University of Hyderabad takes an entrance exam for the admission in Master degree of Science; the statistics is a good choice for anyone who wants to do higher education in mathematics. The course offers them to be connected with Maths as well as Science. Job opportunities in this area will never go off the market.

What is taught in this paper?

The paper is the study of higher level statistics & probability questions. The paper contains higher statistics to be solved. The questions are very well designed to test the skills of candidates.

Importance of M.SC (Stats-OR)

The paper helps students to learn the steps to do calculation on a large scale to simplify the major calculation of Mathematics. The knowledge in this paper make them able to get the admission in M. SC which is the purpose of this paper.

Paper Pattern:

The paper of M.SC (Stats-OR) is a competitive paper and questions asked are divided into objective & subjective section. There are total 40 questions placed in the paper, Section A is of 25 questions of multiple choices, 4 options are there to be chosen. There are negative marking in this section for every wrong answer. Section B is of 15 questions, each of equal marks and all questions are compulsory. Section A is of 25 marks and Section C is of 75 marks. The paper is allotted a very less time for this kind of paper.

Frequently asked questions:

The questions asked are from the statistics & probability such as standard deviation, union operations, probability, variable functions, set functions, matrices, limits, integrations, statements, random variables, correlation coefficient, set theory etc.

Marks and time:

The paper is of 100 marks and time given to solve the paper is 3 hours only.

Recommended Books:

• Advanced Statistics from an Elementary Point of View by Elsevier
• Applied Statistics by SAGE Publications