The academic council of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Calcutta, will hold a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss the controversial draft ISI bill, which allegedly seeks to fundamentally alter the institute’s governance structure and dilute its academic autonomy. We hope you share our concerns.”The academic council is a 100-member body comprising ISI faculty. Separately, the institute’s council — its highest administrative body — is scheduled to meet on Saturday, with the draft bill also on its agenda. “This means whatever the academic council decides could be overturned by the board. During a previous council meeting on September 12, however, ministry representatives had allegedly rejected a proposal to consult the wider faculty.

Source: The Telegraph January 20, 2026 01:11 UTC