Master of Science (MS)

The Master of Science (M.S.) program in Statistics fosters at specializing and training in statistical methodology in its theoretical, practical/applied, and in scientific research aspects of modern age, particularly with computer intensiveness.

This program shall extend over one academic year (July to June). Students enrolled under this program comprise of two groups namely Non-Thesis Group and Thesis Group. The courses offered by the department are of compulsory and optional nature. The total unit of courses is 7, totaling 700 marks, 4 units of which being compulsory courses and remaining 3 units being optional courses. Students from each group have the option to choose any 3 of the available optional courses offered by the department. Out of 7 units 1½ units of practical courses has to be taken by the general group students and 1 unit of practical courses has to be taken by the thesis group students. 

The examinations to evaluate students’ performance shall be held at the end of the academic year. The class attendance carries 10% of the total marks in all courses (theoretical and practical). The course-end examinations carry 70% marks both in theoretical and practical courses, while 20% of the total marks are allocated for tutorial examinations that spread through the whole academic year.  The general group students shall have to submit a report carrying 50 marks, out of which 20 for oral presentation and 30 for report evaluation; and the thesis group students shall have to submit a dissertation carrying 100 marks, out of which 40 for oral presentation and 60 for thesis evaluation. At the end of all course examinations students shall

 The group-wise structure for the M.S. program is given below:

 

General Group

 

Courses

Units

Credit Hours

Total Marks

Theoretical

18

450

Practical

6

150

Report

½

2

50

Viva Voice

½

2

50

Total

7

28

700

 

Thesis Group

 

Courses

Units

Credit Hours

Total Marks

Theoretical

18

450

Practical

1

4

100

Thesis

1

4

100

Viva Voice

½

2

50

Total

7

28

700

 

The course distribution portraying courses code, title and their marks is given below:

 Compulsory Courses

 

Course No

Course Title

Marks
Credit Hours

STAT. 501

Advanced Multivariate Analysis

100

4

Stat. 502

Advanced Classical and Bayesian Inference        

100

4

Stat. 503

Sample Survey

50

2

Stat. 504

Applied Stochastic Process and Stochastic Simulation

50

2

 

Optional Courses

 

Course No

Course Title

Marks
Credit Hours

Stat. 505

Advanced Design of Experiment

50

2

Stat. 506

Advanced Time Series Analysis                

50

2

Stat. 507

Econometric Analysis

50

2

Stat. 508

Generalized Linear Models

50

2

Stat. 509

Epidemiology and Survival Analysis

50

2

Stat. 510

Big Data

50

2

Stat. 511

Meta Analysis                 

50

2

Stat. 512

Population Studies

50

2

STAT. 513

Environmental Statistics

50

2

STAt. 514

Computer Intensive Statistics

50

2

 

 

Practical Courses

 

Course No

Course Title

Marks
Credit Hours

 

 

 
 
General Group
 

Stat-Lab.515

Statistical Data Analysis-I

50

2

Stat-Lab.516

Statistical Data Analysis-II

50

2

Stat-Lab.517

Statistical Data Analysis-III

50

2

 

 

 

 

Thesis Group

 

 

 

 

Stat-Lab.518

Statistical Data Analysis-IV

50

2

Stat-Lab.519

Statistical Data Analysis-V

50

2

 

 

Syllabus for MS in Statistics