Bachelor of Science [B.Sc] (Statistics) Course Details - Admissions, Eligibility, Duration and Course Fees

Updated on - Jun 16th, 2019 | 09:48 PM by Indumadhuri Y

B.Sc Statistics Course Details

Degree	Bachelors
Full Form	Bachelor of Science in Statistics
Duration	Course Duration of Bachelor of Science [B.Sc] (Statistics) is 3 Years.
Age	17 years and above
Minimum Percentage	50% in 10+2
Subjects Required	Mathematics is a compulsory subject
Average Fees Incurred	INR 10,000 - 1 L per annum
Similar Options of Study	B.Sc (Economics), B.Sc (Mathematics), B.Sc + M.Sc
Average Salary Offered	INR 6.78 L per annum
Employment Roles	Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Senior Business Analyst, Statistician, SAS Programmer, Operations Manager, Senior Software Engineer, Analytics Manager, Biostatistician, Research Analyst etc.
Placement Opportunities	Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Robert Bosch, Cognizant, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Accenture, Wipro Technologies Ltd, Fractal Analytics, Zensar, Frost and Sullivan, Sciformix, Deloitte etc.

B.Sc Statistics or Bachelor of Science in Statistics is an undergraduate Statistics course.
Statistics is the study of the organization, collection and interpretation of data.
The following are some of the top B.Sc (Statistics) colleges which provide the course:-
- St. Xaviers College, Kolkata
- Christ University, Bangalore
- University of Delhi, Delhi
- Bareilly College, Bareilly
- Banasthali University, Jaipur
The course opens many career opportunities to the successful candidate.
One of the disciplines which may be of interest to a candidate is mathematical statistics, which concerns itself with the theoretical basis of the subject.
The eligibility criteria for the course is to complete the (10+2) Secondary and Higher Secondary with a minimum of 50% in the former courses.
The planning of data collection is also an essential part of the course.
It teaches skills such as the design of surveys and experiments.

The main focus of Bachelor of Science [B.Sc] (Statistics) is to teach students permutations, probability and of course statistics.
The course is suitable for those candidates who have sound logical reasoning skills and can apply theory to a wide array of situations.
The following are some of the subjects which were included in the B.Sc Statistics syllabus:-
- Descriptive Statistics I
- Probability Theory
- Descriptive Statistics
- Probability Distributions
Bachelor of Science [B.Sc] (Statistics) provides a sound knowledge of programming and documentation skills.
The course opens up several governments and research positions to the successful candidate.
The eligibility criteria for the course is to complete the (10+2) Secondary and Higher secondary with a minimum of 50% in the corresponding subjects.

A Bachelor of Science [B.Sc] (Statistics) opens up several job opportunities in the banking sector, which can be an extremely lucrative field.
The successful candidate can work with the government and directly with the economy, on matters such as price inflation and regulation of the same. Needless to say, this can be quite an exciting line of work.
There are several other career opportunities that come with this degree.
Below mentioned are some of the B.Sc Statistics job opportunities:
- Market Research Analyst - Good in Statistics
- Subject Matter Expert - Statistics
- Assistant Professor - Statistics
- Content Writer - Statistics
- Trainer - Statistics
The government constantly needs updated data on things like the population of humans and animal, biodiversity reports, etc. It is this line of work that tends to be the most suitable for B.Sc in Statistics degree holders.
A B.Sc in Statistics is an essential stepping stone to a Masters and a Doctorate in the same line.

Sl. No.	Name of the College
1	St Xavier's College, [SXC] Kolkata
2	Christ University, Bangalore
3	University of Delhi [DU], New Delhi
4	Bareilly College, Bareilly
5	Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur
6	Baba Farid College, [BFC] Bathinda
7	Loyola College, Chennai
8	Banaras Hindu University, [BHU] Varanasi
9	Aligarh Muslim University, [AMU] Aligarh
10	University of Lucknow, [UL] Lucknow

The minimum requirement is 10+2 in science stream with mathematics as one of the subjects with 50% marks.
Some of the colleges provide the course in a combination of more subjects like computer science, statistics and mathematics.

The admission procedure varies from institute to institute.
Some of the institutes intake students on the basis of entrance exams conducted by their college/university.
There are colleges which provide admission on the basis of merit, group discussion and personal interview.
The admission process goes on between May to June in different colleges, some include online form filling and some provide it offline, many colleges keep both the modes of form filling. Students have to provide the proper information for the admission.

Generally, the exam pattern will be in the form of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with multiple answers but one will be correct.
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are the main subjects they ask questions from, one must be thorough with their 10+2 syllabus of the respective subjects.