Statistics Math Economics Courses

After globalization India’s growth rate picked up. It created a great demand of skilled manpower. With the help of development in the entire three sectors boom was seen in Indian economy. Therefore to fulfill the demand of various sectors expert persons are required. Scholars of mathematics, statistics and economics are needed for government operations, survey works, analytical works and various researches in the field of economics and mathematics.

Benefits
After finishing the course candidate may join public sector undertakings or financial institutions or corporate sector as statistician. They may work as econometrician, research analyst, biostatistician or biometrician. Planning Commission, Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), statistical bureaus, economic bureaus and various organizations related with socio-economic research are other options for the candidates. He/she may appear in Indian statistical services, Indian economic services or in Indian civil services as well. Candidates may start career as a lecturer as well. Economics graduates can start their careers in government as well as private sectors. Now every big company has its own economic advisor, who is responsible for researching the Indian and global economic environment in context to the sector in which its company operates.

Required Eligibility
Minimum eligibility for a bachelor course in statistics/maths/economics is 12th pass. For statistics and maths the student must have studied physics and maths as compulsory subjects. They should also have studied at any one of the computer science, chemistry or statistics. Student should have secured minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. For a bachelor course in economics minimum eligibility is 12th pass.

Courses
There are various institutes across India which runs courses of statistics/maths/economics. The courses are:

  • B.Sc. (Statistics) (Three year course)
  • M.Sc. (Statistics) (Two year course)
  • Doctorate in Statistics
  • B.Sc. (Maths) (Three year course)
  • M.Sc. (Maths) (Two year course)
  • Doctorate in Mathematics
  • B.A.(Economics)
  • M.A (Economics)
  • Master of International Business & Master of Human Resource and organizational Development
  • Master of Business Economics (Two year course)
  • M Phil Courses in Economics
  • PhD Courses in Economics

    • Premier institutes and colleges
    There are various colleges and universities which offer courses of mathematics, statistics and economics. Some of the premier institutions are:

    1. Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, New Delhi
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
    3. Jadavpur University, kolkata, West Bengal
    4. Banaras Hindu Univeristy, Varanasi, UP
    5. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
    6. University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra