A Statistician is someone whose task is to work on applied or theoretical statistics. The main task of a Statistician is to assess, understand and explain about the world as well as the pattern of the human activity inside it. The field of statistics have much in common with social science and yet gives greater emphasizes to methods of advanced mathematics. After finishing this course, the students can either go for research or higher studies. There are numerous jobs available for students of statistics. Hotels, banks and other financial institutions offer jobs to statisticians. The Statistical Survey of India also recruits statisticians. It is also possible for them top begin their own consultancy firms. The initial salary of candidates will be around Rs. 15, 000 – Rs. 20, 000 a month. With 2-3 years experience in this field, the students can earn as much as Rs. 25, 000 a month. Those who have a business of their own can earn approximately Rs. 1, 00,000 per assignment. The remuneration of the candidates will depend upon their qualification, the type of the assignment, and the client for whom they are doing the job.

Qualifying Exam

There are numerous colleges in India that provides interested students with graduate as well as postgraduate courses in statistics. To join this course, the candidates are supposed to appear as well as pass in an admission test that is carried out by these colleges or universities. Some of the exams are – Banaras Hindu University Entrance Exam, Bangalore Christ College Entrance Exam, Punjab University Entrance Exam, University Of Delhi Entrance Exam, Indian Statistical Institute Entrance Exam, Indian Institute Of Technology Entrance Exam, University Of Kerala Entrance Exam, University Of Calicut Entrance Exam and Osmania University Entrance Exam.

Who is eligible to apply?

Students who wish to apply for the graduate course in (B.Sc) Statistics should have a pass in class 10+2 with Mathematics and Physics in addition to Computer science, Chemistry or Statistics. They ought to have attained at least 50 percent marks in their final examinations.

How to prepare for exam and interview?

Candidates who are appearing for the admission test must have a good knowledge about the subject. Another important quality they must have is a fine understanding in Computer. Good communication skills in English are needed too. It is also required for the candidates to have excellent reasoning ability along with the capacity to apply principles to new kinds of problems. When they are appearing for the interview, the students need to make sure that they give their replies correctly and carefully.