The TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University has shown tremendous growth in its teaching standards in the last few years and this is the reason why the courses taught in this University are in a huge demand amongst the graduate as well as post-graduate students. Master degree in the Biostatistics is a good choice for those students who are interested in research in this field and want to pursue a career in this field.

Paper pattern:

The paper of Research designs and bio statistical inference is a good subject to carry on research in this field if a candidate is interested to do so. The paper is a subjective paper but it also contains objective section in it. The paper contains 5 questions, 1st question contains 20 sub-questions in it which have 4 choices to choose a correct option, and each question in this section is of equal marks. The 2nd section is of subjective questions which have 4 long answer type questions in it. Each question in this section is of equal marks.

Frequently asked questions:

The paper of Research designs and biostastical inference is a subjective one but 1 section is of multiple choices type questions. Questions asked frequently are such as heart interference, harvesian system, derivatives of ectoderm, histology of thyroid, prostate, adductor canal, superficial palmar arch, functions of biostatistical developments etc.

Total marks and time allotted:

A student can obtain 100 marks in the paper which is the maximum marks allotted for this paper. Time given to the paper is 3 hours only and each question is of equal marks. The multiple choices questions are of 1 mark each.

Recommended Books:

• Biostatistical interference by B Rosner
• Biostatistical interference by P N Arora