Government of Maharashtra

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, NAGPUR

Per Adruva Ad Astra (By steep and toilsome way towards the stars)

An Autonomous Institute

NAAC Reaccredited ‘A’ Grade in 3rd Cycle with CGPA 3.07

Department of Statistics

Best Practices

  • Departmental students society or association
  • The aim of the statistics society is to make the students aware of the wide applications of statistics. Intra collegiate Quiz contests are regularly conducted by the department. Wallpapers is a continuous activity taken up by our M.Sc. students throughout the year. A problem solving contest called ‘Problem Corner’ is also organized by the Department. Last year the new recruits of NSSO were invited in the department to guide our students for preparing for ISS. Guest lectures and workshops are also regularly arranged .

  • Seminar conducted by department for PG students – Regularly conducted.
  • Eminent personalities who visited our department in the recent past
    • Dr. D. K Ghosh, Rtd. Professor and Head, Department of Statistics, Saurashtra University, Rajkot
    • Dr.R.N. Rattehalli, Visiting Professor in Statistics, Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, AP
    • Mr. J. R. Rao, Assistant Vice President, Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation, Alberta, Canada.
    • Toppers of various exams are felicitated by the department. To encourage the P.G students, Dr. C. M. Deo Memorial award and Hege Memorial award are given to the toppers at the university examination. Cytel scholarships are also given to students willing to carry out their further studies in statistics. In the year 2013-14 a National level conference COSMA was organized in the department. A workshop on R was organized in the department on 8th, 9th and 10th of Oct. 2015.

Events and Announcement

  1. Lecture series under the ageis of Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
  2. Proposed Workshop on Research Methodology.
  3. Proposed one day symposium.