About us 
 

Considering the importance and need of Statistics education in Southern Maharashtra, the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. R. K. Kanabarakar established the Department of Statistics in Shivaji University in 1982. M. Sc. (Statistics) programme was instituted in 1982 with the intake of 20 while M. Phil. (Statistics) and Ph. D. (Statistics) programmes were instituted in 1984. 

From 1982 to 1984, teachers of affiliated colleges, of the Department of Mathematics, and of the Department of Statistics of then Pune University shouldered the responsibility of teaching. In 1984, one Professor, two Readers, and two Lecturers were appointed in the Department. Dr. M. S. Prasad was appointed as the first Head of the Department. 

Quality teaching and research, rigorous curricula, a healthy working environment, expertise in using advanced statistical software, and well-equipped laboratories have remained the strengths of the Department. The Department organized the 8th National Conference of Indian Society for Probability and Statistics in 1986 and since then followed the tradition of organizing such academic events regularly. Numerous renowned statisticians from India as well as from abroad have visited the Department.

Statistical Modeling and Inference, and Statistical Process Control and Optimization have remained the research thrust areas of the Department. Till date, fifteen research projects have been sanctioned to the faculty members from different funding agencies including UGC, DST, CSIR, NBHM, and Shivaji University. The number of Ph. D. awardees untill 2020 is 40.

The Department has been recognized by UGC and DST, and has been provided with UGC-SAP, DST-PURSE, and DST-FIST schemes. It instituted M. Sc. (Applied Statistics and Informatics) programme in the year 2012 under the UGC Innovative Programme Scheme. The superlative specialization laboratories have been developed in the Department under RUSA grants in the year 2019. The total inlay from UGC, DST, and RUSA during 2014-2019 is of Rs. 235.01 lakh.

The Department instituted the Silver Jubilee Scholarship for the PG students in the year 2007 on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee Year 2006-07. Dr. Pandurang Vasudev Sukhatme Memorial Award was instituted in the year 2011, which is conferred annually in the University Convocation ceremony to the first rank holder in the M.Sc. Statistics examination. The funds for the scholarship and the award were generated through the donations received from the college and university teachers of Statistics and from alumni of the Department. 

Since 2000, the Department organizes various outreach activities in association with Shivaji University Statistics Teachers’ Association, for strengthening the awareness of Statistics among the undergraduate students of the affiliated colleges of Shivaji University and PAH Solapur University. The activities include written quiz, oral quiz, and personality development camps. In all more than 3000 students participate in these activities every year. 

The Department had contributed to establishing the Department of Computer Science and the Computer Center in the University.

Vision, Mission, and Core Values

Vision
The Department of Statistics is committed to meet the educational and professional needs of the nation and to develop intellectually vigorous community of students and faculty.

Mission
To develop the Department as reputed centre for quality research, teaching, training and consultancy in Statistics

Core Values

•    Excellence in teaching and research 
•    Service to the society through contributions in  knowledge  and work of high quality   
•    Academic Integrity among students 
•    Diversity in student affairs
•    Life-long learning approach