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Direction:
The institute is 500 metres south of Dunlop crossing and 5 kilometres north of Shyambazar five-point crossing along B. T. Road. Shyambazar crossing is also the access point for the underground Metro Rail station, Shyambazar. The bus stop for the institute is ISI or Statistical, which is the one immediately after Dunlop going south. The Guest House is at the next stop called Bonhoogly, which is also couple of stops away from Ananya cinema stop going North. The stop south of Ananya is Tobin Road.
While coming by taxi, the general direction is towards Dunlop crossing. The more specific location should be given by Tobin Road, Ananya cinema and/or Bonhoogly, as the driver may not be familiar with the location of the institute. The institute will be on your left coming from south.
The cars coming from the airport move a bit north on Jessore road to take the elevated Belghoria expressway, get out on B. T. Road through a minor ramp near Dunlop crossing and head towards the institute. Alternatively, they may go south on Jessore road to reach Nagerbazar and turn right to Chiria More, where they again turn right to get on to B. T. Road to reach the institute.
The cars coming from one of the two main railway stations, Sealdah turn right on exiting the station to get on the ramp of a flyover and then right again on to the flyover, which continues as Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, also known as Upper Circular Road till Shyambazar five-point crossing, where they continue straight on to B. T. Road.
The cars coming from the other and bigger railway station in the neighbouring city, Howrah crosses the river through Rabindra Setu next to the station. After going through the Burrabazar area, the cars get on to Chittaranjan Avenue, also known Central Avenue. The road becomes Jatindra Mohan Avenue and then the cars turn right at Baghbazar — which comes 500 metres after a red temple on the median of the road — to take Bhupen Bose Avenue, which lead to Shyambazar five-point crossing, where the cars turn left to B. T. Road. After 2 pm, the cars can move straight ahead from Baghbazar through one-way Lockgate flyover to meet B. T. Road further north from Shyambazar five-point crossing.
Taxi:
The blue-bordered yellow taxis of Kolkata run on meter. However, the final fare has to be converted from the amount shown on the meter. The taxi driver should carry a conversion chart, but here is a quick conversion formula. It depends on the type of the meter in use. There are two types of meter.
For the newer digital meter inside the car, you should multiply the amount shown by a factor of 2 and add Rs. 2. For the older mechanical meter outside the car, which is fewer in number, you should multiply the amount shown by a factor of 4 and add Rs. 2. The final initial fare is Rs. 22 for 2 kilometers and then Rs. 2.00 for every 200 metres after that.
Other than the meter-run taxis, the airport and the railway stations have prepaid taxi booths. Please keep your receipt till you reach your destination and hand the smaller piece to the driver only after that.
There are also few red colored taxis which run on LPG fuel. They have same rate and newer digital meters.
In case of any trouble, you should contact Traffic Control Room at 9830010000 or 9830811111.
ISI Kolkata campus:
A map of ISI Kolkata campus is available at this link. The institute Guest House is marked 13 on the map and the ISEC guest house is located in the Neils Bohr Hall, marked 4 on the map. The lectures will be held in the lecture hall in the ground floor of A. N. Kolmogorov Bhavan, marked 28 on the map. A. N. Kolmogorov Bhavan can be reached through the Pedestrian Subway, marked 15 on the map and then passing through the portico under R. A. Fisher Bhavan, marked 22 on the map.
Phone calls:
Each room in the Guest House has a phone connection with its four digit number written on it. The complete number can be obtained by putting 2575 before them. You may receive calls directly on that phone. To call the phone from outside Calcutta, but within India, put 033 before those eight digits. To call from abroad, put 009133 before the eight digits.
Unfortunately, you cannot make direct external phone calls from the guest house. However, there are many public call phone booths in the cross road across the B. T. Road, which is ahead of you slightly towards your left, as you come out through 205, B. T. Road gate from the Guest House campus.
Alternatively, you can buy prepaid India Telephone Card and use them from any telephone.
Useful phone numbers:
In case of need, you may contact one of the local organizers at:
| Krishanu Maulik: |
9831194734 |
| Antar Bandyopadhyay: |
9007823243 |
A few more useful phone numbers are:
| Guest House reception: |
(033)-25755900 |
| Guest House office: |
(033)-25754060, (033)-25755970 |
| Stat-Math Office: |
(033)-25753400, (033)-25754300 |
Computer access:
The Guest House is wi-fi enabled. The instructions to set up your computer is available here. There are few computers in the computer room in the ground floor of the Guest House as well. During the office hours, computers may also be accessed in the computer room of Stat-Math Unit in the 5th floor of A. N. Kolmogorov Bhavan.
ATM:
There are three ATMs inside or around the campus. There is an ATM of Allahabad Bank in the building marked 16 on the map. Also, there is an ATM of State Bank of India across the B. T. Road as you come out through the gate numbered 203, B. T. Road on the map. Further, there is an ATM of Axis Bank across the B. T. Road 100 metres to your right, if you exit the Guest House campus through 205, B. T. Road gate.
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