Master of Statistics is a four semester programme with the following objectives:
(i) To produce specialists in various branches of Applied Statistics
(ii) To provide advanced professional training in statistics to holders of good first degrees in statistics combined with economics or mathematics or an allied subject or equivalent qualifications.
(iii) To enhance and improve the knowledge of practicing
Statisticians.
(iv) To provide intensive practical training to candidates.
(v) To allow the students to acquire more advanced research methods for data
Collection, processing, and analysis as well as get exposed to experience in writing a research report in form of a thesis.
Applicants should posses a first class degree in statistics combined with economics or Mathematics or any other allied subject of atleast lower second class or its equivalent. Candidates with lower qualifications in relevant subjects who have shown academic growth may also be considered. Candidates who have post graduate diploma in statistics of atleast class two may be exempted from part 1 of the M.stat programme