M.Stat. Admission Process

Admission to the M.Stat. courses is either through the merit of the qualifying examination or through an entrance test conducted by the respective colleges.

• Merit based admission

Universities like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Amity, Lucknow provide admission on the basis of merit of the qualifying examinations.

Here are steps for merit based admission:

1. Candidates can either apply to the college online or offline by downloading the application form from the college website
2. On filling up the application form, the candidates can pay the application fee either online or through Demand Draft as per the guidelines
3. Post submitting the application form, the college declares the cut off list on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in their graduation through which candidates are shortlisted
4. Upon getting shortlisted, few colleges take group discussions and personal interviews on the basis of which, the final selection is made
5. Such candidates are asked to report at the institution for completing the admission process.

• Entrance Based admission

Colleges like Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore conduct their own entrance exams for selecting the candidates.

The written admission test is designed to assess competence in the theory and methods of Statistics and comprehension in Mathematics, and has two parts:

• multiple-choice questions in Statistics and Mathematics at the under-graduate level in the first part, and
• Short-answer questions in Statistics and Mathematics at the under-graduate level in the second part.

Candidates are shortlisted based on their marks in the entrance test and further selection is based on group discussions and personal interview.

M.Stat. Eligibility

The M.Stat.course eligibility remains university or college-specific and is prescribed through an admission notice. However, in almost all educational institutions, the educational qualification for Master of Statistics remains the same.

• Applicant must have a three-year Bachelor’s degree or a BE/B Tech degree with Statistics/ Mathematics as a subject or
• a Post-Graduate Diploma in Statistical Methods and Analytics

How to prepare for M.Stat. Entrance Exams

• M. Stat. entrance exams usually consists of sections like Maths and Statistics
• For scoring in Maths, candidates can practice from Class 11th and 12th level Maths focusing on Algebra and Calculus. Books like R.D. Sharma and R.S. Aggarwal can be referred.
• Candidates should solve previous years’ papers to get a knack of paper pattern
• Candidates while solving previous years’ papers solve them in a timed manner so that they get a practice to solve it in time
• Candidates should read the instructions carefully before starting the paper. Candidates should know whether negative marking is there or not since there are times when such instructions change with every year.
• Sometimes candidates are given a choice to attempt a certain number of questions therefore having a look at the instructions is very vital.

How to get Admission in Top M.Stat. College?

Keep the following things in mind to get an admission in a good M.Stat. college:

• Few colleges take admission on the basis of marks obtained in the graduation, hence candidates should perform exceptionally well during their graduation so that it becomes easier to clear the cut off list
• For colleges that take entrance tests, candidates should prepare thoroughly to clear the cut of marks
• Be updated with the deadlines of filling the application forms through websites, newspapers and magazines
• Practice previous years papers to improve your time management skills at the time of entrance exams