Savitribai Phule Pune University Annexure A Information to be published on the website: Department of Statistics (Academic year 2018-19) 1. About the Department 2. Courses offered a Name of the course/s M.A./M.Sc. (Statistics) b Duration of course/s c System / Credits d Application fee The Department of Statistics is a U.G.C. Centre for Advanced Studies in Statistics. It is also supported by NBHM. Some of the special courses taught in the Dept. are: Statistical Methods for Quality and Reliability, Survival Analysis, Actuarial Statistics, Clinical Trials, Statistical Analysis of Microarray Data, Regression & Time Series Analysis, Statistical Learning Data Mining, Stochastic Models in Finance. More information is available at: www.unipune.ac.in/dept/science/statistics/default.htm Two years full time, four semesters Choice based credit system of 100 credits (approximately 25 credits in each semester). Additional 10 credits to be earned from subjects such as Human Rights Education, Soft Skills, Cyber Security etc. General Category & Outside the state of Reserved Category Maharashtra Rs.500 Rs. 350 1
e Course Fee The students from outside the State of Maharashtra will have to pay double the Tuition & Laboratory fee. Fee for the N.R.I., Foreign Nationals, Person of Indian Origin are five times that of the students from the State of Maharashtra. Fee for the children of Indian Workers from Gulf and South East Asia & SAARC Countries (including Afghanistan) are three times that of the students from the State of Maharashtra. For students from Maharashtra: Tuition fee Rs. 50/- per credit and laboratory fee per year is Rs. 3000/- Total fee per annum (indicative figures): Open category within Maharashtra State: Rs. 7314/- Reserve category within Maharashtra State: As per university rules. Open category out of Maharashtra State: Rs.13364/- Foreign Students/ Foreign Nationals, People of Indian Origin: Rs.30764/- Gulf and South East Asia & SAARC: Rs.19164/- f Syllabus of the course/s http://unipune.ac.in/dept/science/statistics/syllabus2016r-28-9-16.pdf g Eligibility Qualifying Exam and Eligibility B.A./B.Sc.(Statistics) ; B.A./B.Sc.(Actuarial Statistics); B.A./B. Sc.( Triple major with Statistics as one of the subjects in every year); M.A./M.Sc. (Mathematics); B.A./B.Sc.( Mathematics with statistics as a subsidiary subject) Minimum % required Open Reserved 50% 45% 2
h Required documents i Number of Seats available Total 50 j Whether Department Covered under SAP & DSA programmes of UGC 1. Attested true copies of statement of marks of every year / semester of the qualifying examination OR previous-year mark sheets in the case of applicants appearing for their final-year examination in the current academic year. 2. Attested true copy of Transfer / Leaving certificate of previously attended educational institution (may be submitted later). 3. Attested true copy of domicile certificate (only for those students who have passed their 10 th /12 th examination from CBSE / ICSE / other state Secondary and Higher Secondary boards). 4. Attested true copy of Caste Certificate, issued by the competent authority (applicable to applicants belonging to all reserved categories). 5. Attested true copy of Non creamy layer certificate if applicant belongs to DT-A, NT-B, NT-C, NT -D, OBC, SBC category. 6. Attested true copy of caste validity certificate if candidate belongs to S.T. category. 7. Attested true copy of birth certificate / school leaving certificate. 8. For the candidates having physical disability, attested true copy of physical disability certificate from competent authority (District Civil Surgeon), stating the percentage of disability (applicable only to the applicants with more than 40% disability) 9. Attested true copy of Defense Personnel/Ex-Serviceman Certificate from competent authority in the case of children of the Defence personnel/ex-serviceman. Yes, UGC-CAS General instructions: I. Hard copy of the application form along with the attested copies of the documents mentioned above should be sent to The Head, Department of Statistics & Centre for Advanced Studies, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007. II. Final year B.Sc. students are eligible to appear for the entrance examination. 3
