B.Sc Statistics - Course Overview

About B.Sc Statistics

B.Sc Statistics is a three-year graduation course that imparts knowledge about various disciplines of statistics. It involves the organization, college and interpretation of statistical data.

This course helps students with the in-depth knowledge of statistics, mathematics and risk assessment, combinations, permutations, for the successful career in management arena. The statistics application are used almost everyday and its solution can be applied to many fields such as economics, life sciences, data science, risk management, conflict management, marketing management etc.

It is a good career choice for aspirants with good reasoning ability, analytical skills, mathematical aptitude and has a curious and creative mind. The program is structured in a flexible manner and is divided into classroom teaching, training sessions, interactive talks with experts, conferences, simulation training, practicals, and assignments. The students during their coursework are graded on the basis of the semester or annual exams. Mostly all the colleges follow the same grade pattern i.e. theory exam which weighs 70% and 30% is on the basis of internal and practical examination.

B.Sc - Statistics Syllabus

First Year:

Probability Theory	Descriptive Statistics 1	Descriptive Statistics 2
Linear Algebra	Probability Distributions	Sampling Distributions
Population Statistics	Mathematical Methods	Statistical Infer

 

Second Year:

Economical & Official Statistics	Statistical Quality Control	Calculus
Statistical Methods	Binary Relations	Differential Calculus
Determinants of Matrices	Probability	Algebra

 

Third Year:

Real Analysis	Stochastic Processes	Data Interpretation
Numerical Analysis	Design of Experiments	Programming Language C
Linear Models	Time Series Analysis & Sample Survey Methods	Computation & Data Analysis

Popular Specializations of B.Sc - Statistics

• Actuarial Science
• Agriculture
• Anthropology
• Electronics
• Geology
• Horticulture
• Microbiology
• Zoology
• Forensic Science
• Life Sciences
• Genetics
• Statistics
• Home Science
• Computer Science
• Biological Sciences
• Environmental Studies
• Forestry
• Radiotherapy
• Medical Lab Technology
• Digital Animation
• Merchant Navy
• Merchant Navy
• Merchant Navy
• Biochemistry and Industrial Microbiology
• Animation & VFX
• Hardware & Networking

Career Options and Job Prospects

After pursuing B.Sc in Statistics, candidates can bag jobs both in public and private sector. Students who are keen to pursue higher education in statistics can go for advanced courses such as M.Sc, M.Phil, & Ph.D. in statistics. Aspirants can even pursue Actuarial Science and start working in various financial and trading companies or can also find jobs in Banking, IT, & Quality Control. Some of the popular job areas for a statistics graduate are:

• Banking Sector
• Trading Companies
• Stock Exchanges
• Transportation Sector
• Schools/Colleges

The entry-level salary of a candidate with B.Sc in Statistics graduate degree is between Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh. Following are the suitable job profiles for statistics graduate are:

• Assistant Professor
• Subject Matter Expert
• Marketing Research Analyst
• Statistics Manager
• Actuary Manager
• Research Assistant Manager
• Marketing Assistant Manager
• Credit Risk Strategist
• Statistics Trainer