PGDAST : POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED STATISTICS

Programme Type PGDIPLOMA
Mode Open Distance Learning
School School of Sciences
Duration 1 Year
Medium ENGLISH
Specialization APPLIED STATISTICS
Description

Statistical Techniques deal with acquisition, representation, analysis and interpretation of data. Statistics is an
emerging field and the demand for statistics professionals is increasing by the day due to its potential applications in
several fields such as rural and urban planning, data monitoring, natural resources management, management of
industrial and business problems and social and agricultural development, etc.The PG Diploma in Applied Statistics
Programme (PGDAST) has been developed to cater to the needs of working professionals and graduates aspiring
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Specialised
Courses to be
taken Together
for employment in industries (e.g., software, pharmaceutical industries), National Laboratories, R & D Organisations
and Academic Institutions.
The programme aims to provide the knowledge and computer based exercises in selected areas of statistics and to
acquaint the learners with the use of statistical tools in the analysis of industrial, social and business data.
Programme Objectives:
To provide learners with the core knowledge required for statistical applications,
To acquaint learners with the use of statistics in applied sciences and industries,
To provide computer based exercises in selected areas of statistics, and
To equip learners with the skills of using appropriate statistical technique for applications in various fields.

Eligibility

Graduation in any discipline.

Fee Structure

Rs.7,600/- for full programme plus Registration fee of Rs.300/-

Programme Coordinator : Dr. Manish Trivedi, manish_trivedi@ignou.ac.in, Ph. 011-29572825

Course Details


Course Code

Title of the Course

Credit

Core (Compulsory)

 

MST

1

Foundation in Mathematics and Statistics

4

Core

 

MST

2

Descriptive Statistics

4

Core

 

MST

3

Probability Theory

4

Core

 

MST

4

Statistical Inference

4

Core

 

MST

5

Statistical Techniques

4

Core

 

MSTL1

Basic Statistics Lab

2

Core

 

 

 

Courses For Industrial Statistics Specialisation

 

 

MSTE 1

Industrial Statistics-I

4

Specialised

 

 

 

 

 

Courses  to be

 

MSTE 2

Industrial Statistics -II

4

 

taken Together

 

MSTL 2

Industrial Statistics Lab

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional & Study Centre Details

Regional Centre Study Centre
HYDERABAD 0111: AURORA DEGREE COLLEGE (111)
BANGALORE 1320: Nrupathunga University BANGALORE 1320
BHOPAL 1500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BHOPAL LSC Code 1500
BHOPAL 1501: MOTILAL VIGYAN MAHAVIDYALAYA (1501)
PUNE 1606: CHH. SHAHU INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS EDU. AND RESEARCH (1606)
PUNE 1675P: DEPT OF MATHEMATICS 1675P
BHUBANESHWAR 2100: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BHUBANESHWAR LSC Code 2100
JAIPUR 2306: GOVT COLLEGE, AJMER (2306)
JAIPUR 23153: INT. SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS & MGT (ISIM), JAIPUR (23153)
DELHI 2 2900: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DELHI2 LSC CODE 2900
DELHI 2 29045: SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (29045)
SRINAGAR 3000: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE SRINAGAR LSC Code 3000
DEHRADUN 2705: D.A.V. PG COLLEGE DEHRADUN (2705)
RANCHI 3200: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE RANCHI LSC Code 3200
RANCHI 3645P: MARWARI COLLEGE, RANCHI (3645)
VIJAYAWADA 33029: S.V. ARTS COLLEGE TITUPATI (33029)
NAGPUR 36055: HISLOP COLLEGE NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA
NOIDA 2714: HINDU COLLEGE (2714)
NOIDA 2707: M.M.P.G. COLLEGE MODINAGAR (2707)
NOIDA 2728: MEERUT COLLEGE MEERUT (2728)
TRIVANDRUM 40038: D B Pampa College Pathanamthitta 40038
TRIVANDRUM 1441: MAR IVANIOS INSTITUTE OF ADVANCE STUDIES (1441)
JABALPUR 1502: RDVV UNIVERSITY JABALPUR (1502)
MADURAI 2504: BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (2504)
VARANASI 2709: DDU UNIVERSITY GORAKHPUR (2709)
VARANASI 48028: ST ANDREWS COLLEGE, GORAKHPUR (48028)
VARANASI 2708: UDAI PRATAP AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, VARANASI (2708)
PATNA 0500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE PATNA LSC Code 0500
ARMY-PUNE 5404: SC HRDC IC/O BEG & CENTRE,PUNE
ARMY-UDHAMPUR 5501: HRDC HQ NORTHERN COMMAND (5501)
CHANDIGARH 0600: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE CHANDIGARH LSC Code 0600
DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) 07162: MOHYAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INST. OF TECH(MERIT) (07162P)
VISHAKHAPATNAM 8400: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE VISAKHAPATNAM LSC Code 8400
AHMEDABAD 0901: L.D. ARTS COLLEGE (901)
ANGUL 8900: IGNOU Regional Centre Angul