INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
203 B. T. Road, Kolkata 700 108
ADMISSION NOTICE
SESSION: 2025-26
MS (LIS) Academic Programmes and Eligibility Criteria | |
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Program Name | 2-year Master of Science in Library and Information Science [MS (LIS)] |
Eligibility | Must have a bachelor’s degree of three or more years’ duration, in any discipline. |
Location | The programme is offered at Bengaluru. |
Stipend | ₹8000/- per month |
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Library and Information Science | |
Eligibility | An MS (LIS) awarded by ISI or Associateship in Documentation and Information Science (awarded by ISI or NISCAIR/INSDOC) or its equivalent degree (such as Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from any Indian/Foreign University). |
Location | The programme is offered at Bengaluru. |
Fellowship | ₹37000/- per month (details are available in the Prospectus). |
Selection Procedure | |
Selection of candidates will be based on their performance in written test(s) and/or interviews, as applicable, conducted by the institute subject to satisfying the minimum academic qualification. Refer to the prospectus for more details. | |
Application Procedure | |
All applicants interested in admission to any of the academic programmes listed above must apply ONLINE through the official website https://www.isical.ac.in/~admission/. | |
All Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) are eligible to apply. Interested applicants must apply online. Applicants should read carefully the Prospectus and the instructions given on the website before filling in the application form. | |
Application Fee (for all academic programmes) | |
Male applicants (Indian citizens, unreserved category) | ₹1500.00 |
Female applicants (Indian citizens, unreserved category) | ₹1000.00 |
Reserved category (OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD/EWS, Indian citizens) | ₹750.00 |
Overseas Citizens of India | ₹1500.00 |
Further Details | |
For prospectus, test syllabi and sample questions, and for any other query, please visit https://www.isical.ac.in/~admission/ or Admission Notice PDF. |
Syllabus and Sample Questions > M.S.(LIS)
Syllabus
Sample Questions
Year | Sample Questions |
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2022 | LIA, LIB |
2021 | LIA, LIB |
2020 | LIA, LIB |
2019 | LIA, LIB |
2018 | LIA, LIB |
2017 | LIA, LIB |
2016 | LIA, LIB |
2015 | LIA, LIB |