The Department of Statistics was established in 1982 with an undergraduate course in Statistics. The department offers UG and PG courses with comprehensive combination of Statistics, Computer Science and Operational Research. The department has a well established Statistical Computing Laboratory.
The aim of the Department is to give the learners a sound understanding of the the subject. The learners would develop an understanding of statistics and other literature. The programme offers an opportunity to learners for higher studies in Statistics. It includes themes in some of the emerging areas of statistics that are expected to be extremely useful in the present scenario of economic liberalization and globalization.