Course Details

Fees

Subjects
Faculty
Facilities Available

Thrust Areas

 

 

Contact:

The Chairman
Department of Statistics
Mangalore University
Mangalagangotri - 574 199.
Phone : 91-824-2287358
E-mail:Statistics@mangaloreuniversity.ac.in

 

Course Details:
 
 
Course Intake Duration Eligibility
M. Sc. General Category – 16 Extra Seats – 3

i) Defence Personal/ Ex-Serviceman -1

ii) Physically Handicapped - 1

iii) NCC/NSS/ Sports Persons - 1
Payment Category - 8
 
Two Years (4 Semesters)

Candidates who have passed the three year B.Sc. degree examination of Mangalore University or any other University considered as equivalent thereto with Statistics and Mathematics provided they have studied at least one of them as major/optional/special subjects and the other as optional/major/special/minor/

subsidiary subjects and have secured a minimum of 45%(40% for SC/ST/Category-I candidates) marks separately in Statistics and Mathematics are eligible for the programme.

 
Ph.D. As per University Regulation Two/Three Years and maximum five/six years for full-time and part-time research respectively. Second class Master’s degree (minimum 55%) in the subject/allied subject. In the case of SC/ST and the Category-I candidates the minimum marks required 50%.
   

 

 

Fees:

  M Sc. Statistics

       

       

General Fee (Rs.)

I year

II year

General Category 13,980.00 13,980.00
Payment Category 31,980.00 31,980.00
SC/ST, Cat.-I (General)  3,540.00  3,540.00
SC/ST, Cat.-I (Payment) 12,540.00 12,540.00
 
 

Details of Faculty:

 
 
Name Designation Qualification Field of Specialisation
Dr. Ismail B.

e-mail: ib@mangaloreuniversity.ac.in

Professor & Chairman M.Sc. Ph.D. Econometrics, Nonparametric Regression, Time Series Analysis
Dr. K.K.Achary                  

e-mail:kka@mangaloreuniversity.ac.in

Professor  M.Sc.,Ph.D.

Stochastic Models

Inventory Theory

Operations Research

Dr. T.P.M.Pakkala

e-mail : tpm_pakkala@yahoo.com

Professor M.Sc., P.G.D.C.A Ph.D. Inventory Modeling / Planning Stochastic Modeling.
Dr. K.Arun Rao

email : arunraomu@yahoo.com

Professor M.Sc.,Ph.D. Statistical Inference Linear and Non Linear Models.
   

Subjects

  M Sc Statistics
 

Course code

Title of the course

I SEMESTER

ST 401
ST 402
ST 403
ST 404
ST 405
ST 406

Real Analysis
Linear Algebra
Probability Theory
Theory of Sampling
Practical (C Programming & EXCEL)
Practical (Based on ST404)

II SEMESTER

ST 451
ST 452

ST 453

ST 454
ST 455
ST 456

Distribution Theory
Theory of point Estimation

Stochastic Processes
Design and Analysis of Experiments
Practical (Based on ST451, ST452 & ST453)
Practical (Based on ST454) – (Using MATLAB)

III SEMESTER
ST 501
ST 502
ST 503
ST 504
ST 505
ST 506
Testing of Hypothesis
Operations Research
Multivariate Analysis
Econometrics
Practical (Based on ST501 & ST502)
Practical (Based on ST503 & ST 504) – (Using MATLAB & SPSS)
IV SEMESTER

ST 551 : Stochastic Finance  (Special paper introduced under the UGC Innovative Scheme)

ST 552 ) Any THREE of the following Elective  

ST 553 ) Papers.

ST 554 )

1.    Data Mining Techniques

2.    Survival Analysis

  3.  Time Series Analysis

4    Stochastic Models

5.   Nonparametric Regression

6.   Stochastic Models in Biology

7.   Bayesian Inference

 

ST 555 : Practical (Based on Theory Papers)

ST 556 :  Project Work

 
 

 

Facilities Available:

The department has received grants of Rs.13.5 lakhs from the UGC under Innovative Programme for a special paper on “Stochastic Finance” for five years starting from the academic year 2008-09.  The department has a well equipped Computer Laboratory, set up with financial support from the UGC.  The Computer Laboratory has an IBM X 235 Server with Windows 2000 platform.  The networking includes 10 Thin Clients, 13 Desktops, printing facilities, like DMP and Laserprinter .  In order to train students to solve statistical problems C++, SPSS, ORACLE, MATLAB, EXCEL  etc. are provided.


Recognised Research Guides:
 

Dr. K.K. Achary

Dr. T.P.M. Pakkala

Dr. K. Aruna Rao

Dr. Ismail B.

 

 

 Medals and Prizes:

 

   

1. Dr. K.M. Rai Cash Prize                                For candidates securing First Class with highest

marks in M.Sc. Statistics

 

2. Prof. B.R. Bhat Cash Prize                           For candidates securing highest marks in ST 403: Probability Theory in I Semester.

 Thrust Areas of Research:
 

The department has the following areas of research.

a)   Stochastic Models

b)  Data Envelopment Analysis

c)   Inventory Theory

d)  Statistical Techniques for Face Recognition

e)   Non-parametric Regression

f)  Wavelet Methods

g )  Financial Time Series

h)  Survival Analysis

i)   Linear and Non-linear Models

j)   Statistical Inference