The Department of Statistics is committed to providing a range of opportunities that will prepare the students to make a positive and valuable contribution to society. The department continues to strive for academic excellence by utilizing both technology and contemporary teaching practices to enhance the teaching and learning process. Considering the importance of the subject and its wide applicability in all branches of Science, engineering, and other applied fields, we have prepared a vision document for our department. This includes
Prof S. S. Shrikhande, who had disproved one long-standing conjecture of Euler was on the staff of the Mathematics Department of the then College of Science from 1942 to 1947. Later he went to the University of North Carolina for higher studies. During his stay in the USA he realized the importance of Statistics and upon his return, he moved a proposal of starting a separate Department of Statistics. It was due to his dynamic efforts that the Department of Statistics came into existence in July 1955.
The department got further recognition worldwide because of Prof. V. P. Godambe’s outstanding work on unified theory of sampling which he carried out when he headed the department from 1960-1963. Research work got a major boost under Dr. A.B. Buche, Dr. (Ms) V. S. Hege, Dr. M. N. Deshpande, etc. Many of the past students of the department are working in prestigious posts in India and abroad. Three of the heads of the department, Prof. M. N. Deshpande, Dr. M. T. Bharambe, and Prof. K.S. Bhanu were elevated to the post of director of our Institute.
At present, the department has three teaching and one non-teaching staff member. Besides the U.G and P.G programs, the department also offers a career-oriented certificate course in Statistical Package sponsored by UGC certificate course R.
All the staff members of the department are actively engaged in research through publications. With a team of dedicated staff and enthusiastic students, it is rated as one of the best departments of the Institute of Science. It is a matter of great pride that the Department of Statistics celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in the year 2015-16.
Sr.No. | Name | Period |
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1. | Dr. S.S. Shrikhande | 1955-1958 |
2. | Shri. K.S. Rao | 1958-1960 |
3. | Dr. V.P. Godambe | 1960-1963 |
4. | Dr. .A.P. Buche | 1963-1966 |
5. | Dr. (Ms) V.S. Hege | 1966-1969 |
6. | Shri. A.D. Kategiri | 1969-1972 |
7. | Prof. V.K. Joharapurkar | 1972-1992 |
8. | Mrs. M.N. Rao | 1992-1995 |
9. | Prof. M.N. Deshpande | 1995-2004 |
10. | Dr. M.T. Bharambe | 2004-2011 |
11. | Prof. K.S. Bhanu | 2011-2021 |
12. | Prof. S.D. Dhabe | 2021- 2024 |
13. | Dr. Abhay Khamborkar | 2024 – till date |