Overview

Structure Of The Statistics Programme from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

The department offers separate PhD Programmes in Mathematics and Statistics. Following are the requirements for the degrees.
Course work:
During the first two semesters, students are required to complete the minimum credit requirements (24) from course work. The minimum number of courses to be done is 6, out of which 3 are compulsory: Algebra (MTH751), Mathematical Methods (MTH752) and Analysis (MTH753) for Ph.D. Mathematics, and Analysis (MTH652), Probability Theory (MTH754) and Statistical Inference (MTH755) for Ph.D. Statistics. Minimum research credit requirement for the programme is 80 and students are required to register for 16 research credit per semester after finishing the course-work.
Comprehensive examination:
Students registered in the Ph.D. programme must pass a Comprehensive examination designed to test the overall comprehension of the student in Mathematics/Statistics. A student can appear in the comprehensive examination only after he/she has completed the course requirements and satisfied the minimum specified CPI requirement, i.e., 7.0 (out of 10.0).The comprehensive examination board consists of at least three but not more than five faculty members of the department and one faculty member from outside the department.
State of Art Seminar:
A student enrolled in the PhD programme is formally admitted to the candidacy for the Ph.D. degree after he/she has completed the course requirements for the degree with a CPI of at least 7.0 and has passed the comprehensive examination. Every Ph.D. student admitted to the candidacy for the Ph.D. degree is required to deliver a general seminar covering the State of Art of the area of research. This seminar, viz., the State of Art Seminar must be delivered within six months of passing the comprehensive examination.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Mathematics, and Analysis

Probability Theory
Statistical Inference

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-07-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

216 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kanpur, India

Disciplines

Statistics

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A Master's degree in the relevant subject or a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science (4-year programme) with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum.
The candidate either must have a valid GATE score or must have qualified JRF. In addition to GATE/JRF, a valid JEST score is also an eligibility criterion for applying to the PhD programme in Physics. Candidates with the NBHM fellowship will be considered for PhD in Mathematics/Statistics. The requirement of GATE/JRF/JEST is waived for candidates having a Master's degree in Science from IITs/IISERs with a minimum CPI of 8.0.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

1000 USD / year

≈ 1000 USD / year

Additional Details

$250 SAARC Countries

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