The Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay offers M.Sc. in Applied Statistics & Informatics program of duration 2 years.

M.Sc. in Applied Statistics & Informatics

Statistical analysis, modeling and inference are required in almost all areas of the natural and social sciences, technology and industrial research and development.

The department also offers a two-year M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics Program which involves pursuing a one-year research project in addition to usual coursework.

Admission-

Admissions to the MSc program are made through the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.(JAM), conducted across the country every year.

Course structure-

Semester I

Course No. Name
CS101 Computer Programming & Utilization
SI423 Linear Algebraand Applications
SI 417 Introduction to Probability Theory
SI419 Combinatorics
SI425 Basic Real Analysis

Semester II

SI 402 Statistical Inference
SI 404 Applied Stochastic Processes
SI 416 Optimization
SI 418 Advanced Programming & Unix Environment
SI 422 Regression Analysis
SI 408 Data Structures

Semester III

ES 200 Environmental Studies
HS 200 Environmental Stduies
SI 505 Multivariate Analysis
SI 503 Categorical Data Analysis
Elective I
Elective II
SI 593 Project I (Optional)

Semester IV

SI 509 Time Series Analysis
SI 526 Experimental Designs
Elective III
Elective IV
Elective V
SI598 Project II/Dept. Elective/Institute Elective

The list of elective courses includes —

Applied Algorithms, Statistical Techniques in Data Mining, Analysis of Multi-type & Big Data, Computer Aided Geometric Design, Introduction to Derivative Pricing, Biostatistics, Statistical Modeling, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Decision Theory, Statistical Quality Control, Mathematical Theory of Reliability, Numerical Analysis, and Finite Difference Methods for PDE.

Contact

Department of Mathematics
IIT Bombay, Powai
Mumbai
India 400076

022-2576-7451, 022-2576-7452

head.math [at] iitb.ac.in