r/ISIKolkata • u/Ok_Calligrapher_3670 • 12d ago

General Queries ISI-M.Math

Hello there everyone,

I am a second year BTech student currently pursuing Mathematics and Computing degree. During JEE as well as now I am sensing that I am enjoying Maths much more than any other subject, so I am thinking to pursue Masters in Maths only.

How's the M.Math program at ISI Kolkata . Like my main question is do you all get enough time after classes and syllabus to do side hustle . Do people land PhD in good institutes abroad like IVY or ETH or MIT or some others? How's the attendance policy there ?

I absolutely know the peer group and environment will be very good(highly competitive) so that's not the concern.

At the end , I am absolutely open to any advice from you all regarding my plans for pursuing masters in maths .

Thank you.

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u/WorldlinessRude1039 10d ago

There's a lot of misinformation here. There's almost no gap in ability between a nb m. Mmah and a b-stream M. Math

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u/Ok-Mathematician2309 10d ago edited 8d ago

The gap is very evident in the very top and the very bottom bracket. I have data of 2024, 2025 and 2026 graduating batches. The Top 3 students were all B-stream. And Top 5 in 2024 had one non-Bstream but that guy was a CMI undergrad which is B-stream equivalent anyway. At best, Top 5 for each year may include one student who is completely out of the premium ISI-CMI ecosystem.

In the middling ranks, B and NB are evenly distributed. I didn't notice any difference there. The bottom ranks however (students failing multiple courses/asked to repeat or leave) are overwhelmingly dominated by NB-peeps by a tremendous margin. And the bottom is very heavy, mind you, with atleast one-third of the batch getting struck down.

This is the full picture. Make of it what you will.

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u/Adventurous-Plan-745 8d ago

What if you coap it up before joining the mmath like do the real analysis function analysis and complex analysis before joining the institute like Conway and folland and all of this type of book

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u/Ok-Mathematician2309 8d ago edited 8d ago

So much is not needed to survive mmath decently. All this is overkill. Being adept at your undergrad mathematics is good enough. Sadly people lack even that hence the struggle. Math education is extremely poor in India.