A typical day at ISI Kolkata looks something like the following.
Being a research institute, the academic pressure is quite high. Most students usually stay up till 3 am, to keep up with the course work. The campus doesn’t have many social activities going on. But ISI Kolkata has decent sports facilities.
I can share one of the experiences of my friend, who studied at ISI Kolkata. They used to sleep for two hours between 3-5 am. But he had to wake up by 8 am as classes start at 10 am. Once up, he used to freshen up and eat at students’ owned mess.
He shared few details with me about the curriculum as well:
So, this is the basic daily routine at ISI Kolkata. You will be total packed up for hours and hours with minimum breaks. But on weekends if you complete your assignments, you can go for outings in and around Kolkata.