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The Department of Statistics is one of those departments of the
University that started functioning in a rented building in Gulgasht
Colony with the establishment of the University in 1975. It was
shifted to its present premises, the Statistics and Mathematics Block
at the University Campus, in 1987. Presently the Department can be
compared with any top ranking teaching department of the subject in
any University of Pakistan. The teaching faculty of the Department
consists of eleven teachers; five of them hold Ph.D. degree while five
of them are M.Phil degree holders. Two faculty members, at present,
are pursuing their studies to the degree of Ph.D. and are expected to
complete the same in near future. The Department thus has a
distinction among all the universities of Pakistan with respect to the
number of Ph.Ds in the subject.
The use of computer for rapid processing of information is the need
of time. To fulfill this need, the Department has equipped its
laboratories with latest computers (Pentium-D), multimedia
projectors, scanners and audio-visual system. These laboratories
provide all the facilities for Computing Statistics, Data Processing,
Computer Programming and Data Analysis for research. Modern
statistical packages like MINITAB, E-Views, SPSS, and SAS are made
available to the faculty members and researchers in the computer
laboratory of the Department.
The Department is connected with the University Local Area
Network (LAN) Server, providing internet facilities to the teachers,
research scholars and the students. Printing services, on laser printer
are also available.
The Department has a well-established library containing a variety of
latest books and a collection of prominent research journals of the
subject. The Department does not believe in quantity solely,
therefore, good quality, expensive and rare books are also made
available in the library. An audio-visual system has also been acquired
to exhibit recorded lectures of experts of national and international
repute to the students. Study tours of the students to various
Statistics Departments/Institutions and Organizations are also
arranged by the Department as a part of their study program to
highlight the importance and implementation of Statistics in practical
life.
The Department has been pursuing studies upto the level of M.Sc.
students since its establishment. Over 1360 students have been
awarded Master of Science in Statistics so far. Ph.D. Program in
Statistics has been going on since 1995 and three scholars have earned
their doctorate degrees uptil now. The Department holds a unique
position among all other institutions of Pakistan offering degrees in Statistics as it has produced Ph.D. scholars
whose dissertations were the first to made
available on HEC website. The Department
started M.Phil leading to Ph.D. program in
2001 on regular basis and 37 students have
earned their M.Phil. degrees. Moreover, HEC
awardees are also persuing their research here
as the Department has HEC accredited
supervisors among its faculty.
The Department is also going to offer MS
program. A Postgraduate Diploma of oneyear
duration in Computer Programming and
Computing Statistics had also been running
successfully from 1993-2003. The
Department has the privilege of starting/
introducing short courses in Computer
Programming for the first time in the
University.
The Department is actively involved in
research activities under the supervision of
the senior faculty members of the
Department. The Department participates
enthusiastically, in all the activities for the
promotion of research in the subject
everywhere in Pakistan. The presentation of
a variety of research papers, seminars, and
lectures delivered by the faculty members
and students at different forums are the
testimony of its agility.
The graduates of the Department are
employed in the Government, Semi
Government, and Private organizations.
M.Sc. (Statistics) Morning
As mentioned earlier, the department has been running the M.Sc program for last 28 years successfully. This is an intensive course and covers all aspects of statistical training both theoretical and practical.
M.Sc. (Statistics) Evening
Keeping in view the concern and desire of the candidates belonging to Southern Punjab, Department of Statistics has launched M.Sc Evening Program on Self Finance Basis. This program will be helpful to those persons who could not continue their education for one or the other reasons such as in service or family circumstances. The Statues and Regulations for this program regarding admission system and examination etc shall be the same as already in vogue in this department.
This program is available to every body who applies and fulfills the requirements of admission procedure in the prospectus. The program shall be only started by having at least 30 students. Five seats in evening program will be for Postgraduate Diploma (CP & CS) holder of Statistics Department, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
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