A candidate for being eligible for admission to the three-year integrated program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) must have passed Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (XII) in science stream conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with Mathematics/Statistics as one of the courses or its equivalent.
On completion of the B.Sc. program, the learners should be enriched with knowledge and be able to-
PSO1: Demonstrate the ability to use skills in Statistics and different practicing areas for formulating and tackling Statistics related problems and identifying and applying appropriate principles and methodologies to solve a wide range of problems associated with Statistics.
PSO2: Acquire:
(i) Fundamental/systematic or coherent understanding of the academic field of Statistics and its different learning areas and applications.
(ii) procedural knowledge that creates different types of professionals related to subject area of Statistics, including professionals engaged in government/public service and private sectors;
(iii) skills in areas related to one’s specialization area within the disciplinary/subject area of Statistics and emerging developments in the field of Statistics.
PSO3: Recognize the importance of statistical modeling and computing, and the role of approximation and mathematical approaches to analyze the real problems using various Statistical tools.
PSO4: Plan and execute Statistical experiments or investigations, analyze and interpret data/information collected using appropriate methods, including the use of appropriate statistical software including programming languages, and report accurately the findings of the experiment/investigations.
PSO5: Demonstrate relevant generic skills and global competencies such as
(i) problem-solving skills that are required to solve different types of Statistics related problems with well-defined solutions, and tackle open-ended problems that belong to the disciplinary- area boundaries;
(ii) investigative skills, including skills of independent thinking of Statistics-related issues and problems
PSO6: Demonstrate professional behaviour such as
(i) being objective, unbiased and truthful in all aspects of work and avoiding unethical, irrational behavior such as fabricating, falsifying or misrepresenting data or committing plagiarism;
(ii) the ability to identify the potential ethical issues in work-related situations.
(iii)communication skills involving the ability to listen carefully, to read texts and reference material analytically and to present information in a concise manner to different groups/audiences of technical or popular nature;
(iv) analytical skills involving paying attention to detail and ability to construct logical arguments using correct technical language related to Statistics and ability to translate them with popular language when needed;
(v) ICT skills;
(vi) personal skills such as the ability to work both independently and in a group.