III. IV. For admission through the Savitribai Phule Pune University quota, students should have passed the qualifying examination of Savitribai Phule Pune University. They should have domicile of the state of Maharashtra or should have passed the Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) and Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C.) examination conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education. They should fulfill the eligibility criteria laid down by the Savitribai Phule Pune University, from time to time. Admission through Entrance Examination: For the students from Savitribai Phule Pune University (see point III above for clarification), equal weightage will be given to the marks obtained in the entrance examination and the qualifying examination. For students from universities/institutes other than Savitribai Phule Pune University, the admission will be made on the basis of marks obtained in the entrance examination only. V. Of the total intake, 70% seats are reserved for the Savitribai Phule Pune University students and 30% for the other University students. 3. Scholarships 4. Legal Reservations (As per Ordinance 181-A, Circular No.68, dated 27/03/2014) (Allotment of the seats will change as per Maharashtra State Govt. reservation policy) 5. Social Reservations Some scholarships are available for meritorious students. These scholarships are sponsored by Pfizer India and some individuals. Savitribai Phule Pune University Other University 70%= (70*50)/100= 35 30%=(30*50)/100= 15 Open-50% Open-50% SC-13% SC-13% ST-07% ST-07% DT(A)-03% DT(A)-03% NT(B)-2.5% NT(B)-2.5% NT(C)-3.5% NT(C)-3.5% NT(D)-02% NT(D)-02% OBC-19% OBC-19% SBC-(as per Govt. of Maharashtra Rule) SBC-(as per Govt. of Maharashtra Rule) Total- 100% Rule) Total-100% 3% seats are reserved for Physically handicapped candidates. 5% seats are reserved for children of Defence personnel/ex-serviceman Subject to availability, 3% of the seats over and above the approved intake capacity shall be reserved for the students participating at the national level/state level/university level sports and cultural competitions. 4
The seats for foreign students/ foreign nationals, people of Indian origin shall be filled in as supernumerary seats ( i.e. over and above the sanctioned intake capacity) up to 15% of the total approved intake capacity as per merit on the basis of guidelines/ criteria laid down by the UGC/AICTE/ Government of India as the case may be. One Migrant student from Jammu & Kashmir, over and above the sanctioned intake capacity will be admitted as per the merit in the entrance test. 6. Entrance Test a Examination Center Department of Statistics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune - 411007 Nature of questions Multiple choice questions b Details about the Question Paper Syllabus and coverage Weightage Number of questions 50 1.Statistics up to S.Y. B.Sc. level of SPPU 2. Mathematics up to S.Y. B.Sc. level of SPPU Statistics up to S.Y.B.Sc. level (2/3 rd questions) Mathematics up to S.Y. B.Sc. level (1/3 rd questions) Marks per question 2 (For correct answer) Negative marking No negative marking Passing criteria Relative ranking 7. Merit List / Admission Rules Admissions are done as per ordinance 181-A Circular No. 68/2014 Dated 27/03/2014 5
8. Important Dates a Start date of online application 3 rd May, 2018 b End date of online application 28 th May, 2018 c Last date of submission of application form (Hard copy) 31 st May, 2018 d Date of entrance test. 2 nd June, 2018 e Time of entrance test. 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. f Date of declaration of the result of the entrance test 7 th June, 2018 g Date of group discussion /personal interview. Not Applicable h Date of publication of provisional merit list. i j k Either 10 days after declaration of the B.A./B.Sc. results of Savitribai Phule Pune University or 15 th June, 2018, whichever is later. One week after the publication of the first list or Date of publication of successive merit list. 22 th June, 2018, whichever is earlier. Immediately after publishing merit list or up to 30 Date of admission. th June 2018. On 3 rd July, 2018 or ten days after declaration of the Date of Commencement of the Course. B.A/B.Sc. (2018) results of Savitribai Phule Pune University whichever is later. Instruction: Please note that the dates and times mentioned in rows 8(d) to 8(k) may be changed. 6
Department Contact Information Name of the contact person: Designation: Contact timings: For any information on the nature, scope and prospects of the course, candidates should visit the website of the department: www.unipune.ac.in/dept/science/statistics/default.htm No direct queries / phone calls on the pattern of the question paper will be Dr. entertained. V. K. Gedam Associate Professor 11.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Telephone Number/s: + 91-20- 25601359 e-mail office_stats@unipune.ac.in Address: Department of Statistics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007 7