024 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | PMA | PMB | PEA | PEB |
| 2023 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | PMA | PMB | PEA | PEB |
| 2022 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | PMA | PMB | PEA | PEB |
| 2021 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | Not on ISI site | PEA | PEB |
| 2020 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | PMA | PMB | PEA | PEB |
| 2019 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | Not on ISI site | PEA | PEB |
| 2018 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | Not on ISI site | PEA | PEB |
| 2017 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | Not on ISI site | PEA | PEB |
| 2016 | UGA | UGB | PSA | PSB | Not on ISI site | PEA | PEB |
| 2015 | UGA | UGB | Not on ISI site | Not on ISI site | PEA | PEB |
Where are ISI sample papers for other programmes?
ISI keeps the syllabus and sample questions for every programme on a separate official page, including M Tech, PG diploma and all JRF subjects.
| Programme | Syllabus and sample questions |
|---|---|
| B Stat | Open page |
| B Math | Open page |
| M Stat | Open page |
| M Math | Open page |
| MS (QE) | Open page |
| MS (QMBA), formerly MS (QMS) | Open page |
| MS (LIS) | Open page |
| M Tech (CS) | Open page |
| M Tech (CrS) | Open page |
| M Tech (QROR) | Open page |
| PG Diploma in Statistical Methods and Analytics | Open page |
| PG Diploma in Applied Statistics (online) | Open page |
| PG Diploma in Agricultural and Rural Management with SMA | Open page |
| PG Diploma in Statistical and Computational Genomics | Open page |
| JRF in Statistics | Open page |
| JRF in Mathematics | Open page |
| JRF in Quantitative Economics | Open page |
| JRF in Computer Science | Open page |
| JRF in Quality, Reliability and Operations Research | Open page |
| JRF in Physics and Applied Mathematics | Open page |
| JRF in Biological Science (Agricultural and Ecological Research) | Open page |
| JRF in Biological Science (Human Genetics) | Open page |
| JRF in Library and Information Science | Open page |
| JRF in Geology | Open page |
How should you use ISI sample papers for 2027?
Use them as timed mock tests, starting with recent years, since they are real past ISI tests.
- Finish the topics on the ISI syllabus page first.
- Solve the MCQ paper and the descriptive paper of one year on the same day, two hours each, without a calculator.
- For descriptive papers, write complete proofs and working, then compare with standard solutions.
- List the topics where you lose marks and revise them before the next paper.
- Solve at least the last five years for your test, then go further back.
ISI warns that the current year’s questions may not follow the structure of the sample questions, so prepare every syllabus topic, not just repeated question types.